Refining the Mountains and Rivers

by Stayrr

While the blue light blossoms, the insignificant struggle at the bottom. He grasps the opportunity to change his fate and embarks on an unprecedented path… I will control my destiny, not Heaven! Perhaps he is naïve, or perhaps, is the start of a new epic journey!

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Chapter 97 – The World's Killing Intent

Though entering the cave dwelling was extremely difficult, leaving was actually quite simple.

War Bear's complexion darkened. "In the past, I left using this array formation. If you all don't believe me you can examine it yourself. After placing in spirit stones, the array formation will automatically activate." He glanced at Qin Yu and bitterly smiled. "My dozens of years of scheming cannot compare to several days of fellow daoist Qin's efforts. I plan to stay here and keep looking for other harvests. Farewell!"

As he spoke, he turned and walked away, soon vanishing from sight.

Gu Shengping walked forwards and carefully examined the array formation. After a long time, he nodded, indicating that there wasn't a problem with it. He, along with Fairy Xiang and Daoist Wuyuan were all heavily wounded, and they needed to urgently find a place to safely recover from their wounds. They definitely wouldn't stay behind here. A brilliant light flashed into the skies, strong winds howled, and the figures of the three people twisted within the array formation before they disappeared.

Qin Yu suddenly sneered, "Fellow daoist War Bear, you are secretly hiding over there, do you plan on sneak attacking me?"

The surroundings remained silent.

Qin Yu's eyes turned cold. After calmly waiting for several breaths of time, he mumbled to himself, "Maybe I was overthinking things."

He turned and stepped onto the array formation, flicking his sleeve and sweeping away the powder and then placing his spirit stones within.

The air began to surge. Qin Yu grasped a spirit stone; after this one, everything would be complete. But at this time, he shouted out loud and said, "Found you!"

He raised his hand, taking out the imperial spirit bag and forming mudras with his fingers, "Go!"

Crash –

From not too far away in the forests, War Bear's figure rushed out as he fled in a frenzied panic.

Qin Yu took advantage of this moment to draw back his hand, safely placing in the last spirit stone. Light shined all around, and he vanished.

Shua –

War Bear stopped. His face twisted. He didn't know how, but he felt he had been played by Qin Yu. However, he soon calmed down again, and a fierce smile lifted up his lips.

"Qin Yu, you think you can get rid of me like this? How delusional!"

….

600 miles outside Severed Spirit Mountain, space twisted and wild winds blew up. Countless stones and tiny branches were broken and sent fluttering in the wind. Qin Yu appeared, and with a flick of his sleeve he dispersed the remaining shockwaves of the array formation. He looked towards a direction and then stimulated his magic power to fly away.

After some time, Qin Yu returned to his mountain valley. As he felt the array formation was still in perfect condition, he breathed a sigh of relief. He flicked his sleeves and opened the array formation and stepped into the fog. Without alerting Yun Xueqing, he walked straight to the ant raising room and let out the Purpleback Bluewing Ants that were slumbering deep in the imperial spirit bag. Faint traces of spiritual strength rippled in the air, and one could clearly feel as this spiritual strength was absorbed by the Purpleback Bluewing Ants.

Qin Yu carefully checked the ants, and after making sure that there weren't any problems with them, he relaxed a little. Still, he couldn't help but frown. This was the first time that the Purpleback Bluewing Ants entered the stage and they had accomplished great merits, but now they were in a deep sleep, and this naturally left Qin Yu a little worried.

Perhaps this was because of the black worms.

He opened the Ancient Beast Dominion Art and searched through the ancient hundred insect list, looking for the records related to the Purpleback Bluewing Ant. After sifting through it for a long time, he didn't find much. Helpless, he could only temporarily lay it down and wait for the ant king to regain consciousness before he could further inspect it for any problems.

Just as Qin Yu was about to leave, his expression twisted. He flew out from the wooden house. He saw that between the heavens and earth, the normally stable spiritual strength was beginning to move around restlessly, as if it were a pot of boiling water. High above his head, the bright sunny day began to rapidly darken as black clouds formed and gathered. Because Qin Yu had previous experiences, he was able to determine that this was…heavenly tribulation from a breakthrough.

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Or, it was more accurate to say that this was the heavenly tribulation of a Foundation Establishment cultivator breaking into the Golden Core realm. Looking at the position of the tribulation clouds, the only person it could be was the other person in the valley: Yun Xueqing.

Shua –

An elegant shadow flew out. As Yun Xueqing saw Qin Yu, she immediately revealed an excited expression before turning awkward and then apologetic.

Qin Yu said, "Miss Yun, don't mind me, just continue crossing your tribulation in peace!"

Yun Xueqing took a deep breath and nodded.

Kacha –

Tribulation thunder descended!

Yun Xueqing was clearly left a bit panicked and she lifted an umbrella-shaped magic tool. The output of magic power didn't come fast enough and the magic tool wasn't brought to its greatest strength before it collided with the tribulation thunder.

Lightning flowed out in all directions. As it smashed into the umbrella-shaped magic tool, the magic tool let out a keening wail before it was destroyed by the lightning.

Yun Xueqing cried out in alarm!

Qin Yu flicked his sleeves and the 36 Skythunder Bamboo magic swords came howling out from the dense fog. Purple lightning filled the air. Lightning mutually attracted lightning, and even heavenly tribulation wasn't an exception to this. The purple lightning smashed into the thunder tribulation, and over half of it was drawn away from Yun Xueqing. The 36 Skythunder Bamboo magic swords bathed in the tribulation thunder and emitted intermittent cries.

The pressure dramatically fell. Yun Xueqing was finally able to steady her mind and firmly keep off the tribulation thunder.

The black clouds scattered and sunlight came sparkling down. The aura of heavenly tribulation vanished from sight.

Qi Yu frowned. Inexplicably, he felt a sudden and terrifying oppression, as if the world itself was pressing down on him! But luckily, this oppressive feeling lasted for a mere moment before disappearing.

This was…a warning from the world.

He had once heard that when people meddled in the tribulations of others, they would incur a warning from the world. It was even said that when these people crossed their own tribulations in the future, those tribulations would become more difficult to a certain extent, and this was a punishment handed down by the world. But just now, in that terrifying oppression, Qin Yu had felt a trace of killing intent. Yes, that was right, although it was weak, Qin Yu could confirm that there was a suppression killing intent just now. In fact, he could even feel that this killing intent seemed a bit hurried, a bit impatient, but it was being held back by some sort of restriction, thus it had no choice but to give up.

And this world meant the entire world!

Instinctively, Qin Yu thought back to the heavenly thunder that had been swallowed by the little blue lamp. All sorts of confused thoughts appeared in his mind. It seemed that from the moment he obtained the little blue lamp, he had stepped onto a road that was different from other cultivators'. And, the end of this road was rejected and loathed by the world. In the end, beneath the rage and fury of the world, those travelling down this road would be exterminated without even their souls or bodies left remaining.

Horror rose up from the depths of his soul. Like a grassland fire, it spread through all his thoughts in a single blink of the eye! Sweat began dripping from his pores, turning his black robes wet. A sound suddenly roared out in Qin Yu's mind:

Sacrifice the little blue lamp, sacrifice it! As long as you sacrifice it, you will be recognized and approved by the world, cared for by the world. You will possess an incomparably bright future!

His consciousness was like a lone wooden boat tumbling in a rough and stormy sea, capable of capsizing at any moment. But at this critical juncture, a voice broke through his thoughts.

"Senior Qin…Senior Qin…"

Qin Yu's consciousness suddenly found a direction. Following that sound, he wildly shot forwards. It was unknown how much time passed, but just as he was completely exhausted and about to give up, his consciousness returned to his body and the world lit up with brightness once more.

Hu –

Hu –

Qin Yu gasped in great heaving breaths. He didn't know where that sound had come from, but he had an intuition that if he chose to sacrifice the little blue lamp, he would have thoroughly lost it.

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Yun Xueqing's face was full of worry. "Senior Qin, are you alright? Are you okay?"

Qin Yu grabbed her hand. As he looked at her, he felt gratitude deep in his heart. If it weren't for her, he really might have never woken up. Although it could be said that Yun Xueqing crossing tribulation was the cause of all this, Qin Yu was well aware that even if today's events hadn't occurred, what would come would have eventually come.

And at this time, there might not be someone like Yun Xueqing to call out to his consciousness.

Thus Qin Yu still felt grateful. If she fell into any troubles in the future, he would definitely save her! After several deep breaths, his complexion remained pale like before but he had stopped heaving. "Miss Yun, congratulations!"

After realizing that Qin Yu didn't want to talk too much about this, she smartly didn't ask him about it. "I have to thank Senior Qin for helping me. If it weren't for you, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Qin Yu's smiled. "Right now you are also a Golden Core. We should speak like peers."

Yun Xueqing laughed. "That's right, I suppose I can call you fellow daoist Qin now. Back in Immortal Eclipse Valley, you really hid yourself quite deeply." She stuck out her tongue and playfully said, "The reason I was able to break through my bottleneck was thanks to the rich spiritual strength in this valley as well as the peaceful environment. In short, I have to thank fellow daoist Qin."

The chicken overlord drilled out from somewhere, several pieces of straw still stuck to its head. As it saw a young man and woman happily talking to each other, it smirked with satisfaction.

Since when had this overlord's judgment been wrong? Just when I left you two alone for a moment, you finally couldn't resist it!

Looking around, that repugnant wild wolf wasn't present either. The chicken overlord paused for a moment. Then, it immediately shook its wings, becoming much more high-spirited and arrogant.

Look! Look! Look at just who is a coward! This overlord isn't even afraid of heavenly tribulation, but some idiotic wolf was so scared that its legs shook and it still couldn't crawl out from its den!

Today was the day that this overlord proved its might!

As the chicken overlord was overcome with emotions, it didn't notice that the young man and woman speaking to each other were actually exchanging their final farewells.

Yun Xueqing apologetically said, "Fellow daoist Qin, I will leave now." n0𝓋𝔢𝒍𝑢𝓈𝑏.𝒸0𝑀

Qin Yu smiled. "Right now is indeed the best chance."

War Bear and the others were injured so it was impossible for them to appear. Right now was the safest time to leave.

Yun Xueqing didn't understand the meaning behind his words. She could only assume that Qin Yu was referring to her breakthrough into the Golden Core realm, and she awkwardly smiled. "I'm sure that my father is worried to death over me. Moreover, since I smoothly made my breakthrough, I would like to let him know as soon as possible. Fellow daoist Qin, my family comes from Snowfall City. If you have a chance, you must come and visit so that I can express my thanks."

Qin Yu nodded. "A promise is a promise."

Yun Xueqing flew away.

The chicken overlord blinked its eyes, completely puzzled and confused over what had happened. According to its own experiences, once a male contacted a female, they would chirp to each other several times and after that, shouldn't they run off into the woods somewhere? So why would the young woman just go off by herself? It shot a glare at Qin Yu and suddenly found a reason as it started to scold him for being a brutish man lacking in charms.

The duck had reached your lips but you let it fly away! Although you followed by this overlord's side all this time, you still haven't inherited any of my true abilities!

Young child Qin, hehe, you're lucky I don't dare to say these things, otherwise I would flap in front of your face and peck your head off!

Of course, all these arrogant thoughts were carried out in its heart, and when Qin Yu turned around, it would happily swing its tail about, being docile and timid.

If the wild wolf were here, it would definitely roll its eyes and scold the chicken for being a cunning villain!

Entering the training room, Qin Yu sat down, a pondering look crossing his face. With a calm mind, he fell into thought for a long time. He was almost certain that whether it was the oppressive killing intent that appeared after he helped Yun Xueqing or the raging tide that almost drowned out his consciousness afterwards, it was all because of the little blue lamp.

And what guided all of this was most likely the world itself.

And he, he had stepped onto a road that wasn't tolerated by the heavens and earth!

A brilliant light flashed and the little blue lamp appeared in his palm. Qin Yu looked down at it. After a long time, he took a deep breath. "So what if the world doesn't tolerate it? A cultivator cultivates in order to go against heaven's will and change their own destiny. The road they walk down is originally to defy their fate! The only reason I am here where I am today is because of the little blue lamp, and it is the origin of my foundation. Even if the world demands it from me, I will not hand it over!"

Although he didn't know whether it was an illusion or not, a faint blue light flashed across the little blue light.

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Chapter 98 – A War Bear Who Fears No One

Three days later, Qin Yu woke up from his meditation. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, indicating that the damage he suffered from the impact to his consciousness had been completely recovered. After a moment of thought, he lifted his storage ring. A brilliant light flashed and a wolf-shaped jade slip appeared. Because the original master had died, the storage ring had lost its branding mark. Having it recognize a new master was easy; after dripping on a few drops of blood it became Qin Yu's possession.

The storage ring alone would have meant that his journey into the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling had resulted in a giant harvest. And beyond that, there was also the unknown jade slip that was waiting for him to open it.

The strange summons of magic power, and for what reason it had been created, would soon be known.

It was rare to see a wolf-shaped jade slip. In fact, it was more accurate to say that most cultivators would never see such a specially-shaped jade slip in their lives. With its single eye, the black patch, and its howling visage staring upwards, it was a unique image. Its single eye sparkled like jade, making it seem real.

This image seemed familiar. That was right…back when the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling opened, the phantom of a giant wolf had appeared between the two mountains, and it was exactly the same as this in appearance.

No, there was also something else, someone else that was familiar.

Qin Yu thought about it for several breaths of time. Then, he couldn't help but break out laughing.

The wild wolf!

It was that prideful and arrogant wild wolf that he had left in the valley not too long ago, who competed with the chicken overlord every day. One of the wolf's eyes had been struck blind by the chicken overlord in the past, but it had somehow managed to find a piece of black skin to cover its blind eye, and the image it formed was somewhat similar to the shape of this jade slip.

He shook his head and gathered his thoughts. Closing his eyes, his divine sense gushed out like a raging river as he carefully probed the spell that sealed away the wolf-shaped jade slip. It was extremely complex, but fortunately enough it wasn't completely unbreakable. After a long period of thought, Qin Yu's divine sense began to act like two dexterous hands that drew out the threads that formed the spell.

This was an extremely slow and grueling process, and he wasn't able to hurry it at all. If there was some accidental movement, he would animate the seal, causing a backlash. While he didn't fear any such backlash himself, he was afraid that the jade slip might self-destruct.

Two hours.

Four hours.

As the sun fell over the west but before it fully darkened, Qin Yu opened his eyes. There was a faint weariness in his gaze, but a light smile crossed his face.

Just one more step and he could unravel the seal on the jade slip.

His fingers tapped the jade slip. With a slight vibration of magic power, there was a light pop.

Awoo –

A terrifying wolf's howl sounded out and Qin Yu's consciousness was immediately dragged into a black space. A great wolf's head looked down at him from below, horrifying flames billowing all around it. With just a glance, Qin Yu felt as if he had fallen into a sea of ice, his consciousness nearly freezing solid. He could feel the breath of the great wolf curl around him, swirling. As it blew upon his consciousness, it was like little knives constantly cutting his mind.

Single eye, black eye patch, wolf-shaped jade slip…

Qin Yu instantly realized that the seal left upon the jade slip was only a camouflage. Rather, it had been placed there to conceal the great wolf's aura. Once the seal was undone, one had to directly face the aura of the great wolf. If one wasn't recognized as the master, then one would have to withstand its attack.

Although he didn't know what sort of existence this great wolf was, Qin Yu didn't doubt that as long as this other party wished it, it could tear and smash apart his consciousness in the blink of an eye!

Once his consciousness was destroyed, his soul would dissipate. At that time, even if his mortal body didn't have a single wound, there would be nothing left of him but a living shell.

Qin Yu wanted to run away, but after being locked down by this great wolf it had become incomparably difficult to even think, much less move.

Awoo –

The great wolf roared. It seemed to have determined that Qin Yu was an intruder. Its single eye turned icy cold and black light began to gather within its massive jaws.

In the next moment, it would easily shatter his consciousness!

Suddenly, the great wolf stopped moving, as if it had some doubts. Its ears pricked up in attention and then it neared Qin Yu, sniffing his body several times. Hesitation shimmered in its eyes, and finally, it leapt away from sight. The black space began to collapse before completely disappearing.

Bright white light flooded Qin Yu's field of vision, blinding him. It was only then that he discovered his consciousness had returned to his body. He remained sitting cross-legged on the floor, still holding onto the jade slip.

As if everything that happened just now had been an illusion.

But what happened next told Qin Yu that everything that occurred had all been real!

The wolf-shaped jade slip rapidly dissolved. It turned into a sphere of black light that smashed through a window.

Qin Yu's figure flickered and he followed it. He caught up just in time to see the sphere of light sink into the space between the wild wolf's eyebrows. Its eye suddenly seemed much older and more wizened, and it gave Qin Yu a deep look before falling to the floor.

That one eye didn't seem like that of the wild wolf at all! Rather, it felt as if it came from a thousand year old ghost!

Was this body-seizing?

Qin Yu hurried to check the wild wolf. Its breathing was steady and there wasn't any chaos within its soul. Rather, its aura seemed to be constantly expanding, as if it were absorbing some formidable strength!

No matter how he looked at it, there was no problem with the wild wolf. Rather, it had obtained the greatest advantage of its life.

Qin Yu's eyes flashed. One-eyed wild wolf, one-eyed wolf phantom, wolf-shaped jade slip…between these things, there had to be some unknown connection!

Rumble –

High above his head, thunder suddenly rumbled. With the sound of breaking air, 36 Skythunder Bamboo magic swords gathered, and purple lightning flooded the skies. After resisting heavenly tribulation and bathing in the tribulation thunder, the 36 magic swords had clearly undergone a qualitative change. The thunder they released was several degrees brighter and more majestic!

But the intruder was incredibly strong and tyrannical. They punched through the thunder again and again, forcefully ripping open a channel.

Shia –

War Bear's figure fell down. Besides a corner at the hem of his robes being singed by the thunder, there were no wounds on him whatsoever.

But as he saw the indifferent and cold Qin Yu within the valley, his complexion changed. He said with thick disbelief, "You're still alive!"

Qin Yu frowned, but in the blink of an eye, he realized everything that had occurred. Killing intent soared in his heart. "Fellow daoist War Bear, it seems you really do know a lot. But it looks like I'll have to disappoint you today!"

War Bear's face darkened. He had felt the aura within the wolf-shaped jade slip erupt and that was the only reason why he desperately tried to break through the array formation to enter the valley. However, he never expected that Qin Yu would actually be completely fine. This was a wolf god's aura! Even if it was only a wisp of a soul, it was more than enough to crush a Golden Core cultivator to pieces.

How could he possibly be fine!

War Bear sucked in a deep breath and quickly suppressed the panic in his heart. It was impossible that Qin Yu was completely unharmed. He must be…he must be acting! Yes, he was definitely putting up a front!

That was right, he wanted to deceive me and frighten me off!

How laughable? Just what sort of character am I, War Bear, that I would fall for such petty tricks?

"Qin Yu, stop pretending, your acts don't work on me!"

With a deep roar, the ground beneath War Bear's feet collapsed and he rushed forth like electricity.

His fist came smashing out!

He didn't hold anything back in this fist. The aura of a ninth level Golden Core completely opened. When combined with his potent mortal body, the killing potential behind this attack left one trembling.

If Qin Yu truly was putting on a front then he definitely wouldn't be able to block this fist!

Bang –

A heaven-shaking explosion erupted, as if two mountains were colliding into each other at high speed. The entire world seemed to shake as vast sections of stone and mud flew up into the air!

War Bear's heart sank into his stomach. The feeling that Qin Yu emitted was like that of an endlessly billowing river. There was no way he had been injured.

He began to panic.

What he feared was not Qin Yu, but those incredibly terrifying ants that he controlled.

Shua –

War Bear stormed back as he prepared to flee. But just as he was about to fly up into the skies, doubt flashed in his eyes. How come Qin Yu hadn't released his ants, even after all this time? Could there have been a problem?

War Bear's eyes brightened. As he thought back to the massive amount of black worms that had been swallowed, he was increasingly sure of what had happened.

Hehe, those worms were violently poisonous all over. Were they delicious? As he thought back to that day when Qin Yu hesitated and repeatedly drew back over and over again, even splitting up the spoils with them, he realized that all of that must have been because there was something wrong with the ants.

Despicable! What a crafty little boy. Even he had been tricked!

And there was also that time at the transmission array…

War Bear turned around and roared, "Qin Yu, today is the day you die!" Without those ants helping him, War Bear didn't fear anyone beneath the Nascent Soul realm!

He floated high in the skies, looking down with imposing momentum, his aura rising like a storm. But at this moment, even though War Bear was full of confidence, he still didn't know what sort of thoughts were racing through Qin Yu's mind.

Qin Yu had already been able to beat up Golden Core realm cultivators long ago!

Even Nascent Soul tigers had been forced back!

Yes, it was true that the Purpleback Bluewing Ants were deeply slumbering right now, but today only War Bear was here, so why would he have anything to fear? With a cold sneer, the ground exploded beneath him. He shot up into the skies. Today, he would not let this person run away, no matter the cost. Otherwise there would be no end to his troubles in the future.

Bang –

One above, one below, in the blink of an eye the two people were enveloped in a brutal melee. Terrifying and explosive fluctuations of energy began to wreak havoc in the valley. Luckily, Qin Yu had moved up on his own initiative, shifting the battlefield into the air. Otherwise his medicine garden and even the Radiant Red Wood would be destroyed.

In ten breaths of time, masters could already attack dozens of times. During this they could probe, test, lock onto, and begin grinding down their opponents. But, it seemed that the battle between War Bear and Qin Yu was actually just beginning.

The two people had incomparably dignified expressions. Each time they attacked, they seemed to use a monumental amount of force, but they also still left behind a bit of spare strength to deal with any sudden outbursts from their enemy.

The reason was simple: neither of them had full assurance they could strike down the other.

War Bear was infuriated. Back in the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, he had summoned the black worms in order to prevent any possible accidents occurring. But because of the Purpleback Bluewing Ants, he had never truly engaged in a direct battle with Qin Yu. Although he knew that Qin Yu possessed a tyrannical level of strength, he never worried about him. This was because War Bear knew he was a genuine powerhouse. Besides a powerful mortal body, his soul force far outstripped others', and he had multiple killing cards in his hands.

With such strength as his disposal, killing cultivators at the same step wasn't difficult at all. But, the feeling that Qin Yu gave off was as if he were an unshakable great mountain! Luckily, while he couldn't easily kill Qin Yu, Qin Yu also found it difficult to eliminate him. Right now the two of them were evenly matched, and the battle would depend on who could remain calm and stable the longest. The first one here to reveal a weakness would also be the first to die!

War Bear's thoughts raced and his heart calmed. When it came to killing experience, he didn't fear anyone! From the Energy Refining realm, he had fought and crawled his way up to where he currently was. Through all that time, if he hadn't killed a thousand opponents then he had killed at least 800. How many people could Qin Yu have possibly killed? Although Qin Yu was strong and his cold eyes were calm, he still couldn't hide the fresh scent of youth from his body. He must be 50 years old at the very most.

I will wear you down to death! I will wait until you begin to panic, and at that moment your death will be ensured!

In a high-strength melee slaughter, a terrifying amount of magic power was lost with every second. Even a ninth level Golden Core cultivator couldn't endure this degree of speed for very long.

Still, War Bear stayed calm. His fists remained strong, erupting where they should and striking where he needed. Yet, as the battle continued, his complexion began to turn increasingly grim. He wanted to roar out in his heart!

This bastard Qin Yu, where did this stability come from? Where did such abundant magic power come from? So much time had passed and not a single flaw had been revealed. And, what caused War Bear to curse inwardly the most was that Qin Yu's aura didn't seem to be weakening in the slightest.

As if he could continue fighting like this for the entire day without any problems at all.

Qin Yu had failed his Golden Core breakthrough 18 continuous times. Because of this, when he was still at the Foundation Establishment realm, the purity and potency of his magic power had already been equal to that of an early Golden Core. With this sort of foundation supporting him, when he broke into the Golden Core realm, the quality of his magic power had dramatically risen once more. And every time his cultivation increased, his magic power also increased.

Now he was at the sixth level of Golden Core and the quality of his magic power was even superior to that of a Hollow Nascent Soul cultivator.

And another point that couldn't be forgotten was Qin Yu's Demon Body. The amount of magic power he could hold within him far outstripped that of ordinary cultivators. While War Bear's body was similarly powerful, when compared to the Demon Body in quality, they were simply on different levels.

When these factors combined together with Qin Yu's calm and steady mind, it created this current situation where even the confident War Bear began to slowly fall into panic.

War Bear felt as if Qin Yu was becoming increasingly strong the more they fought. Then, he decided to abandon his strategy of wearing down Qin Yu and go for a quick and strong attack that would cut down his opponent as soon as possible.

Bang –

After another collision, War Bear forced the pushback to open the distance between him and Qin Yu.n0𝗏𝐄𝑳𝓊𝗌𝔟.𝓒0𝑚

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Chapter 99 – Fisherman Greets Fisherman

Qin Yu breathed in great heaving breaths, his heart beating like thunder in his chest even as his blood galloped through him. Every inch of his body, his bone, flesh, and blood, was crying out with joy!

From the moment he started cultivating until today, he had never fought so fully with everything he had. In terms of strength, War Bear was on the tyrannical side, so he was the best possible opponent he could use to reflect on himself. Moreover, in this high-speed and fierce melee, he could feel his mortal body being gradually activated.

After cultivating the Demon Body, the overbearing violence and tyranny of the demonic path had slept deep in his body. And now, today, in this vicious battle, it was finally being released a little at a time.

He had never fought so happily before, so how could he stop?

Qin Yu stepped down. The space seemed to twist around him and magic power circulated about, causing ear-ringing thunder to ring out as if he were a tiger descending a mountain.

War Bear cursed inwardly. He thought he was lucky for changing his strategy, otherwise if he chose to continue a battle of attrition, he would have been worn down by this brat! He revealed a pained look and then clenched his teeth. Although he was reluctant to use it, there was no other choice. Today he would kill Qin Yu!

A brilliant light flashed and an arrow appeared in his hand. It was black all over, but as magic power crazily flowed into it, it began to erupt with a blinding blood red light. Countless tiny runes wrapped around it and a heaven-shocking aura erupted, as if even 10,000 mountains blocking its path would be broken down!

Qin Yu's heart violently shrank, nearly coming to a stop. In the end, he had only been in the Golden Core realm for a relatively short period of time. Even though he could compare in terms of strength, when it came to how many treasures were accumulated, there was still a vast disparity between him and a long-established Golden Core cultivator like War Bear.

For instance, this arrow. It had instantly made him feel a strong aura of death.

Whoosh –

A black light flashed. Following that was the ear-grating sound of air being torn apart. Qin Yu only had time to wave his hand before the arrow arrived.

The Soul Burying Flag opened. Blacksky Demon appeared, but the arrow had pierced his chest before he was able to lift the inkjade scepter. Blacksky Demon violently stiffened and then blew apart. The Soul Burying Flag fell to the ground, all fluctuations of energy gone from it.

The black arrow didn't stop from that. It continued launching itself towards Qin Yu's chest. The moment it touched him, there was a light crack as a brilliant light enveloped him.

Bang –

The brilliant light shattered.

Qin Yu was sent flying back!

The black arrow phantom trembled and disappeared from sight.

Qin Yu, no matter how strong you are, once you have been struck by the Soul Burying Arrow, the only path left is the road to death!

The Soul Burying Arrow was a consumable magic tool that was unintentionally created by a large refining sect in ancient times. It could only be used once, but each time the arrow shot out, it would take a life and bury a soul. Because it was too ruthless and malevolent a weapon that defied the heavens, further creation of these tools had been forbidden.

War Bear had inadvertently obtained this magic tool long ago, and it was his ultimate trump card. He had never shown it to anyone.

Now, the arrow shadow had dispersed, indicating that the assault was finished and Qin Yu's soul was scattered.

Cough…cough…

A violent hacking cough echoed out, and War Bear's happy face stiffened.

He hadn't died!

How was this possible!?

This was the Soul Burying Arrow! It was an ominous killing magic tool from ancient times that had also sucked away a massive amount of his magic power, yet it couldn't kill a Golden Core cultivator? What sort of joke was this!?

Blood dripped down the corners of Qin Yu's lips. A massive hole had been smashed open in the ground, and the surrounding dozens of feet of the medicinal field had been destroyed in that instant. His chest burned with a heated stabbing pain and bones had been broken in countless spots. Even a light movement caused sweat to appear on his forehead.

But…he was still alive.

Blacksky Demon had offset the Soul Burying Arrow's most terrifying soul extinguishing killing energy. And the jade pendant that Pill Crucible had gifted him had blocked its horrifying penetrating strike.

This was the reason he survived!

Fear rose up in Qin Yu's heart. Just now, he really did have a brush with death.

But these thoughts only lasted a moment. He didn't have time to waste…War Bear was still alive.

Since Qin Yu hadn't died, he couldn't allow War Bear to live!

Suppressing the agonizing pain wracking his body, Qin Yu began to burn his blood. The Blood Escape Art activated and he shot into the skies.

War Bear wanted to flee, but the deficient magic power in his body left him unable to defend himself.

Kacha –

A fist punched into the base of his neck. His head twisted in an exaggerated manner, completely spinning around. The originally self-confident War Bear had tried to change his strategy, but the result of the battle hadn't changed. He still…died where he stood.

Hu –

Hu –

Qin Yu gasped for breath. Because he used the Blood Escape Art with serious injuries, his field of vision started to flicker black. He fell to the ground, not caring about War Bear's corpse, and forced a smile of joy.

With the Blood Escape Art in his hands, he thought that he was invincible on the battlefield. He never imagined he would almost be struck down. Indeed, being too self-confident was not a good thing. Even a lion would use its full force to capture a rabbit, much less War Bear, who was a far more powerful match than a rabbit. He would definitely keep today's events in his heart as a lesson to himself, and never assume anything in the future. Otherwise, he wasn't sure he would be able to survive the next time this happened.

Luckily everything had come to an end.

Just as Qin Yu rose up, he grimaced and his complexion darkened. The valley's array formation had been destroyed during the battle, and it was unable to revolve any further. Looking up he could see a skirt swaying in the wind. Xiang Ruyu had arrived. She stepped on the void, wrapped in pink with only her beautiful face visible.

"Fellow daoist Qin, after not seeing each other for several days, how come you ended up in such a miserable state?"

Qin Yu narrowed his eyes. "If fellow daoist Xiang isn't blind, then you should have clearly seen what happened." n0𝐯𝖾𝐋𝔲𝓈𝒷.𝒸0𝔪

Xiang Ruyu wrinkled her eyebrows. "Why must fellow daoist use such sharp words?"

Qin Yu coldly sneered. "Fairy Xiang has been waiting here all this time, I wonder if you are planning on being a fisherman?"

Xiang Ruyu revealed a wide smile. "Fellow daoist Qin is a smart person, so why ask such a stupid question."

Qin Yu sucked in a deep breath. "Since the result won't change no matter what I say, I naturally choose to speak my heart. At least I will be a bit happier."

Xiang Ruyu's complexion didn't change. "But there is also a possibility that fellow daoist Qin can arouse my resentment, so that your death will be much more painful, right? For instance, right now I don't feel as if I want fellow daoist Qin to die so quickly. At the very least, I would want you to taste what it's like to have all the skin of your body melted away first."

Her smile brightened, but her eyes were cruel and filled with hate.

"Do you want to know something? Ever since I was a child, I hated it when others excelled past me, no matter what aspect it was in. Thus, during this trip into the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, the ones I hated the most were you and War Bear. Why were you two able to obtain harvests without a single wound? In particular, you, Qin Yu, you are the most deserving of death. You obtained the greatest benefits without doing anything, and you cannot imagine how much I've been wanting to kill you."

Xiang Ruyu tittered. "Luckily, there is an idiot like that War Bear. He had been so carefree all this time because he didn't think he had leaked anything, but he never knew that I had a special arcane technique I could use to eavesdrop on others and listen to the hearts of people. Unfortunately for him, I learned about some things related to the wolf-shaped jade slip, and I concluded that he wouldn't give up on it. And as I thought, today finally arrived.

"War Bear died, and you are next." Xiang Ruyu blinked her eyes and stretched out her hand from beneath her robes. Black and red mottled bone appeared. There were traces of regrowing flesh, but the skin had yet to be restored, making her hand seem like a fierce demonic claw. At this time, an open jade bottle was laying in her palm.

"Fellow daoist Qin, were you saving your strength all this time, perhaps in an attempt to fatally strike me down or even run away?" Xiang Ruyu's smile widened. "But I won't give you such a chance! This is a violent poison from Daoist Wuyuan. It is scentless, tasteless, colorless, and what is most terrifying is that just by breathing in a little, the movement of magic power within your body will come to a stop until your entire body is corrupted and you die. I took the antidote ahead of time so I don't fear it, but I wonder if fellow daoist Qin fears it?"

Faint traces of black energy appeared in front of Qin Yu. His originally disorderly magic power suddenly stiffened. Unable to suppress his injuries any more, he spat out several mouthfuls of black blood and fell back down to the ground. However, his complexion remained calm, as if he didn't know how miserable his death would be.

Xiang Ruyu's eyes flashed. "Fellow daoist Qin, aren't you afraid?"

Qin Yu shook his head. "I'm naturally afraid of death, but I'm not going to die here."

Buzz –

The sounds of vibrating wings rose up.

Qin Yu revealed a contemptuous smile. "I knew that the reason you continued with your ridiculous monologue all this time was in order to delay for time and also to make it seem as if you were that much smarter than everyone else. But, have you ever thought about why I bothered listening to you?"

Xiang Ruyu's complexion changed. She turned to flee.

Bang –

The wooden house instantly disintegrated. A vast mass of darkness emerged. The swarm of Purpleback Bluewing Ants howled forth, overtaking her in the blink of an eye.

Xiang Ruyu's protective magic power shook for a moment before shattering. She cried out in pain. In a mere moment, she was bathed in her blood, without any means to protect herself further. The beautiful looks she cared about the most were being gnawed at and chewed away by countless bugs, revealing horrifying white bone beneath. Her eyes widened and she glared at Qin Yu, screaming with hatred. "You will die! And your death will be more pitiful than mine!"

A light flashed in Qin Yu's hand and a foot of sea blue light appeared in the darkening night. He said in a soft voice, "I'm sorry, but I don't really like you that much, so go die by yourself."

Xiang Ruyu watched helplessly as the violent poison in Qin Yu's body started to quickly gather towards his finger. Her eyes suddenly filled with despair and craziness!

Bang –

A terrifying fluctuation of energy erupted!

She wanted to self-explode!

Among the swarm of Purpleback Bluewing Ants that were crazily tearing away at Xiang Ruyu's body, a channel suddenly appeared. A trace of black and white shined out and ripped into Xiang Ruyu's abdomen like a bolt of lightning, forcefully digging out a shining Golden Core!

"Ahhh!"

With one last pitiful cry after losing her Golden Core, Xiang Ruyu was eaten up by the bugs.

Shua –

The black and white light paused to reveal the figure of the ant king. It had grown larger, and its palm-sized body was now covered in black and white lines. While it was extremely simple, it was also extremely profound, as if these ordinary lines contained some of the highest truths in the world and also some inexplicable timelessness.

This was…a Yinyang Twin Ant!

Qin Yu smiled. During this time, he had only felt the Purpleback Bluewing Ants regaining consciousness. He never thought that after eating the black worms and falling into a deep sleep, they would actually increase in level. Looking at the other Purpleback Bluewing Ants, he could see that there were some black and white marks on their bodies. The only difference was that their markings weren't as complete as the ant king's as they were much smaller.

After rising in level this time, the ant king had thoroughly solidified its status. There had originally been one or two competitors in the swarm, but they had now been left far behind.

Feeling Qin Yu's gaze, the ant king's wings buzzed and it flew up. It seemed as if it wanted to give him Xiang Ruyu's Golden Core as a gift. As the palm-sized ant king held the Golden Core that was as large as a baby's fist, it would have seemed quite cute if it weren't for the traces of blood still dripping from the Golden Core.

Qin Yu reached out to stroke the ant king. As the ant king hummed in joy, he took the Golden Core and sighed.

This Xiang Ruyu was truly a madwoman!

Everyone knew that all humans had a soul, and that this soul would cycle forever between the samsara of heaven and earth. As long as the soul wasn't scattered, they could follow the road of reincarnation to their next life. It was even said that supreme cultivators who had reached the Divine Soul realm had a chance of reawakening their past lives' memories, equivalent to a resurrection.

Cultivators were well aware of this. Thus, even though Qin Yu had killed many Golden Core cultivators in his time, very few of them had self-exploded.

Because once someone blew up their Golden Core, their soul would also dissipate into nothingness, and they would lose all qualifications to reincarnate through samsara.

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Chapter 100 – Great Divided Heaven Sutra

Originally, when a cultivator died their Golden Core would shatter, dispersing into world spiritual energy that returned to the heavens and earth.

But when Xiang Ruyu had started to self-detonate, her soul had instantly perished, causing her connection to her Golden Core to be severed. Thus her Golden Core was preserved, and Qin Yu now obtained it.

Faintly, the aura of a Golden Core leaked out. This was a seventh level Golden Core.

In the future when he fought with others, he could sacrifice this Golden Core and have it explode; this could be considered a tremendous trump card! Of course, handling the Golden Core of a high level cultivator like this was forbidden in the cultivation world. Although there really wasn't some punitive force that wandered about enforcing this, it was still best if he didn't use this weapon in public.

Qin Yu took out a jade bottle and placed the Golden Core inside. After sealing it with a talisman to prevent spiritual strength from leaking out, he stored it in the storage ring.

The virulent poison had disappeared and the little blue lamp was put away. With a deep breath, Qin Yu struggled up to his feet and started to repair the array formation. With his current situation, he was weak to the extreme. If others were to discover him here then the consequences would be inconceivable. Even though he had the strong Purpleback Bluewing Ants guarding him, there was no such thing as being too careful.

An hour later, Qin Yu's field of vision began to blink black. As his chest started becoming soaked in blood, the array formation finally resumed operating. n0𝗏𝑬𝗅𝚞𝗌𝑏.𝗰0𝓂

Thick fog covered the mountain valley once more!

Finally, Qin Yu couldn't withstand it any longer. He sat down-crossed legged, ate some pills and started to recover from his wounds.

The life of a pill-rich person would always be better than that of others. If an ordinary cultivator were to suffer such injuries, they would be lucky if they could get out of bed on their own in half a month. But Qin Yu was able to stabilize his condition in two to four hours. And with the potent regenerative abilities of the Demon Body, as the sun fell and the moon rose high into the skies, he opened his eyes.

Although he was still weak, his injuries had stabilized. There was still stabbing and aching pain transmitting from his chest and limbs, but this was the pleasant pain of his bones regrowing.

Letting out a long breath, Qin Yu walked up to the bloodstained ground in front of him and picked up Xiang Ruyu's storage bag. Sifting through it, he discovered that she was an incredibly wealthy lady; she had nearly 100,000 spirit stones alone! And, there were even more things inside. There were also two different piles of items that were placed haphazardly apart from each other.

One pile was filled with pots and bottles and another pile was filled with jade slips and talismans. Qin Yu inspected them and determined that they were Daoist Wuyuan and Gu Shengping's items. And indeed, in another pile of ruined, blood-drenched clothes, he found two other storage bags. It seemed that even though these two people had managed to make it out from the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling alive, in the end they weren't able to escape the fate of being hunted down and killed.

But with things having come to this, Qin Yu's problem of studying the path of array formations would be easily solved. The many jade slips and talismans that Gu Shengping left behind would be more than for him in the meantime. Moreover, with the many bottles that Daoist Wuyuan left behind combined with the powerful poison immunity offered by the little blue lamp, he could even have his own poisonous finger back if he wanted.

Unfortunately, the bronze mirror that Xiang Ruyu obtained in the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling wasn't anywhere to be found. It seemed she had hidden it away in some unknown place. Shaking his head, he decided not to dwell on these things for the time being. He placed the items into the storage ring in separate piles, and finally he walked over to War Bear's location. As a powerful and established Golden Core master, his wealth left Qin Yu anticipating even further.

And in truth, War Bear didn't leave Qin Yu disappointed. There were 200,000 spirit stones, enough for a small hill! Qin Yu had no idea how many other cultivators War Bear had killed in order to accumulate so much wealth, but now all of this had become Qin Yu's. There were also several magic tools, and although they were inferior to that heaven-defying Soul Burying Arrow, they were still good items. After refining, they would be enough to help solve Qin Yu's issue of battling others and lacking magic tools.

But this could be set to the side until he recovered from his injuries.

Continuing his search, he found that there really were a variety of items. If there was one thing that Qin Yu found unexpected, it was that War Bear actually had a great number of women's garments in his storage bag. If these were items he obtained from battle, then that was one thing, but if this was because War Bear was actually hiding a soft and feminine soul deep in his heart…Qin Yu shivered and quietly put away these clothing items.

This simple search left Qin Yu dripping with sweat; he was just far too weak. He picked up the Soul Burying Flag and jade pendant fragments which had lost all spiritual strength, ordered the Purpleback Bluewing Ants to keep guard, and then walked into his training room.

As for War Bear's corpse…gathering the corpse of your enemies and burying them might be a heroic and righteous thing to do, but Qin Yu's current bodily condition didn't allow this. Moreover, War Bear had already died, so even if Qin Yu didn't respectfully bow to him, War Bear wouldn't curse him from the grave anyways. So he chose to let the Purpleback Bluewing Ants deal with the corpse.

As for the specifics on how they would deal with it, he didn't specify.

Ten days later, Qin Yu's eyes popped open in his training room. His stagnant aura violently stirred, whipping up howling winds in the void.

Golden Core, seventh level!

As he thought, after these past dangerous experiences came a stroke of good fortune.

Experiencing the cave dwelling of a Nascent Soul, violently fighting with War Bear, these things had stimulated the strength of the Demon Body hidden within him, allowing his cultivation to rise a step further.

The seventh level. This was considered truly stepping into the late Golden Core realm.

The quality and quantity of his magic power had increased. In terms of absolute strength, he had risen a small level from before. If he were to fight War Bear now, in a contest of pure strength, he would absolutely suppress him.

Qin Yu probed the changes in his body. After making sure that there wasn't anything wrong, he faintly smiled. With a flip of his hand, an ordinary jade slip appeared; this was the wolf-shaped jade slip. After its spell was undone it had melted away into its true form. Without anything else hindering him, Qin Yu started to look through it. Disbelief filled his eyes at first, and then he began to go wild with joy!

No wonder there would be an inexplicable summoning of magic power! This was it! This was it!

Qin Yu opened his eyes and laughed out loud.

From the journey into the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, this jade slip was his greatest harvest!

Great Divided Heaven Sutra. Countless years ago, this technique was created by a man who referred to himself as Daoist Divided Heaven. This was a cultivation technique that had gone far off the path of ordinary methods. It could divide a cultivator's magic power, allowing their magic power to rapidly rise and far outstrip those at the same level of cultivation. The Great Divided Heaven Sutra had an extremely high threshold for learning; one needed to have at least a Golden Core level cultivation. And, the method for increasing one's magic power was extremely simple. It was to divide one's source of magic power from one to two, three, four, or even five.

As for how many times this was possible, it all depended on how strong a cultivator's soul was. Upon learning that he could divide the source of his magic power, Qin Yu immediately recalled something, and that was exactly the Five Element Sword Diagram's fourth condition. It could be said that the appearance of the Great Divided Heaven Sutra perfectly solved this problem, and it would help Qin Yu overcome his final hurdle!

But this wasn't the most mysterious coincidence of all. No, the greatest and most inexplicable coincidence was that Qin Yu had already crossed the threshold for training the Great Divided Heaven Sutra and had done so for many years.

Yes, that was right, the Eastern Mountain Sect's three incomplete pages of the extremely rotten True Wood Arts was the most basic foundation of the Great Divided Heaven Sutra. The True Wood Arts he had learned were below average without any unique characteristics. In almost all aspects it was horrible. But, when placed amidst the entire Great Divided Heaven Sutra, one could see just how important it was.

The most basic threshold portion focused on cultivating one's foundation. Through the mediocre technique, what was created was an incomparably stable and solid foundation. Only like this could a person withstand and survive splitting up their magic power as described in the latter sections! And it was also because of this stability that it wouldn't leave behind restrictions on a person's future cultivation. This was the reason why the Eastern Mountain Sect had long ago taken it as the most basic cultivation technique for their disciples.

The Great Divided Heaven Sutra explicitly stated that one needed to cross the threshold and cultivate for a full three years to further solidify their foundation. Only then could they continue towards the next step. If there was a condition, then it would be that one needed to cross the threshold for at least five years, and eight years would be the best. Without mentioning, Qin Yu's foundation could be said to be as good as it could be. He could immediately start the portion where he could divide the source of his magic power, and this was also the most important section of the Great Divided Heaven Sutra.

He took a deep breath to calm down his racing emotions. Then, he tried to revolve the Great Divided Heaven Sutra. It proceeded smoothly, without any hindrance in his cultivation. He could even hear the magic power rapidly flowing through his body and cheering in happiness.

The world spiritual energy from all around started to rapidly flow into Qin Yu's body. Compared to the rate it was when he cultivated the True Wood Arts, it was over ten times faster. The Great Divide Heaven Sutra allowed one to simultaneously train multiple magic sources, so when it came to absorbing spiritual strength it was naturally incredibly strong. This Great Divided Heaven Sutra was absolutely a top cultivating technique!

Qin Yu's eyes flashed open, his gaze incomparably bright. He finally might be able to begin cultivating the Five Element Sword Diagram in the future.

Several days later, after thoroughly studying the Great Divided Heaven Sutra and understanding all the intricacies around it, he discovered that his original thoughts were too simple.

Yes, the Great Divided Heaven Sutra could indeed create more sources of magic power. But because these magic power sources were created from the same origin, their quality would also be the same.

Simply put, Qin Yu could not gather the five elements. So even if he were to successfully cultivate this and his magic power was a heaven-defying five times over others of his step, he still wouldn't be able to cultivate the Five Element Sword Array.

It was impossibly difficult to satisfy all the conditions required to cultivate the Five Element Sword Diagram. But, Qin Yu had seen how great its might was and was only a step away from the front door, so how could he possibly give up? As for how he could use the Great Divided Heaven Sutra to cultivate five magic sources of different elements, this became Qin Yu's most critical and perplexing problem.

After bitterly mulling over this puzzle for half a month, Qin Yu had no choice but to stop. He had gained nothing during this time. This simply wasn't a matter that a cultivator of his rank would be able to solve.

But within Immortal Eclipse Valley, even the strong individuals like Pill Crucible and Jiang Li had searched for years and yet had been unable to find a method to develop five different elemental sources of magic power. If they couldn't, then was there anyone else in the entire Southern Empire or Northern Dynasty that could?

Qin Yu wrinkled his eyebrows.

…Heavenseek Pavilion.

At first, he had already been on guard against this mysterious influence. And after being warned by Pill Crucible and Jiang Li, he became even more wary of them. If there was some other way, he truly wouldn't want to entangle himself with Heavenseek Pavilion. But now it seemed as if they were his only hope in resolving this question of five elemental magic sources.

Thinking over this again and again, Qin Yu still decided to give it a try. But before he went, he would first upgrade his own equipment.

He carefully sifted through War Bear and Xiang Ruyu's items and chose three magic tools to refine. One was a small defensive shield, one was a spear, and the last was a one-time use magic tool, a Bloodstained Lock. There was no need to describe the first two items, and they were top quality even amongst Golden Core realm magic tools. As for the Bloodstained Lock, that was considered a treasure of the demonic path. After being activated by blood it could erupt with a terrifying killing potential.

As for Daoist Wuyuan's bottles, Qin Yu waited for night to arrive. Then, he pinched his nose and began to either drink or breathe them in without any restraint. His right hand's index finger became increasingly clear, almost jade-like in appearance. However, as long this finger touched someone, they would truly taste what it was like, and it was sure to not disappoint.

He took several of Gu Shengping's talismans and put them away. Although they weren't too strong, they could be used in critical moments to defend.

Finally, there were the evolved Purpleback Bluewing Ants. No…from today on, he should call them Yinyang Twin Ants. He summoned them into the imperial spirit bag. But as he thought of it some more, he decided not to take them all. He ordered the ant king to leave behind a portion of the ants where they would go into hiding around the Radiant Red Wood.

This was to guard against any possibilities.

At the same time, he conveniently cut off a small branch section and placed it in the same space as the little blue lamp.

He poured magic power into the bamboo dragonfly. Then, after walking another circle around the valley and making sure he hadn't missed anything, he tapped his feet and flew into the sky.

His figure vanished from sight.

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Chapter 101 – Spiritual Objects of the Five Elements

The street was spacious and straight, and the wooden pavilion was gorgeously built. Although the name of Heavenseek Pavilion was widely known, it didn't have any of the expected mystical and mysterious atmosphere.

Of course, this wasn't Canyondwell City, but a large cultivator city within the boundaries of the Northern Dynasty called Song City.

The reason he had come this far wasn't because he had extra time on his hands. Rather, since he had no choice but to visit Heavenseek Pavilion again, he certainly didn't want to do so with his original identity. Since he had come much farther north and had even changed his appearance, even the ever-resourceful and knowledgeable Heavenseek Pavilion shouldn't be able to find out his true identity, right?

"Welcome to Heavenseek Pavilion!" A female cultivator respectfully bowed, her warm voice as pleasant as a spring wing. Her appearance and clothing were all perfectly selected to match her surroundings. Forgetting all other aspects, Heavenseek Pavilion was actually quite adept at receiving guests. At the very least, this scenery left a person relaxed.

Qin Yu nodded. "I have some matters that I would like to find answers to through Heavenseek Pavilion."

The female cultivator smiled. "Our pavilion will surely not leave you disappointed. Please follow me."

She turned and led the way in. Just like in Canyondwell City's Heavenseek Pavilion, they arrived at a separate room.

Scented teas, sumptuous desserts, everything was promptly and properly arranged.

The female cultivator knelt to the ground, her open white chest an eye-catching sight. She said in a soft voice, "Guest, please ask what you came for."

Qin Yu hesitated. He slowly said, "I want to know how you can cultivate five different elemental sources of magic power."

The female cultivator wrinkled her eyebrows, looking a bit perplexed. She hesitated for several moments and then said, "This question seems to involve extremely profound and intricate principles. I will need to consult with others on this matter for a moment. Please wait."

Qin Yu nodded.

The female cultivator bowed and drew backwards. As she left the private room, she vanished from sight and walked into a corridor deeper in. Quickly, her smile disappeared, replaced by a dignified expression. She pulled a guard close and gave him an order in hushed whispers. Then, without stopping, she arrived at a black wooden cabin in the rear courtyard, and bowed, saying, "Master, there is a guest who wishes to inquire about the five elemental magic power sources."

After a brief pause, a hoarse voice echoed out from the wooden cabin. "Determine his status first."

The female cultivator bowed his head. "I have already passed down the order. There will soon be an answer."

Just as she finished speaking, the guard she spoke to before came hurrying in. He bowed towards the wooden cabin, handed over the jade slip with both hands, and then left.

From start to finish he didn't say a single word.

The female cultivator probed the jade slip, and then a look of astonishment crossed her face. She said in a soft voice, "Reporting to master, this person is the disciple of the mysterious alchemy Grandmaster. He is Qin Yu, from the destroyed Eastern Mountain Sect of the Southern Empire. Many years ago, he visited a branch division in Canyondwell City and there he purchased information on difficulties related to breaking into the Golden Core realm as well as four different solutions. According to our information network, Qin Yu's status is currently that of Immortal Eclipse Valley's Junior Uncle. He once succeeded in refining a fifth-grade pill and drawing down pill tribulation."

If Qin Yu were here, he would definitely be left panic-stricken. This was almost all his background information, none of it omitted, in the jade slip.

The wooden cabin fell silent for a long time before the voice sounded out again. "Qin Yu comes from Immortal Eclipse Valley and is also inquiring into information related to five different elemental sources of magic power. If this is related to the Five Element Sword Array, then this is actually quite interesting."

Whoosh –

The doors to the wooden cabin seemed to ripple and then a jade slip flew out. It seemed as if this wooden cabin wasn't made from solid materials, but was actually condensed from some strange strength.

The hoarse voice continued, "Pass the information within the jade slip to him. At the same time, raise the rank of all information related to Qin Yu to…the second level."

The female cultivator's pupils shrank. She took the jade slip in both hands, bowed, and retreated.

"Immortal Eclipse Valley…it seems that we are connected by an inevitable fate!" For some unknown reason, hearing these words made a chill creep up from one's heart.

As the female cultivator pushed open the door, her gentle smile had already returned. "I apologize for having you wait. I beg your forgiveness."

Qin Yu waved his hand. "It's fine."

The female cultivator knelt down and placed the jade slip on the table. "The information that you want is in this jade slip. The price is marked at 100,000 spirit stones." This wasn't some lion opening its jaws for a greater price, but was the lowest price she could offer since the information was bestowed by her master. This price was only given after factoring in Qin Yu's second level status.

Qin Yu frowned. He hesitated for a long time and finally nodded. "Alright. But I will need to use several treasures in place of spirit stones."

The female cultivator smiled. "That is possible."

Qin Yu pulled out a storage bag. There were more than 80,000 spirit stones inside. Then, after a brief moment of thought, he took out another storage bag and retrieved three magic tools from within.

The female cultivator inspected them. "Without a doubt, these three magic tools are top quality Golden Core rank treasures. They can be exchanged for 20,000 spirit stones."

Qin Yu let out a breath of relief and pointed his finger.

The female cultivator nodded. "Guest, please feel free." n0𝗏𝗲𝓁𝗎𝓈𝔟.𝒸0𝓂

Qin Yu took the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense. Soon, he was engrossed in it, constantly praising the contents in his heart.

Sure enough, this was the Heavenseek Pavilion that was renowned for knowing all!

The jade slip contained a detailed and comprehensive method of cultivating five different elemental magic power sources. The summary was as follows: by using spiritual objects of the five elements as the root, one could use a secret method to refine them into one's dantian sea and condense five different elemental magic power sources.

Of course, it was impossible for the process to be this simple and it had extremely strict demands on the cultivator.

But this was enough!

This was because the greatest request in refining the five elemental spiritual objects was how powerful one's soul was. And for Qin Yu, this wasn't a problem.

Qin Yu read through the jade slip for a long time. After thoroughly memorizing everything within, he finally drew back his divine sense.

Kacha –

The jade slip shattered.

For some unknown reason, as Qin Yu looked at the shattered pieces of jade slip in his palm, he suddenly felt his heart beginning to race, as if a strange nervousness was getting ready to overtake him. He maintained his composure and said, "Your jade slip is quite mysterious. Although I didn't feel any spell or aura on it, it was actually able to self-destruct."

The female cultivator smiled. "You are not the first one to inquire into this matter, but since this involves secrets of Heavenseek Pavilion, I had no choice but to utilize this option."

Qin Yu nodded. "As it should be." He stood up and said, "The transaction is complete, so I will bid my farewells."

The female cultivator led him out, smiling all the while.

After leaving Heavenseek Pavilion, Qin Yu didn't stop. He sank into the crowds of people, soon disappearing from sight.

A moment later, he appeared outside Song City.

He looked down at the shattered jade slip pieces in his hands. A light flashed in his eyes. Along the way, he had tried several methods to investigate it, but he hadn't managed to discover anything.

As if this were nothing but a pile of ordinary jade slip fragments.

But if they were, why did his heart race just now?

After mulling it over for half a minute, Qin Yu shook his head and suppressed these thoughts. Magic power roiled in his palm and the jade slip fragments were crushed into powder.

Whoosh –

He shot up into the skies!

….

In the rear courtyard of Heavenseek Pavilion, within the black wooden cabin, a hoarse voice chuckled. "What a smart and perceptive child. But if I couldn't hide things from the likes of you, how could I have established myself in Heavenseek Pavilion? Interesting, how interesting! Perhaps this old man should lend you a helping hand one more time."

The surface of the wooden cabin shimmered. A man with gray eyes and dressed all in black emerged. He knelt down on one knee and said, "Greetings, master."

"Ghost, pass Qin Yu the information concerning the matter that is occurring in the demonic path's sea region. Remember, be extra careful and make sure that he doesn't discover anything is amiss."

The black-robed man respectfully bowed. He drew back several steps and entered into the shadows of the trees and bushes. Like a mass of black water, he directly melted into them.

….

Not too long after leaving Song City, Qin Yu fell to the ground. He made sure that no one followed him and then he changed direction, hurrying that way with all his strength.

Five elemental spiritual objects…

In Heavenseek Pavilion he had found a way to condense five different elemental sources of magic power. But even with a road opened in front of him, there were still countless hurdles hindering his way.

Spiritual objects. The reason they were called 'spiritual' was because they had developed their own spiritual wisdom, and thus had formed their own consciousness.

In a way, they were similar to spirit treasures, but the chances of them being born were actually far, far lower!

They needed to be formed through pure heaven and earth energy, bred by the world, and finally give birth to spiritual awareness.

But not all objects of the heavens and earth had the qualifications to be promoted to spiritual objects.

And most important of all, the rank had to be high enough!

The higher rank an object was, the more difficult it would be for it to give birth to its own spiritual awareness!

Otherwise, once a tree gave birth to its own spiritual awareness, it wouldn't be a spiritual object, but a monster.

Ordinary cultivators might never see such a spiritual object in their entire lives.

And what Qin Yu needed to prepare was five of them, and these five needed to have attributes according to the five elements.

The difficulty of this was no different than ascending to the heavens!

If he were to search all by himself, he was afraid that even if he spent all his years doing so, he wouldn't be able to collect them all. Thus, from the very start, Qin Yu planned to purchase them at exorbitant prices.

When he was at Heavenseek Pavilion and replaced spirit stones with magic tools, he had done so deliberately. There was still a small mountain of spirit stones in his storage ring. And even if he didn't have enough spirit stones, he also had a massive number of top grade pills, and if he didn't have enough top grade pills, he could continue refining them.

In short, as long as he could purchase something with spirit stones, Qin Yu need not worry about it.

A day later.

Northern Dynasty's Green Duck City.

Even though the name of the city was quite strange, it was actually very large. At this time, the sun was falling over the western skies and the fading light was stretching down the city walls, creating shadows that extended as far as the eye could see.

Qin Yu followed the light into the city. As he entered, a few stars were lighting up the skies.

A large cultivating city didn't follow the usual cycle of day and night. It was still incomparably lively, and the city was lit up just like daytime.

Qin Yu found an inn to rest at. He passed over several spirit stones and the grateful servant quickly followed his orders, slapping his chest in guarantee that he would accomplish it. Soon, a detailed and comprehensive list of the city's auction houses was respectfully handed to Qin Yu.

After sending the young servant away, Qin Yu sat down in front of a table and started carefully going over it.

Later, he rubbed his temples and mumbled, "I hope that there will be some harvests."

He pressed his fingers down and the paper dissolved into powder.

The next day, Qin Yu left the inn. He spent 10 spirit stones to buy an admission ticket into an auction.

This was a small auction without anything outstanding. Correspondingly, those participating also had average cultivations. Only a young man and woman at the early Golden Core realm were sitting in the front, their eyes closed and their expressions cold.

There were a great number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the back, and they spoke quietly.

Qin Yu was brought in by an auction house worker.

"Senior, the auction will start soon. Please sit at the front."

Qin Yu nodded and took a seat.

The auction house worker bowed before leaving.

The two Golden Cores beside him opened their eyes in surprise. They were also long-time patrons of the auction house but they had never received such a courteous reception before. This person looked strange and seemed to have an average aura. He also seemed to only be at the early Golden Core realm. Could it be that he had some amazing background?

As these thoughts appeared, a smile appeared on their previously cold faces. These days, it was extremely easy to offend or provoke someone. It was always best to be careful.

Qin Yu nodded back in return.

Seeing that Qin Yu didn't have any intention of talking, the two Golden Cores turned back after they made their greetings. They were even more sure that this person had some astonishing background.

Not mentioning anything else, just that calm demeanor was something ordinary cultivators couldn't compare with.

Soon, the auction began.

The bids were fast. Most of them were competed over by the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the back. No turbulent waves occurred, and the auction progressed quickly.

It was only when an old, deep sea blue shell came out that the eyes of the two Golden Cores brightened up. They began to bid.

At the same time, they couldn't help but glance at Qin Yu. Seeing that he had no intentions of bidding, they relaxed a little.

Finally, the sea shell was won by the female Golden Core cultivator. Although the other person was a bit disappointed, they could only force a smile and cup their hands in congratulations. The female cultivator was happy beyond compare. She nodded and then left. It was clear she had come for this item. After obtaining it, she had no intention of staying any longer.

Soon, the auction ended.

The cultivator responsible for managing the auction hesitated for a moment and then walked out. He cupped his hands together and asked, "Honored guest, may I ask how I can help you?"

A Golden Core cultivator's time was precious. How could they waste away two hours alone and bored?

Qin Yu said, "I have a transaction that I want to discuss with your auction house manager."

He had expressed his sincerity with his previous actions, so the auction house soon responded.

Two Golden Cores led Qin Yu into a chamber for further discussion. But soon after, the chamber opened and Qin Yu cupped his hands and bid his farewells.

As he left, the auction house manager could only bitterly smile. This was indeed a wealthy master, a truly wealthy master. Unfortunately, his standards were too high.

Five element spiritual objects. Even they had only ever heard of these things before and had never seen or handled them, so they naturally weren't able to offer them for sale.

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Chapter 102 – Snowfall City

As Qin Yu stepped out from the main gates, he frowned. He had chosen the city's largest auction house, but even they didn't have any news of what he wanted, much less the smaller ones. But since he came, he might as well try. After all, he never knew if there would be some unexpected harvests.

For the entire day, Qin Yu visited all the city's auction houses. He even stopped by many of the larger treasure shops. But, the reality proved that unexpected harvests weren't so easy to find.

He obtained nothing in the end.

Luckily he had already expected this. After cultivating for a day, he left right after. Although the Northern Dynasty was larger, there were relatively more cultivators in the Southern Empire, and the area down south was also more prosperous. The chances of him finding his five element spiritual objects would hopefully be higher.

Qin Yu travelled about for a month and a half. Slowly, the fatigue of travel appeared on his face as well as hints of weariness. Five large cultivator cities were each incomparably lively, but he didn't find anything in any of them.

But just as Qin Yu was left crestfallen, he inadvertently obtained some news from an auction house. Several days ago in Snowfall City, a phenomenon occurred; it was suspected that an ice-attribute spiritual object had been born.

The ice-attribute stemmed from the water-attribute, and could be considered one of the five elements. With hope rising in his heart, Qin Yu soared directly to Snowfall City.

Although the Southern Empire and Northern Dynasty were large territories, the size of the world was actually beyond imagination. The usual state of the land was a warm climate, and Snowfall City was no exception. Despite Snowfall City's name being snowfall, the truth was that snow hadn't fallen there for the last 100 years. The reason it had this name was because there was an eternally cold ice lake outside the city. For some unknown reason, this lake would remain ice cold all year round, and the surrounding hundred miles was also dropped to freezing temperatures. This was a climate change that occurred in a small scope.

A beam of light fell down, revealing Qin Yu's figure. He let out a breath and watched as the water vapor turned to white fog. He smiled.

He had arrived at Snowfall City!

Yun Xueqing seemed to have said that her family was in Snowfall City. But, he had come here for the express purpose of the ice-attribute spiritual object. If it wasn't important, he wouldn't bother her.

Qin Yu stepped forwards, soon appearing outside the city gates. The guards sensed his aura and hurriedly cupped their hands together in respect.

Shua –

Shua –

Two pairs of eyes swept over him. Qin Yu frowned. He didn't know why, but two masked Golden Core cultivators had looked at him with hostility in their eyes. However, this was only a glance and they soon turned away and entered the city.

After thinking about it a moment, Qin Yu realized what might have happened. It was likely that news of the suspected existence of the ice-attribute spiritual object had spread to the higher level cultivators, and those two people thought he had come for it, thus they subconsciously looked at him with some hostility.

Qin Yu's eyes brightened.

If he could meet two Golden Cores at the city gates then it could be imagined how many powerhouses had gathered within. If so, then it was likely this was more than a rumor. He had finally found a hint concerning the five element spiritual objects. Qin Yu's mood perked up. He looked towards the direction that the two Golden Cores departed in and smiled.

Not wrong, I also came here for the spiritual object. The rest of you can all stop here!

He strode into the city. First, he looked for a place to stay, and then he tried to find a way to obtain some news.

Qin Yu didn't want to bother Yun Xueqing, but he never imagined she would jump in front of him on her own initiative.

Yes, that was right, she jumped right in front of him.

He had taken a seat on the restaurant's second floor, near a window. The food and wine had been served up and he was preparing to quietly listen to all the rumors and gossip passing through when at this time the window suddenly broke apart and a pale-faced Yun Xueqing leapt through, falling straight on top of him.

In the final moments, Yun Xueqing forcefully changed directions. But the fluctuations of magic power still sent the table covered with food and wine scattering all over the place. If Qin Yu hadn't drawn back fast enough, he would have suffered a miserable fate.

"Fellow daoist Qin!" Yun Xueqing's angry expression turned to one of surprise.

Qin Yu cupped his hands together. "Miss Yun, I must say I am extremely flattered by such a unique welcoming method."

Yun Xueqing's face blushed red. But before she could say anything else, two more figures rushed in from the shattered window.

"Where do you think you're going?!"

"You're staying!"

Qin Yu frowned. He stepped forwards and punched out.

Bang –

The two figures froze, as if they had run into an invisible barrier. Then, they were sent flying out at a faster speed than they came in.

They spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, with looks of shock and horror, they turned and fled.

Qin Yu hesitated for a moment but didn't chase them down. He turned and asked, "Miss Yun, is there a problem?"

Yun Xueqing wryly smiled. "It's a long story. I'm lucky to have bumped into fellow daoist Qin here, otherwise I would have been in a great deal of trouble." She looked around. "This isn't a place to be talking. Fellow daoist Qin, please follow me back home."

Realizing that these words were a bit improper, she blushed red. She hurriedly explained, "After I returned, I reported to the family how fellow daoist Qin helped me. Father said that I have to express my thanks, and with what just happened today, fellow daoist Qin surely cannot refuse."

Qin Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

It's not that he really wanted to accept the Yun Family's thanks, but according to what he learned so far, the Yun Family could be considered a powerful force within Snowfall City, so they should have some understanding towards the ice-attribute spiritual object. If he could learn a bit from the Yun Family, it would be much more useful than him randomly wandering about and investigating on his own.

Yun Xueqing was overjoyed. "Fellow daoist Qin, please follow me!" n0𝓥𝖊𝑙𝑢𝓈𝗯.𝒸0𝓂

People from the Yun Family had already gathered at the restaurant's first floor. The only reason they hadn't run up earlier was because they saw that their family's miss was safe.

When they saw Yun Xueqing leading Qin Yu downstairs, they hurried forwards to ask about him.

Yun Xueqing gave them a simple explanation and sent them away. Then after thinking a bit, she said, "Fellow daoist Qin, please enter the carriage."

The carriage was in front of the restaurant and was being pulled by an exotic blue-haired beast. Its aura indicated that it was unexpectedly at the Foundation Establishment realm.

Without a doubt, this proved that Qin Yu's original guess was correct. This Yun Family had a considerable background.

The little tussle had already drawn a great deal of attention. Qin Yu didn't delay any further; he directly boarded the carriage.

Several of Yun Xueqing's personal maids seemed to stand behind him, their mouths subconsciously hanging open.

After boarding the carriage and sitting across from Yun Xueqing, Qin Yu finally realized why she had appeared slightly uncomfortable when she mentioned the carriage.

The space within the carriage was considerable. It could definitely be considered the personal room of a large family's daughter. The smell of fragrant warm incense filled the air, and the scent of a young girl was everywhere. In particular, there was a rack hanging off a screen that had several undergarments placed within. Although they were folded, this still left Yun Xueqing blushing deep red.

As Qin Yu watched her stuff all the clothes into a storage bag in a flustered panic, he closed his eyes and pretended as if he hadn't seen anything.

Yun Xueqing glanced at Qin Yu. As she noticed his closed eyes and how he seemed to be meditating, she immediately thought that he was a broad-minded person who knew how to act in situations. Although there wasn't any infatuation or deep sentiment between them, this didn't stop her from appreciating Qin Yu that much more.

She originally thought of having a nice talk with Qin Yu along the way, but she realized it wasn't good to say anything in such a situation. Fortunately, the Yun Family household wasn't too far away, so the young man and woman quietly waiting in the carriage weren't left too embarrassed.

The carriage came to a stop and the voices of the servants sounded out. Qin Yu opened his eyes.

Somehow, he could feel eyes on him. Yun Xueqing lowered her head and said, "Fellow daoist Qin, we've arrived. Please go first."

In this environment, Qin Yu was left fully uncomfortable. He quickly stood up and stepped off the carriage.

Before he could even get a good look around, the large gates leading to the Yun Family were pushed open and a youth in a red robe rushed out. As he saw the carriage, his eyes brightened and he loudly said, "Cousin, I heard that there were some people trying to take advantage of you in the city. Just tell me who they are, and I'll show…them…"

The youth suddenly froze in his steps, his eyes popping open as he saw Qin Yu step out of the carriage. He rapidly gesticulated. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes spoke loud and clear enough: who is this bastard!?

Qin Yu didn't say anything as he stepped out from the carriage.

Yun Xueqing followed behind.

The youth saw the blush that still hadn't left her face, and he suddenly turned red. He roared out, "Cousin, just who is he and why is he in your carriage!?"

He forgot his last question.

Yun Xueqing frowned. "Cousin, mind your manners. This is fellow daoist Qin Yu. I already mentioned him before. He was very helpful when I was forming my Golden Core."

The youth had a suspicious look. "Really?"

Yun Xueqing coldly coughed. "Do I need to lie to you? Get out of the way, I have to lead fellow daoist Qin inside. Is Father in? Or is he still in seclusion?"

The youth had no choice but to step back. Although he now knew who Qin Yu was, he couldn't help but remember the fact that had come out from Yun Xueqing's carriage. A trace of ill intent lingered in his eyes.

"Uncle is still in seclusion. This is a critical moment, so I fear he cannot greet any random guests!"

Yun Xueqing hurriedly said, "Fellow daoist Qin, please come in first. I will have people immediately inform Father. If the timing isn't good right now, then please stay here for some time and allow me to express my gratitude."

The youth shouted out, "How can you let unknown people stay here? I don't agree!"

"Fang Huohuo!" Yun Xueqing gnashed her teeth. "If you keep on causing a scene I will tell Aunty that you have been bullying me and have her send you away!"

Fang Huohuo finally shrank back.

Yun Xueqing revealed an apologetic expression. "My cousin is crude and impolite. I ask that fellow daoist Qin forgive him."

Qin Yu smiled. "It's fine."

Walking into the Yun Family, he realized that they had an unusually deep background. In these past days, Qin Yu hadn't set aside a period of time to thoroughly focus on array formations and spells, but he had glanced through many of the jade slips that Gu Shengping had left behind and his eyesight for these things was much sharper than before. At this time, he could see that throughout the beautiful and elegant Yun Family dwelling there was a light aura of exquisite array formations.

Clearly, if a powerful enemy were to invade, the beautiful scenery within this household could immediately transform into a terrifying, life-reaping slaughter machine!

Fang Huohuo coldly coughed. "The Yun Family household was personally designed by the old master of my Fang Family. Once the array formation is activated, anyone below the Nascent Soul realm will die!" As he spoke, there was a bit of contempt, two points of taunting, and a trace of self-satisfaction. Of course, these words also served as a warning.

Yun Xueqing's eyes widened. She immediately turned and glared at him, as if warning this brat to mind his own status and not develop any ill thoughts in his heart.

Qin Yu sighed inwardly, helpless with the situation. He even had doubts. How could someone with such a disposition and such emotional intelligence have cultivated to the Golden Core realm? Although he was only at the early Golden Core realm and his aura was clearly weak and shaky, he was still a Golden Core. As he recalled the pain and struggles he had to go through to reach Golden Core, he could only bitterly smile. He even had an impulse to hold the boy down and beat him senseless.

He turned around and looked at the array formation, not caring to respond.

Fang Huohuo's complexion darkened and he felt as if he had punched empty air. He found Qin Yu even more displeasing to the eyes.

Yun Xueqing noticed Qin Yu's indifferent expression and let out a sigh of relief, appreciating him even more. Then, she glared at her bastard cousin who had managed to step into some dogshit luck and accidentally achieve Golden Core somehow, and found him displeasing to her eyes. She wanted to drive him away but was also afraid of causing a violent reaction, so she could only ignore him.

The Yun Family main hall was almost the size of a small temple. It possessed considerable grandeur. Several Yun Family members had been informed by servants and were walking out with smiling expressions.

"Fellow daoist Qin's visit is a true honor to my Yun Family's humble home. Please come inside for a chat!" The second master of the Yun Family emphatically said as he cupped his hands together. From Xueqing's description, it was easy to piece together that Qin Yu was a tyrannically strong and mighty wandering cultivator. This sort of person had no worries or cares and acted entirely on their desires. These types of people that didn't have a foundation or origin were most difficult to deal with, and although the Yun Family didn't fear him, he had still rescued Xueqing in the past. So, it was best to be on good terms with him if they had the opportunity to make it so. This was the best choice for a large respected family.

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Chapter 103 – The Killing Outside the City

Qin Yu smiled and bowed in return. After exchanging several greetings, he entered the hall and took a seat.

Some casual talk later, Yun Yi suddenly switched to a different topic. He spoke with deep respect, "Xueqing is the youngest daughter of my older brother. Even amongst the many talented juniors, she stands out in particular, and can even be called the future hope of my Yun Family. Fellow daoist saved her from danger and even helped her during her Golden Core tribulation. This is a great graciousness towards my Yun Family, and one that must be repaid. My Yun Family has prepared a small gift, and I hope that fellow daoist Qin won't decline it." n0𝓥𝖊𝑙𝑢𝓈𝗯.𝒸0𝓂

Yun Yi clapped his hands. A Yun Family junior walked out, passing over a storage bag with both hands.

Qin Yu waved his hand. "I am friends with Miss Xueqing, so saving her was a matter of course. I only came here as a guest visiting a friend's family, so please take the gift back."

Miss Xueqing, Miss Xueqing, you sure like to refer to her in such an intimate way. This damned bastard, could it be that he really came here for her!?

Fang Huohuo gnashed his teeth together. He couldn't help but bare his teeth. "Could it be that it's not good enough for you, so you have something else you want?"

Yun Yi and the several other people revealed awkward expressions. However, Fang Huohuo had a special status here, so they couldn't publicly admonish him. Instead they just pretended they didn't hear him. Yun Yi coughed and said, "Fellow daoist Qin, do you have anything you need? As long as it is within the power of our Yun Family, we will try our best."

Qin Yu thought for a moment. Then he cupped his hands together and asked, "I do have something I've been thinking of."

Fang Huohuo sneered twice. The meaning behind this was that he had been right all along!

Yun Yi extended a hand. "Fellow daoist Qin, please speak."

Qin Yu said, "I heard that an ice-attribute spiritual object appeared in Snowfall City some time ago, and I have some interest in that. I wonder if you have any information concerning this?"

The hall suddenly quieted down and the atmosphere turned strange.

Yun Yi's complexion darkened. He coldly said, "Fellow daoist Qin, our Yun Family cannot agree to this request."

Qin Yu furrowed his eyebrows. He didn't know why, but the Yun Family's attitude had undergone a massive change.

Seeing his confused expression, Fang Huohuo curled his lips. Keep acting, keep acting! Just wait for grandfather to come and tear you down!

"Qin Yu, I really do admire you for being such a greedy lion! You rescued my cousin one time, so on that alone you want to take away the Yun Family's treasure?"

Qin Yu instantly realized what the problem was.

Yun Xueqing had an awkward expression. "Fellow daoist Qin, this ice-attribute treasure belongs to my Yun Family."

Qin Yu bitterly smiled. He had come to someone's house and had unknowingly inquired into their family's treasure, so it was no wonder that they all had ugly complexions. If it were anyone else, they would also be reacting in the same way! He cupped his hands across his chest and earnestly said, "I apologize. I was being reckless. I just arrived in Snowfall City, so I didn't know this."

Yun Yi nodded. "So that's how it is. Since I cannot provide any information, I ask fellow daoist Qin to accept the gift." His words seemed a bit distant and estranged. These days, who in Snowfall City didn't know that the ice-attribute treasure was in the Yun Family? Why else would they need to open the array formation in the household? He simply didn't believe Qin Yu.

Qin Yu fell silent.

Fang Huohuo thought Qin Yu was embarrassed and immediately revealed a happy smile. With what happened today, this brat was no longer a threat!

Yun Xueqing didn't believe that Qin Yu was some conniving individual who would try to take advantage of saving her to seek out the treasure of her Yun Family. She tried to explain, "Fellow daoist Qin has always been in seclusion in a distant mountain range, so it isn't surprising that he doesn't know this information."

Qin Yu looked up. "I don't need a gift. But, since the ice-attribute spiritual object is in the Yun Family, I wonder whether we can make a transaction?"

Fang Huohuo's eyes popped open. How could this bastard have such thick skin? Even after having his plot exposed, he still openly and honestly proposed something else instead.

Transaction? He just wants the ice-attribute spiritual treasure!

Yun Yi's voice sank. "Fellow daoist Qin, please watch your words!"

The several other Yun Family elders also had grim expressions.

Qin Yu said, "I know how offensive my sudden request may be, but this treasure is extremely important to me. If the Yun Family is willing to sell it, I am willing to pay an equally great price."

Fang Huohuo chuckled. "Great price? Fellow daoist Qin is a wandering cultivator, so you might not know how deep our family's background is. I apologize for my rudeness, but I really cannot imagine what fellow daoist Qin can offer that will move the Yun Family."

Qin Yu lifted a finger. "One million spirit stones."

The hall fell deathly silent once more.

Even the young and arrogant Fang Huohuo was left dumbfounded with a completely stunned expression.

A million spirit stones. No matter who it was, this was an extremely vast amount of wealth. The Yun Family might be able to take out such an amount, but they would definitely have to sell off all their property and possessions.

Gudong –

It was unknown who gulped, but it was particularly loud in the silence.

Yun Yi regained his composure, but he still had a bewildered look. "Fellow daoist Qin, this joke isn't amusing."

Qin Yu said, "If the Yun Family agrees, I will come back in one month with the spirit stones."

At this point, no one thought he was joking any longer.

The eyes of several Yun Family elders glowed with a burning heat. They never imagined that such an ordinary-looking cultivator would have such astonishing wealth.

One million spirit stones!

This vast amount of wealth was enough to spur even an old Nascent Soul monster to action. If they were to make him stay…

The atmosphere in the hall became increasingly heavy.

Qin Yu looked as if he hadn't sensed anything at all.

Suddenly, a calm voice echoed from outside. "No matter how many spirit stones it is, our Yun Family will not sell the ice-attribute spiritual object!"

A middle-aged cultivator strode in. Within his pupils was a deep majesty and dignity.

This aura…

Hollow Nascent Soul!

Yun Xueqing hurriedly stepped forwards. "Father…" She hesitated.

Yun Fan lifted a hand. "Fellow daoist Qin has saved my daughter and I am deeply grateful for that. As long as it is something else besides the ice-attribute spiritual object, I will try my best to not refuse!"

Qin Yu sighed inwardly, finally understanding a little of why the Yun Family would have such a firm attitude about this. The Yun Family master had likely prepared this ice-attribute spiritual object in preparation for a Nascent Soul breakthrough. Compared to a Nascent Soul cultivator, even a million spirit stones weren't enough.

He stood up and cupped his hands together. "If so, then I apologize for disturbing you all. Farewell."

Yun Fan nodded in return. "My words remain true. If fellow daoist Qin decides to change your decision in the future, feel free to tell me. Men, come and deliver fellow daoist Qin from our household!"

Qin Yu walked away.

Yun Xueqing started to chase after him but was stopped by Yun Fan's shout. "Stop!"

"Father!"

Yun Fan frowned. "Sit down!"

Yun Xueqing's eyes turned red, but in the end she didn't dare to disobey. She sat down, a bit depressed.

Yun Yi and the others bowed. "Greetings, Patriarch."

Fang Huohuo's face was full of smug satisfaction. "Uncle, it was I who discovered that person's reckless ambitions first!"

Yun Fan nodded and sat in the seat of honor.

An elder hesitated repeatedly before saying, "Patriarch, if Qin Yu dared to offer a million spirit stones, he must be wealthy. Why did we let him leave so easily?" As the elder sensed Yun Xueqing's angry eyes on him, he coughed awkwardly and said, "Moreover, he was the first to have thoughts for my Yun Family's treasure."

Yun Fan frowned. "There is no need to mention this anymore. Qin Yu saved Xueqing, and our Yun Family has never been one to repay graciousness with enmity. And, do you really think he can come up with a million spirit stones?"

Yun Yi gasped, "Does Patriarch believe he was probing us?"

The other elders were suddenly enlightened. They clenched their jaws, feeling as if they had been played with.

"Just what sort of vast wealth is a million spirit stones? Even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to take it out, much less a wandering cultivator that lives in seclusion!"

"My mind was shaken for a moment so I wasn't able to think of such a possibility. To think how that person must have looked at us like a joke, how hateful of him!"

"That must be it!"

Fang Huohuo relaxed a little. So that wolf Qin Yu was actually pretending to have a large tail! Indeed, how could someone like that actually be richer than himself?

"Uncle, that Qin Yu must be probing our Yun Family for others!"

Yun Fan nodded. "That is a possibility."

"Humph! I think that Uncle's cultivation must have scared Qin Yu so he left without saying a word." Fang Huohuo sneered.

Yun Yi and the others nodded in agreement.

Yun Fan turned, "Xueqing, in the future don't associate with that person anymore."

Yun Xueqing was left panic-stricken. "Dad, fellow daoist Qin is not that kind of person!"

Yun Fan shouted, "Dad doesn't care who he is, but from what I can tell, he is not an ordinary person of his generation. Do you understand me?"

Yun Xueqing opened her mouth to speak, but, not knowing what to say, she finally fell silent.

…..

After leaving Snowfall City and looking at the great icy lake, Qin Yu shook his head and bitterly smiled.

The ice-attribute spiritual object was actually in the hands of the Yun Family…

Yun Xueqing has saved his life, and even if she didn't know about it, he couldn't pretend that he didn't.

Great waves surged in the depths of his heart as he struggled with his morals. But in the end, he finally gave up any thoughts of moving against the Yun Family.

If it were anyone else, so what if they had a Hollow Nascent Soul? Did they really think he would fear them?

It was time to go. Since he couldn't move to steal it, staying in Snowfall City any longer was just a waste of time.

Shua –

With a flash of light, Qin Yu shot into the skies. But soon, his complexion changed. He grimaced as he looked forwards.

The light smell of blood flowed in the wind. The sounds of cries and wails could be heard nearby.

If these were ordinary killings, Qin Yu had seen these things many times before, so he wouldn't even pay attention.

But these cries and screams seemed to be coming from women and little children.

Whoosh –

Qin Yu's speed quickened. After crossing over a steep slope, he saw what was occurring.

This was clearly a deliberate killing.

The guards were all being killed. Only a few men were still fighting a dying battle. The caravan had been cut off into sections and several carriages were burning, and the sight was even more eye-catching as it reflected against the blood. The corpses of women and children were lying all over the ground. As Qin Yu saw this, his pupils shrank.

Bang –

The ground disintegrated. Qin Yu rushed forth, his fist rumbling out. A black-clothed man slashing about with a saber was sent flying backwards as he shouted out pitifully. The sounds of breaking bones filled the air and the man became a pile of ruined meat before he even landed on the ground. Like a tiger breaking into a flock of sheep, Qin Yu angrily attacked. In several breaths of time, several more black-clothed men died on the spot.

"There's a master!"

"Run!"

The leftover black-clothed men turned tail and fled.

Qin Yu chased them down, killing three more. After thinking about it, he didn't continue his slaughter.

Cries came from the caravan.

Several of the fighting men fell to the ground, wounds all over their bodies. They bowed in gratitude, saying, "Thank you for saving us, senior!"

A trace of anger flashed in Qin Yu's eyes. "What happened that these people would be so ruthless?"

Several men revealed looks of hesitation.

At this time, a young woman staggered forwards. Her hair was scattered and she carried a little bloodied corpse against her chest. She fell to her knees, "Senior, my Li Family unintentionally obtained a messaging jade slip, so we suffered this great calamity. My family's master died long ago, leaving just me and my son. But now, even my son has died, and I have nothing left to live for. I am willing to give this jade slip to my lord in the hope that you will take revenge for my fallen son and family!"

Puff –

She thrust a dagger into her heart. Blood dripped down from the corners of her lips and she fell over, dead. Her hand opened to reveal a black jade slip that still had demonic energies lingering on it.

"Mistress!"

With sad cries, several guards knelt down. They bowed, "My lord, please take revenge for my Li Family!"

The entire caravan was full of sobbing cries.

Qin Yu looked at the dead woman's wide eyes and the child corpse she still held against her chest. After a long moment of silence, he slowly said, "I will help you with this."

He reached out and took the jade slip.

This was his payment. Only after taking it would he have the justification to kill others.

Qin Yu didn't know what was in the jade slip nor did he have any intention of examining it. "Who killed the Li Family? Tell me."

Moments later, he shot up into the skies. Winds swept against his face, curling away his hair to reveal the cold killing intent surging in his eyes!

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Chapter 104 – Demonic Path News

800 miles south of Snowfall City, there was a small city called Green Forest. There was a large clan within the city called the Dou Family. On this day, the doors of the Dou Family were tightly shut and all guards inside and out were on high alert. Every master of the family had been summoned back on emergency, and they were urgently discussing matters within a meeting chamber.

"According to the report of the clan members, the one who rescued the Li Family must be a Golden Core cultivator!"

"And they are no ordinary Golden Core cultivator. I estimate that they are at least at the middle stage boundary."

"They might even possibly be at the late stage boundary. You've all seen the corpses that were brought back. A single punch shattered every bone in their bodies. This sort of strength is too terrifying!"

The more they discussed, the more the Dou Family was left flustered in a panic, until they eventually began dripping sweat from their foreheads. Since when had the Li Family found such a formidable friend? As longtime enemies, the Dou Family had an extremely deep understanding of the Li Family. After a great deal of discussion later, they concluded that the one who saved the Li Family must have been a powerhouse that was passing by. That powerhouse should have been unhappy with the ruthless actions of the Dou Family, so they chose to interfere.

This point left everyone within the Dou Family slightly more relaxed.

If it were a passerby, then killing those they found abhorrent at the scene would have been enough. Why would they continue to stand up for the Li Family and even create difficulties for their Dou Family? The only pity was that the juniors of their family had died too tragically. Still, the high level figures of the Dou Family understood that no matter how angry they were, no matter how much they fumed, they could only choose to swallow this insult and not do anything.

The Dou Family Patriarch said in a low voice, "Enough. Three days have passed and that mysterious powerhouse still hasn't come, so this matter should have already ended. But, to prevent any accidents, we will push back the matter of exterminating the Li Family. All that is left of them are some women and children. We will look for an opportunity in the future to finish them off."

"Yes, Patriarch!" The Dou Family masters all rose up and bowed.

Suddenly, a bone-chilling voice sounded out from the other side of the door. "For many years the Dou Family has maliciously encroached upon the property of the Li Family, and for that reason alone, you have even decided to murder them all. For such a reprehensible and depraved crime, all of you deserve to be executed!"

"Who is it!?" Dou Zhan roared with anger.

The doors to the chamber swung open. Qin Yu walked in, his face cold and heartless, no emotions showing.

After a moment, he turned and left. The doors to the chamber closed behind him.

Afterwards, as the dark night arrived and the Dou Family members didn't hear any sounds coming from the chamber, they tried knocking and calling out. But when no response came, they carefully pushed open the doors.

Then, everyone froze in place and their complexions turned paper white.

Dou Zhan had been beheaded. It wasn't just him, but the 17 other Dou Family masters within the chamber had all died brutal and violent deaths, all of them having their heads and bodies separated!

By this time, Qin Yu had already left Green Forest City. He chose to execute the villainous masterminds behind the killings and didn't involve the ordinary clansmen of the Dou Family.

The reason he waited for three days to pass was because he had to carefully investigate the relationship of grudges and enmity between the Li Family and Dou Family. He didn't want to wrongly murder anyone.

This was extremely simple. In a single day, Qin Yu had thoroughly verified all the deeds of the Dou Family. Their conduct was simply disgusting, with acts of evil committed everywhere. For the remaining two days, he left the Dou Family alone as they called in their masters. Since he was going to kill these people, he might as well finish them all off. If he killed one more evil person, then, in this world, that might mean several other innocent individuals may live on in the future.

Qin Yu never thought he was some selfless and righteous hero that stood on the moral high ground.

But, there were always some things he could not endure.

Perhaps, this could be called a bottom line.

Light flashed in his hand and a black jade slip appeared. Qin Yu softly said, "Li Family, I have taken revenge for you. Please rest in peace."

Hu –

Winds stirred up the air and the leaves rustled, as if the dead were expressing their thanks, or even their vindication.

Qin Yu was silent for several moments. Then, he probed the jade slip with his divine sense. He wanted to take a good look at just what sort of news would cause the Dou Family to be so ruthless, to the point where they would even utterly annihilate the Li Family!

After some time, Qin Yu laid down the jade slip. A complex color lit up his features. He didn't know just what he should be feeling right now.

After meeting failure at Snowfall City's Yun Family, he had left the city, whereupon he encountered a killing taking place. By saving them remnants he obtained a jade slip, and this jade slip unexpectedly contained secret news related to the demonic path.

There was heavy movement occurring in the demonic path's sea region. It seemed that some sort of treasure was involved, and these were…five element spiritual objects!

Yes, that was right, it was five element spiritual objects.

And there was more than one of them.

Qin Yu never imagined he would obtain such precious information in such a manner.

Could this be the dark and silent call of fate, finding a way to give back to him for his good deeds?

After thinking for a long time, Qin Yu let out a deep breath. A new resolution filled his expression.

It seemed that he would need to make a trip to the sea region.

………

The Southern Empire was to the south and the Northern Dynasty was to the north. Both of these landmasses were enormous, so enormous that a normal cultivator would never be able to travel the length of the land in their entire life. As for the common people, it was even more impossible.

But even if both landmasses were combined together, it was still less than a tenth of the sea region's size, in fact, it wasn't even 1%! This was because through the endless years, there had never been anyone who had managed to cross the ocean. It seemed to stretch infinitely far, as vast and unending as the endless starry skies.

Islands would occasionally emerge in the vast sea region. They were like pearls that dotted the deep endless blue. Since ancient times, there were cultivators who entered the sea area and would settle in and live on these islands. In general, these people were called oversea cultivators.

Of course, they were at most considered guests, and not the true masters of the sea region. The ones that truly controlled the entire sea region, the ones that were the overlords of the sea, were the monster race, a race with a terrifying population – a population so large that it was uncountable! Many years ago, there were human cultivators who already predicted that if it weren't for the mere fact that the monster races of the sea were unable to leave the sea for too long, the Southern Empire and Northern Dynasty would have long since been annexed by them.

At this time Qin Yu was in this sea region, and below him was a small island around 10 miles large. This island had clearly been terraformed through the hands of others. Verdant green trees swayed in the gentle sea breeze.

"Fellow daoist, come down and take a rest! After this island, there isn't another place to stay for the next several thousand miles!" Beneath a tent, a sea supplies-selling cultivator shouted out loudly in greeting. His skin had been tanned dark by the constant sun, and his white eyes stood out in stark contrast.

Sea supplies sounded like a very general term, but in fact, it was essential equipment for all cultivators stepping foot into the sea region.

For instance, a simple directional compass. With this simple magic tool one could maintain direction in the directionless sea region.

There was also a Thousandcraft House. This was a type of treasure that was woven and refined with special types of vines. It could be folded and unfolded at will and after opening, it would transform into a small wooden house. This house could float on the sea for several years, and was unaffected by seawater or ordinary waves. It was an excellent choice for temporarily resting.

Finally, there was the Windhearing Conch. There was a special type of sea life form that would leave behind a conch shell when it died, and by listening to this conch, one could hear the sounds of storms from far away. Cultivators who had never experienced a sea storm before would never understand just how terrifying they truly were! If one were unlucky, then even a Golden Core cultivator would disappear in the raging winds. n0𝓥𝖊𝑙𝑢𝓈𝗯.𝒸0𝓂

Qin Yu fell down. He cupped his hands together, "I'm afraid I must leave fellow daoist disappointed. I already purchased everything I needed before coming here."

The cultivator beneath the tent grinned. "It's fine. As long as you come down I can sell you some other small things. It doesn't matter how small the profit is; gathering a few small grains of sand at a time will eventually form a mountain."

This person was actually quite direct.

Qin Yu smiled and sat down. "My name is Qin Yu. Fellow daoist is considerably confident. I would like to see just what sort of good items you have."

"My name is Hu Three. Yes, I know it sounds like a fake name, but it really is my real name. If I have to blame someone, it would be my old father and mother. When they gave me a name they were too flippant about it." Hu Three's honest disposition and seemingly genuine attitude made it easy to have a favorable impression of him. He suddenly lowered his voice, "There are many cultivators that pass by the island every day, but I rarely greet them. Does fellow daoist Qin know why?"

Qin Yu raised an eyebrow.

Hu Three smiled in self-satisfaction. "When I look at someone, I can get an approximate judgement of them, and seven or eight times out of 10 I will be correct. Fellow daoist Qin, you have an average aura at the Foundation Establishment realm and there isn't anything too conspicuous about you, but, I am sure that you absolutely are an unordinary person. Don't ask me how I can tell, because this sort of thing is only a feeling that I have. It isn't something I can explain."

Qin Yu's expression didn't change. "If so, then does fellow daoist Hu have something good to trade with such an unordinary person like me?"

Hu Three nodded. "Netherworld Ship." The earnest expression lasted for less than a second on his face before it was broken apart. He smiled, "What about it? Do you have any interest?"

Qin Yu's eyes brightened. Since he stepped into the sea region, he had naturally carried out his own investigation and study of the area. He of course knew of the illustrious reputation of the Netherworld Ship.

Moreover, the place he wanted to go needed the Netherworld Ship to open the way!

In the legends, it was said that in ancient times, there was a ship with 10,000 people that had gone missing at sea. The ship reappeared hundreds of years later, and besides a ruined hull, it was actually in nearly perfect condition. However, the 10,000 people on board the ship had vanished without a trace. Some people boarded the ship and found that it was actually able to pull those on board to an area of the sea region that was filled with hidden rocks and the cold strength of the sea. In this place, ghosts flitted in and out and there was a massive number of variation sea monster beasts, all of them vicious and bloodthirsty beings. But at the same time, there were also countless precious treasures to be found, so many that it left the eyes of innumerable cultivators red with greed.

This ship was called the Netherworld Ship and the strange sea region was called the Netherworld Sea. The demonic path jade slip mentioned a great deal of information, and although it didn't directly state anything, clues and hints continued referring to the Netherworld Sea!

Hu Three waited patiently, with a fully confident expression, unafraid that Qin Yu didn't want to make a trade.

Qin Yu's thoughts raced. He lightly asked, "There is no cultivator who steps into the sea region that isn't interested in the Netherworld Ship. But, how do I know your information is correct?"

Hu Three raised a finger. "Fellow daoist Qin should ask around. I have been here for dozens of years and never have I sold any false news. If I had, then my reputation and even my body would have long since been torn to pieces and fed to the fishes."

Qin Yu suddenly stood up. As Hu Three was confused, he saw that Qin Yu had headed over to another merchant cultivator like Hu Three and was starting to talk to them in a low voice.

This person, he really was asking around!

Hu Three's lips twitched. Could you make it a bit less obvious that you didn't trust my words?

After a moment, Qin Yu strolled back. He nodded, "Fellow daoist Hu, I will purchase your information."

Hu Three's complexion changed several times. Then, he squeezed out a smile and said, "Fellow daoist Qin is quite careful."

Qin Yu said, "I also think that there is never a time when it is wrong to be too careful."

Hu Three immediately decided to not talk any more nonsense. Otherwise, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to suppress his anger and would ruin this business transaction.

He stretched out a hand, "1000 spirit stones, this is not a fake price."

Qin Yu didn't bat an eyelash. "300."

Blue veins popped up on Hu Three's head. He had seen low counteroffers before, but never one so low!

Cutting in half was fine, but he actually dared to instantly ask for a 70% reduction.

Hu Three sucked in a deep breath. "800. If it weren't for the sake of friendship, I would never make such a low exchange with anyone else!"

Qin Yu's expression didn't change. "400. That's the limit."

Hu Three sucked in a deep breath. He growled out, "Fellow daoist Qin, this is the Netherworld Ship, the Netherworld Ship that represents countless opportunities! If you are late, you might not be able to catch up!"

Qin Yu said, "But, there is also a chance that it is the real Netherworld Ship, a journey of no return."

Hu Three was left dumbfounded. Every time the Netherworld Ship appeared, there would always be some people that gained massive fortunes.

But there were even more that died.

He clenched his jaws. "600. If it is even a little less, then I won't make the sale!"

Qin Yu faintly smiled. "Deal."

After a moment, the hopeless beyond crying Hu Three sent the rested fellow daoist Qin Yu away.

But as Qin Yu's figure disappeared from sight, his sorrow turned to sly joy. "Hehe, brat, you want to fight with me? You are too na?ve!"

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Chapter 105 – Killing Intent

At this time, the 'brat' that Old Hu spoke of had calmly left the islands. Using the guiding compass, he soared straight towards the place where the Netherworld Ship would appear. He was naturally aware that 600 spirit stones was already a great loss for the merchant. After all, once information was spread out, its value would rapidly diminish.

When Qin Yu had haggled with Hu Three, he had done so observing the merchant's actions. This was all in order to determine just how much residual value was left in this news. Finally, he was able to feel a bit more peace in his heart. The news of the Netherworld Ship shouldn't spread out too widely. While he wasn't the first, he also wouldn't be in the last group of people that knew.

Of course, another reason was to inform the surrounding people that he was disgustingly poor, that he was just some skinny sheep that could only afford several hundred spirit stones. The sea region was unfathomably fast, and to some degree, the chaos and lurking dangers far surpassed those of the land. Although he wasn't afraid, it was better if there was less trouble incoming.

As he sped along, he didn't encounter any strokes of bad luck. He didn't see the horrifying tsunamis that the people in the sea region spoke of, nor did he encounter any bandits trying to kill him and steal his possessions. Besides some unlucky sea monsters that leapt at him and were easily solved with a few punches, his journey went inconceivably smoothly.

Half a month later, he had travelled at least 100,000 miles and reached the range of the deep sea. Of course, this so-called deep sea was only a point of reference used by cultivators. In the context of the entire sea region, this depth might only be considered the very edge of the periphery.

Three black islands were gathered in a triangular formation. Vortexes often appeared in the surroundings before vanishing, proving just how harsh the underwater environment was. Qin Yu carefully looked over the islands before determining that these were the Three Mountain Islands, and he smiled happily.

He had finally arrived!

The three islands were extremely close to each other, and each island had an active volcano situated atop it, thus together they were called the Three Mountain Islands. Due to the instability of the underground volcanoes, the surrounding sea reef area was filled with treacherous and complex terrain. Although the three islands weren't small, only a very small number of people every visited, and even then they mostly stopped for the night to rest before leaving again. These could be called relatively abandoned islands.

But at this time, there were pavilions built up all over the three islands. In just a dozen some days, several streets had formed, all of them lively. There were trading fairs all over and countless cultivators were visiting, with boisterous and bustling activity everywhere.

Qin Yu fell down. Although he wasn't surprised by what he saw, he still sighed inwardly. The Netherworld Ship had a limited carrying capacity. No one knew what this limit was, but once enough people stepped on board, no one else would be able to join.

And first come first serve was not an absolute principle here. As long as a cultivator outside the ship could kill a cultivator on the ship, then they could automatically replace them. And, the time that the ship would remain docked for from the moment it appeared wasn't consistent either. If one was lucky it might set sail after an hour, and if one was unlucky, it could stay for a day or even longer.

But no matter how long the ship stayed, the only difference was how much blood flowed. There would always be people that died, and those interested in the Netherworld Ship were all aware of this. Thus, the atmosphere atop the islands was also quite solemn. Besides friends and companions, people would look at strangers with cold intent in their eyes. Perhaps not too long from now, these strangers would be pointing swords in their direction!

Qin Yu melted into the stream of people as he headed to the islands. Suddenly, he frowned. He could feel a cold chill percolate in the air. He turned around to look, but all he saw were people surging around him and that uneasy feeling had already disappeared. However, Qin Yu didn't believe that his feeling had been wrong. Someone had noticed him and had revealed killing intent too.

Just who was it?

Qin Yu carefully looked about. Even after looking as far as he could, he couldn't spot a single familiar face.

Taking a deep breath, he gathered his thoughts and turned to leave.

He had already raised his guard.

He had just arrived at Three Mountain Islands and someone had revealed killing intent towards him. No matter how he looked at it, the situation was just horrendous.

It seemed that he would need to be much more careful.

At an inn that had temporarily opened up on Three Mountain Islands, Qin Yu purchased a room to live in until the Netherworld Shop appeared. The arrangements were simple and crude, yet the price was ridiculously high. But at the very least, using these spirit stones had bought him a slightly safer place to live, so he considered it money well spent.

The atmosphere on the island remained tense. Unless anything happened, Qin Yu didn't want to get to know anyone and he didn't plan on leaving his room either. He simply calmly waited for the Netherworld Ship to arrive.

….

On another island, several cultivators entered a room and tightly shut the door behind them. The one leading them turned and said, "Fellow daoist Qi, why did you suddenly expose killing intent to someone? That person had sharp senses and nearly locked onto us."

Qi Quan had an ugly complexion. He took out a bronze mirror with a mottled surface. "Senior-apprentice Sister Xiang perished soon after she passed this treasure to me, and when I saw that cultivator today, the bronze mirror fluctuated. I am positive that this person killed her!" He clenched his jaws. "Elder Han, we must take revenge for her!"

Han Shanye frowned. After several moments of silence he said, "Fellow daoist Qi, the Saint Lord has placed great expectations upon us, and we cannot be the least bit careless in our actions! In these past days the sea monster royal family has already detected us, so we cannot allow further complications." He paused for a moment and then continued, "If you want to take revenge, then you can do so once the Netherworld Ship arrives. There won't be any more opportunities once we enter the Netherworld Sea."

What he said was the truth. And, the most important reason of all was that Qin Yu emitted a feeling that he was incredibly tricky to deal with. So, if he couldn't provoke this person, it was best to stay as far away from his as possible. If there were someone that was capable of killing Xiang Ruyu, that person inevitably had to have some methods of their own. If this Qi fellow was willing to risk his life for his dead love, then he simply wasn't worth the trouble!

Qi Quan felt hurried. Once the Netherworld Ship arrived and thousands of cultivators boarded at the same time, there would inevitably be a bloody slaughter. At that time it would be far more difficult to lock onto Qin Yu. And after entering the Netherworld Sea, the chances of meeting him would be astronomically low.

He had already guessed that Han Shanye wasn't willing to provoke this person. With his thoughts racing, he said, "Elder Han, you have personally witnessed the strength of my bronze mirror. And according to what I know, Senior-apprentice Sister Xiang obtained this mirror by cooperating with some people and delving into the cave dwelling of an ancient cultivator. This person is likely one of the cultivators that Senior-apprentice Sister Xiang worked with."

Han Shanye shook his head, "If we can definitely obtain some harvests, then killing him is a possibility. But, no one can be sure whether or not this is the case."

Qi Quan felt his heart fall to his stomach. "Elder Han might as well try first. If there are no harvests to be found, then I will give you this bronze mirror as compensation."

Han Shanye's eyes brightened. "Are you serious?"

Qin Quan growled, "I want him to die without a grave!"

Han Shanye laughed, "Good!"

…..

Beyond the borders of the Three Mountain Islands, within the murky ink-dark seawater, several huge shadows were hidden beneath the surface.

"Have you found anything?"

"We've already locked onto them. They are on the Three Mountain Islands right now."

"There are many cultivators on the islands. If we were to directly take them away, I fear we would arouse trouble."

"What kind of trouble can there be? These human cultivators are moving about in the territory of us sea races, do they dare to disrespect us?!"

Fluctuations of divine sense silently passed through the water as the shadows communicated with each other.

The largest shadow said, "Enough. These human cultivators are not easy to deal with. These days, their relationship with us sea races is considered relatively stable, so we should try to avoid conflict if possible. We will move in secret to avoid alerting them."

The other shadows nodded.

Whoosh –

The water's surface broke apart. The shadows hovered for a moment before diving deeper into the sea and vanishing from sight.

….

Qin Yu prepared for the arrival of the Netherworld Ship. He continued to adjust his condition to its peak state even as he remained as low key as he could be. He didn't reveal his strength to anyone. This was because after entering the Netherworld Sea region, it would be a cruel and brutal slaughterfest, and that would be the time to display his true abilities. It was because of this reason that he stayed in his room and meditated. However, things never went the way one expected. As Qin Yu was refining some pills, he suddenly frowned.

Pa – n0𝓋𝑒𝔩𝔲𝕊𝔟.𝒸0𝐦

He slapped his hands on the ground and moved several feet to the side, avoiding a black stick of iron that pierced into the ground.

Bang –

The round cushion was pierced through. It was torn into pieces as it couldn't withstand the powerful waves of strength.

Qin Yu's heart chilled. This wasn't because the person was unable to control their strength, but because they had intentionally destroyed the round cushion to interfere with his line of sight.

As this thought formed, there was the sound of breaking air. Several dark beams of light appeared behind him, soaring straight towards his head!

Before they arrived, a faint smell entered Qin Yu's nose. Qin Yu slapped out with his palm and a vast wave of strength gushed out and imprisoned the beams of dark light.

But in the next moment, his complexion changed. He stepped backwards, retreating until he smashed back through the wall.

Bang –

Bang –

With a low burst, the beams of dark light exploded at the same time. Small fragments blew out in all directions with a terrifying destructive strength.

Qin Yu flicked his sleeves, sending all the fragments flying away. His eyes instantly locked onto a shadow. Although there wasn't anyone there, there was clearly a quiver in his divine sense.

A fist smashed out. It was violent and ruthless like a raging river, carrying forth unprecedented momentum.

The shadow distorted. A black-robed figure appeared. With a cold snort, the figure thrust out his hand.

But, it seemed that he had underestimated the power of Qin Yu's fist. With one stuffy cough after another, anger shined in the mysterious figure's eyes.

However, this figure was clearly wary. His eyes flashed and he turned to leave.

Qin Yu stepped forwards and he soared up like an eagle. He was sure that this black-robed figure was absolutely related to the killing intent he had sensed earlier. Since the other party had revealed themselves, there was no way he would let them go!

As for exposing his strength…Qin Yu suddenly thought that this might be a suitable time to do so. He could avoid many future troubles before he boarded the Netherworld Ship. Now that he was sure of what he wanted to do, he moved even quicker. Boundless energy roiled within him, so much that everyone on the Three Mountain Islands could sense him!

Countless cultivators looked up, their pupils shrinking.

What an excellent cultivation! What a dreadful slaughter energy!

Instantly, countless people memorized Qin Yu's face. They secretly resolved not to provoke this person in the future.

But there were also many cultivators that smirked in contempt.

Just because he was a little bit strong, this person didn't have any scruples in hiding his strength. It was clear he was nothing but a muscle-brained idiot.

This sort of person often died the quickest. There was simply nothing to fear!

Han Shanye's complexion sank. If he wasn't afraid that his movements would cause too much of a stir and he would be found by the sea monster royal family, he wouldn't fear this person behind him at all!

But now, he had failed and was being chased instead. Not only did he obtain no advantages, but he was even losing face. This was just too hateful!

Shua –

Han Shanye stopped. He sneered and thrust out his palm.

His momentum was magnificent, vast and unstoppable as if a mountain were coming crashing down, impossible to block!

Qin Yu's fist came rumbling out.

Bang –

An explosion erupted in midair. Terrifying air waves whipped up debris as several houses were smashed apart.

The cultivators living within hurriedly dodged and fled. Although they all had ugly complexions, once they saw the power of the two people fighting, they could only accept their fate.

Han Shanye sneered, "Brat, if you don't die then we will meet again!"

Shua –

His body parted into several phantoms as he fled in all directions.

Qin Yu's face darkened. All those phantoms had the same aura, so it was impossible for him to determine which was the true one.

However, what was the meaning of his final parting words?

But he soon found out!

The master of the inn, a sixth level Golden Core cultivator, spoke with respect as he led a young girl and six more large fellows behind her. He pointed a finger, "Everyone, this is the cultivator renting the room that you were looking for."

The young girl had bright teeth and delicately patterned scales between her eyebrows that glistened like a rainbow beneath the sunlight. She coolly looked at Qin Yu and waved her hand, "Catch him!"

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Chapter 106 – A Storm Is Coming

"The sea monster royal family!" Within the crowd, people began to shout out.

Countless eyes turned blazing hot. But as their gazes fell on the bodies of the six large fellows in the back, those eyes suddenly filled with awe and dread.

"Although the six people are in human form, their auras are terrifying and their blood energy is incredibly deep. They must be whale monsters!"

"In the rumors it is said that every grown whale monster is comparable to a Golden Core, and those with the qualifications to become a royal guard are the most outstanding of the elites!"

"With six elite whale monsters working together, anyone beneath the Nascent Soul realm will be crushed!"

"This person might have a formidable cultivation, but what a pity, for some reason he managed to commit a crime against the royal family of the sea monsters. I wonder how he will escape this."

Four sea monster race powerhouses stepped forwards together, the ground thundering with each step. Their overbearing and cruel auras came rushing forwards!

Hu –

Qin Yu's black robes waved in the wind as his hair whipped backwards.

He narrowed his eyes. He didn't know why this was happening, but at this moment he had no free time to think about these things.

A foot stepped forwards. As the ground disintegrated, Qin Yu hurtled forwards!

The crowd gasped out loud!

When facing four whale monster powerhouses, turning tail and running would be normal. But, this young man chose to rush forwards instead. Was he seeking death? Or seeking death? Or…seeking death on his own initiative!?

Facing the whale monster race, a mere human cultivator dared to attack them by himself. A whale monster on the left narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashing in his pupils, accompanied with a hint of anger. He moved forwards, slapping out his hands like a fan. The sound of breaking air followed. Although this was only a slap, it was inconceivably fast and contained a terrifying strength behind it.

Qin Yu didn't dodge or evade. He lifted a fist and punched out.

Bang –

The bang was like the ringing of a great drum. Two ferocious forces slammed into each other. Qin Yu turned pale white as he stuffily coughed. He finally had a clear understanding of how strong the whale monsters were. But, the whale monster himself was even more surprised. His eyes were flooded with disbelief as they widened into full moons. Bang! Bang! Bang! He was forced backwards, each step leaving behind a deep imprint in the ground.

The most fearful aspect of the whale monsters lay in their mortal bodily strength. But, the scene that occurred in front of everyone seemed to indicate that there was a human cultivator who could force back a whale monster in a pure collision of bodies!

The crowd continued to shout out loud.

At this time, everyone was filled with shock.

The three other whale monster masters all had grim expressions, a dignified light in their eyes. Even so, they were still and solemn like mountains, their auras calm and unperturbed.

Bang –

The whale monster in the middle stepped forwards. He was larger than the last whale monster and his tight robes outline his incomparably formidable muscles. In final judgment, the strength of whale monsters was relatively simple, and their size often served as an indication of their strength.

With a deep roar and the sound of ripping, the whale monster's robes nearly tore off his body as his muscles inflated. He shook his fist and came rushing forwards like a yellow dragon, his momentum unprecedented!

The cultivators watching from all around were struck by this terrifying momentum, and they began to subconsciously retreat in alarm and fear. They flushed red as they realized how they had reacted, but none of them had any thoughts of being embarrassed right now, because all their eyes were locked onto Qin Yu.

After forcing away the first whale monster powerhouse, Qin Yu hadn't stopped at all; he continued his high-speed advance forwards like a galloping cheetah as he directly struck the fist of the second whale monster powerhouse. No one was able to clearly see what happened in that instant. All they felt was a wave of air rush over their bodies, and then saw a massive figure sent flying away.

Piki paka…this should be the sounds of breaking bones!

Qin Yu's complexion turned even whiter. But, the whale monster master who collided with him was vomiting mouthfuls of blood.

Countless eyes widened. No one expected that this would be the result.

The two other whale monster powerhouses were flustered. They quickly moved to catch their fellow clansmen, but Qin Yu took advantage of this moment. His body lit up with a brilliant flash of light and he instantly broke past the two of them.

When he came rushing forwards before, he had relied upon the strength of his body to overcome and roll over two whale monster masters in frontal collisions. But, what everyone forgot was that he was a human cultivator who excelled even more in magic power cultivation.

Princess Lushy had a calm expression. As she looked at the rapidly approaching Qin Yu, a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes.

He wanted to capture the leader?

If the sea monster royal family was so easily captured, then the entire royal family would have gone extinct long ago. How could they have lived until this day and ruled over the boundless sea region?

Stupid and ignorant human!

Behind her, two nine foot tall whale monsters stepped forwards. They had angry glares as they opened their mouths and shouted out together.

Weng –

Sound waves that were below the threshold of hearing began to viciously spread outwards, stabbing towards Qin Yu's soul like countless sharp bones. As for the crowds of people standing far away, even though they barely suffered from this attack, there were still several people that coughed and paled.

"Whale Cry!"

"Whale monster commanders!"

The hierarchy of the whale monster race was simple. There were the ordinary clansmen, the elite clansmen, the whale monster commanders, and then the highest level whale monster lords.

The whale monster lords were comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators. When they dwelled in the sea in their original forms, every movement they made had the potential of destroying the heavens and cracking open the earth. They were worthy of their reputations as overlords of the sea.

Whale monster commanders were at the second echelon, and they were all great figures amongst the whale monster race. Their strength was comparable to that of Hollow Nascent Soul cultivators.

Whale cry. That was an inborn divine sense attack that whale monster commanders could send out. It was an extremely horrifying and powerful attack. If someone with a weak soul were to be blasted by the whale call, then even if their soul didn't dissipate they would at least lose consciousness!

Qin Yu had revealed a potent mortal body and his magic power cultivation didn't seem weak either. If so, then it was likely his soul was his weak point. After all, humans lived a short life, and in their pursuit of constantly breaking through boundaries and obtaining a longer life, they were often limited in the number of things they could cultivate.

Qin Yu's face slackened and he seemed to be in pain.

A whale monster commander stepped forth, his fist aimed at Qin Yu's head. Another one stood quietly in a defensive position, no flaws in his posture.

Whoosh –

A blinding blood red light erupted. The Bloodstained Lock smashed into the whale monster commander. This was a one-time use demonic tool that possessed a killing power matched by its cost. The whale monster commander's fist was directly torn open by this light to reveal the white bones beneath as he was sent flying away.

Now, the only one blocking Qin Yu's path was the final whale monster commander. His expression was earnest as he shouted out loud. A deep blue light detonated around his body like billowing waves of the sea, protecting him and Princess Lushy standing behind him.

The whale monster commander wasn't afraid. Rather, as a royal guard, his top priority was to protect the royal family and ensure that they weren't injured. As long as he could stall Qin Yu for several breaths of time, the other whale monster masters would be able to catch up. At that time, no matter how strong Qin Yu was, he wouldn't be able to take another half-step towards the princess.

Qin Yu's eyes suddenly shined. He stepped in front of the deep blue light and punched out his fist without hesitation.

Bang –

The entire deep blue barrier of light trembled. It was torn apart as Qin Yu forced his fist inside.

For the first time, surprise appeared in the eyes of Princess Lushy. She never imagined that this human cultivator would possess such formidable bodily strength.

But as soon as it appeared, that surprise turned into disdain.

The Royal Barrier was something that only the royal guards could use; it was one of the royal family's strongest protective tools, so how could it be so easily broken? Once its true strength erupted, it would pull that human cultivator in and grind him to pieces!

However, Princess Lushy's cold sneer froze on her face. That reliable, mountain-like royal guard who stood in front of her suddenly toppled backwards, face up.

His body rapidly turned black, twitching even as foam and spittle gushed out from his lips.

This was…poison?

Just what kind of poison was so terrifyingly violent and swift? It was even able to instantly wipe out one of the whale monsters that were said to be able to swallow anything. But before Princess Lushy could wake up from her stunned shock, a strong hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her slender neck, dragging her forwards and into Qin Yu's chest.

Hu –

Hu –

Gasping breaths sounded out in her ear. She was held tightly against his body and she could clearly feel the strong heartbeat in his chest.

It didn't make him feel as if he were flustered or panicked. Rather, he exuded an incomparably fierce and formidable aura.

The entire scene fell deathly silent!

No one had expected this result.

A human had passed by six great whale monster powerhouses and single-handedly captured a sea monster royal!

These types of situations should only occur in stories or daydreams, but now it was occurring in front of everyone's eyes, and it was far more impactful than they imagined.

"Don't move." While his voice wasn't pleasant to hear, it was calm and steady, like the water beneath a thick layer of ice, without a single ounce of emotion.

And, it made everyone understand just how deadly serious he was.

The hairs finally rose up all over Princess Lushy's body; she could feel a faint killing intent in his voice. But as a member of the royal family, she had sufficient confidence and pride. Her icy complexion didn't change as she said, "If you harm me in the least, you will forever be chased down by the races of the sea. They will never give up on you!"

Qin Yu lightly said, "I know."

What was this reply?

It was completely disregarding her!

Princess Lushy was suddenly enraged. But then, she stiffened.

At the nape of her neck, the hand grasping her suddenly tightened. A pale blue aura tinted her skin and breathing became difficult.

"Stop!"

"If you harm the princess, you will die without a grave!"

The whale monster powerhouses were panic-stricken. Besides the one who had been poisoned, the rest came rushing forwards. However, none of them dared to move. They were already ill with regret. If they knew this would happen they would have all moved to kill the bastard and wouldn't have allowed the princess to fall into such a trap. If anything were to happen to the princess, their best fate would be to commit suicide as an apology!

Thinking of this, the eyes of the five whale monsters turned bloodshot.

Qin Yu said without expression, "Everyone, I don't know how I have offended the sea monster royal family, but with things having come to this point, there is clearly no repairing our relationship. So to prevent an even worse situation, I hope that you will all restrain yourselves and not come over here. Otherwise, while it is still unknown whether or not I will escape, your princess will surely die."

He grabbed Princess Lushy and started to retreat. The crowd parted behind him as they tried to keep as far away as possible. They were afraid that if they neared him, they would be treated as accomplices. n0𝓋𝗲𝒍𝔲𝑠𝔟.𝕔0𝑚

After the initial shock, everyone regained their composure. As they looked at Qin Yu, there was surprise, admiration, and even a faint trace of pity that they couldn't conceal. The situation had been blown completely out of control and even a sea monster royal had been captured. It was impossible for things to end peacefully. Perhaps he might be able to live today, but in the end…everyone knew what the most likely outcome was.

The five whale monster powerhouses watched helplessly as Qin Yu led the princess further and further away. Their faces flushed red and they roared with thunderous anger, but none of them dared to take a single step forwards.

Finally, the whale monster commander shouted out, "We're leaving!"

Lifting up their poisoned comrade, the whale monsters shot up into the skies and left the scope of the Three Mountain Islands. Then, in the skies, a dim light flashed and massive figures appeared. These figures were great whales that were dozens of meters long with bodies weighing tens of thousands of jins!

For many cultivators, this was the first time seeing the true form of the whale monster race. They cried out in alarm, completely bewildered.

Bang –

Bang –

They crashed into the surface of the sea, stirring up wind and waves. Then, in the blink of an eye, the several large figures vanished from sight.

But everyone was well aware that the whale monster powerhouses wouldn't truly leave. They would stay close and keep an eye on the Three Mountain Islands.

At the same time, news of a royal being captured would reach the sea monster royal palace at the fastest speed possible.

A storm was coming!

Chapter 107 – Fishing

Three days passed. All around the Three Mountain Islands, the number of sea monsters experienced a drastic growth and formidable auras would periodically appear, causing a panic amongst the island cultivators. Everyone was well aware of what the root cause of this was, and as more time passed, everyone began to worry that the large-scale mobilization of sea monsters would affect the arrival of the Netherworld Ship.

On Three Mountain Islands, several powerful and well known powerhouses gathered together to hold an urgent meeting. They came out from the meeting with one conclusion: the cultivator who was holding the sea monster royal captive could not be allowed to stay here. But, in that battle several days before, Qin Yu had revealed his horrifying strength, and asking someone like that to leave wouldn't be simple at all. Of course, the most important reason was that no one wanted to offend such a dreadful enemy.

After agonizing over this matter for a long time, a cultivator finally proposed that since no one wanted to notify Qin Yu, then it was best that they all go together.

With so many people to disperse the responsibility, it should be impossible to become angry.

No matter how arrogant or reckless Qin Yu was, he shouldn't form enmity against all of them just because of this single matter!

After a short discussion, a decision was passed and 13 cultivators were finally chosen. They respectfully approached Qin Yu's door and quietly knocked.

"Fellow daoist Qin, you and I are both human cultivators, so when it comes to grievances with the sea races, we should be standing on your side. However, the Netherworld Ship will soon arrive, and the other fellow daoists on the islands are quite worried over this. They believe that the tremendous gathering numbers of the sea races will affect it."

Several more people also spoke up. They spoke in turns, and although they didn't clearly specify their hands, the meaning was actually quite clear.

Hey, could you please leave the Three Mountain Islands?

Qin Yu fell silent. He cupped his hands across his chest and said, "I understand what fellow daoists are trying to say, but since I have also come here for the Netherworld Ship, I will not leave." After the faces of the cultivators paled, he continued, "However, I can leave the immediate vicinity of the Three Mountain Islands and stay in the nearby sea area."

Although this was a bit different from what everyone was hoping, if Qin Yu was to leave the Three Mountain Islands, the sea monster races shouldn't vent their anger upon them. Furthermore, since Qin Yu had already made a concession in this matter, they feared that their efforts might backfire if they pushed things too far.

The short discussion ended. The cultivators cupped their hands together in thanks, and after expressing their apologies, they left.

Qin Yu shook his head and returned to his room. There was a helpless look on his face, but it immediately vanished, replaced by calmness instead. He turned and said, "Princess, it seems we will be moving to another location."

Princess Lushy's cultivation had been sealed and her expression was cold and bitter. She immediately closed her eyes.

Qin Yu didn't care about this. He packed his things, picked her up, and left.

Picked her up, as if he were holding a chicken, or even a duck…

Princess Lushy's eyes popped open and her face immediately flushed red. In her entire life, when had she ever received such humiliation? This rude, cruel, brute of a human cultivator! He should be cut apart by a thousand sabers! Once she was free again, she would definitely tear off his limbs and deep fry him in oil!

The island cultivators had already heard the rumors, and they were all paying attention to Qin Yu's dwelling. As they saw him leave, they immediately smiled. But soon, this smile froze on their faces and their lips began to twitch.

This…wasn't this a royal princess of the sea monsters? Yet, she was being treated so rudely. Did he really plan on not leaving behind the tiniest chance of survival?

Along the way, countless eyelids popped up and innumerable jaws dropped. There were also many looks of pity that scolded Qin Yu for trying to ruin his own chances!

Qin Yu arrived at the seashore. Great waves crashed against the beach. Giant swirls suddenly appeared on the sea, seething with anger, as countless enraged roars sprung up from the seabed.

Rumble rumble –

Massive shadows, each larger than the last, rapidly rose from the seabed. As they struck the surface of the water, pairs of blood red eyes were revealed, all of them with death-like glares!

This human, this damned human, this barbaric and ignorant human, he actually dared to treat the pride of the sea races like this, the brightest pearl of the deepest sea – her highness, Princess Lushy!

Die!

He had to die!

Fierce killing intent accompanied with surging waves came from all directions. The sky rapidly darkened and countless plumes of mist rose up, as if a violent storming were brewing.

Princess Lushy shut her eyes tightly and shivered. Although the sea monsters were angry because of her and the humiliation she was suffering, they were still seeing her current disgraceful state. As an arrogant princess who always considered herself a proud daughter of heaven, how could she accept this reality?

Shame and anger rose to her head. Her hatred towards Qin Yu suddenly rose to the peak. But unfortunately, all of these swings in her emotions were far too fierce. She groaned, tilted her head, and fainted.

"Release the princess!"

"Brat, you are dead! Not even the highest heavens or deepest earth will be able to save you!"

"I will tear you to shreds!"

Endless curses echoed between the water and sky.

Qin Yu looked up, expressionless. "Shut up and draw back. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

His fingers faintly moved and all the sea monsters sucked in a deep breath. None of them dared to curse at the heavens again.

This bastard was just despicable to the extreme! They wanted him to release the princess and fight 300 rounds with them! n0𝑣𝐞𝑳𝒰𝓈𝑏.𝗰0𝓂

Whoosh –

The sea surface suddenly broke open and a giant turtle rose up. Although only the shell was exposed, it was still over 300 feet high. If its entire body were to move out from the water, it would be as large as a hill.

Atop the turtle shell stood a middle-aged man. He had white-hair, white-clothes, and an impressive appearance. He cupped his hands together and said, "Fellow daoist Qin, perhaps there is a misunderstanding between you and my sea monster races. Maybe you can release the princess and we can discuss this matter further?"

Qin Yu remained silent.

The middle-aged man frowned. "Or, how about this instead. If fellow daoist Qin releases the princess, I will take responsibility for all this and allow fellow daoist to leave. After three days, the sea monster races will begin chasing after you."

Qin Yu shook his head.

The man's voice turned cold. "Could fellow daoist really be planning on being mortal enemies with my sea monster races?"

Qin Yu lightly said, "Fellow daoist, do you really think that I would release my captive in the current situation? Whether or not I wanted to become enemies with the sea monster races, that has already turned into a fact. Thus, if you don't want anything to happen to your princess, then you had best restrain yourself and not make any dangerous movements. I guarantee that once I am safe, I will personally send the princess away.

"Now, tell them to draw back."

The middle-aged man looked deeply at Qin Yu. "Fellow daoist Qin, I hope you don't regret this."

Whoosh –

The giant turtle sank back beneath the sea.

In the area around the seashore, the roaring sea monsters quickly retreated. But, their ruthless eyes were locked onto Qin Yu the entire time, none of them looking away from him.

On the islands, whether or not the people were used to Qin Yu, they all couldn't help but praise him for being so daring. Facing the sea monsters, he was able to force them back without batting an eyelash. Within the entire sea region there weren't many cultivators that could accomplish this. Many people started to inquire into who exactly Qin Yu was, but unfortunately after a flurry of activity they weren't able to come up with anything.

With a flick of his sleeves, a folded Thousandcraft House immediately popped open. It fluttered down atop the sea and gently rocked with the waves.

Qin Yu lifted Princess Lushy and leapt into the house. With another flick of his sleeves, the Thousandcraft House slowly fluttered away until it was 5000 feet from the island's shore.

Qin Yu tossed the princess on the floor and then sat down. At the same time, he casually took out a fishing pole from somewhere and started to fish.

As the waiting sea monsters saw this, their lungs nearly burst apart with rage.

Arrogant! This was just arrogant to the extreme!

Every ordinary fish and shrimp in the sea had the potential to transform into a sea monster; in other words, they could be called fellow clansmen. Yet this brat had not only captured the princess but was also fishing right in front of their faces. This was just naked, taunting contempt!

Several swordfish monsters were furious!

Amongst the sea monster races, they were one of the fastest. They had a long and sharp spike and narrow bodies that gave them unparalleled advantages. At this moment, with a sneering swordfish monster in the lead, several others followed behind, rushing back and forth beneath the Thousandcraft House with astonishing speed. The furious undercurrents they left behind caused the fish and shrimp below the surface to be blown away.

Fish? Fish? Fish your mom!

As several swordfish monsters were arrogantly shuttling under the sea at high speeds and occasionally making provocative actions, Qin Yu suddenly moved. With a flick of his sleeve, a deep purple magic sword flew out and stabbed into the sea's surface. With loud crackling sounds, purple lightning spread outwards!

The swordfish monsters trembled and tumbled over. They floated to the surface belly-up, their mouths twitching and foaming.

Qin Yu shouted in admiration, "What big fish!" He rubbed his chin and muttered, "Steaming is too boring and frying would be too oily. What would be the best way to eat them?"

The swordfish monster powerhouse was enraged. He definitely wouldn't stare blankly on as his fellow clansmen were gutted and eaten. His powerful tail swung left and right as he exploded forwards, so fast that he left afterimages in the water. As he arrived within the range of the Thousandcraft House and the lightning released by the magic sword fell upon him, he only faintly trembled. Not caring about the vibrations racing through his body, monster power erupted, forcing away the lightning!

"Great!"

"Have this human junior see how fierce our sea monster powerhouses are!"

"You dare to be enemies with us sea monsters? This will be the greatest regret of your life!"

The sea monsters shouted out loud.

The swordfish monster powerhouse sneered. He opened his mouth and sucked in deeply, wanting to carry away his fellow clansmen.

However, things definitely wouldn't be so simple. That thunder magic sword also looked quite nice; he would take that as well!

Buzz –

Buzz –

Waves rose up and rolled in from all directions. The thunder magic sword trembled.

Qin Yu shook his head. "I can't even eat in peace." He flicked his sleeve and a hundred foot tall bamboo appeared in thin air, falling straight into the water surface. Its roots, branches, leaves, every inch of its body was covered with leaping arcs of deep and pure purple lightning.

Crackle –

Crackle –

The surrounding 1000 feet of the sea was instantly covered in lightning.

The sneering swordfish monster's inner monster power immediately disintegrated. Its body trembled and its fish eyes rolled backwards. Then, it slowly floated upwards, joining its fellow juniors.

Whoosh –

On the sea surface there was a giant splash of water.

Qin Yu's eyebrows leapt up. He cried out in praise, "This is truly worthy of being the deep sea. A fish here can actually grow so large! This might be enough for a village of hundreds to eat their fill. Tsk. But who knows how many years it took for this fish to grow so large. If the meat is too old then chewing on it would be as rough as chewing on the roots of an old tree. It wouldn't be good at all."

He furrowed his eyebrows, deep in thought. Then, he clapped his hands. "I'll cook it with a large fire. I'll let it roast a bit longer than usual, and then I'll add some peppers and spices. The flavor will definitely be great!"

The swordfish monster powerhouse had a deep cultivation. Although it had been paralyzed by the thunder, it was still able to maintain its consciousness. As it heard these words spoken out loud, its eyes went wide with rage.

Shame!

This was shame!

All of the face that the swordfish monster had earned through the several hundred years of its life had been lost today.

In a single shuddering gasp of anger, the swordfish monster powerhouse finally fainted.

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Chapter 108 – Threatening the Sea Races

The sea monsters were left completely bewildered!

The sea had always been their world, so when had they ever met such an arrogant human? But, the key problem was that this human male's strength was not only formidable, but he had far too many methods at his disposal. For instance, this bamboo; they had never seen nor heard of anything that could discharge such potent lightning!

For better or worse, that swordfish monster powerhouse was a relatively powerful figure. But, it had been instantly stunned by that electricity. From this alone one could understand how potent it was. Many eyes turned around, and several electric eel monsters were horrified. They shook their heads and put on sad expressions. This purple thunder was just too ominous. Although they were born with natural skills in electricity, even they couldn't withstand something like this.

Deep beneath the sea, the giant turtle floated like a hill. It emitted a monstrous light, forming a barrier that pushed away the seawater. A white-haired white-robed man frowned. He was able to see everything beyond the barrier that occurred on the sea surface.

Across from him, a man in black armor was leaning back, his legs splayed out wide and his strong and sturdy figure like an iron tower. Just glancing at him made one feel apprehensive. Just sitting there without saying a word, a faint slaughter energy lingered about him.

"This junior, he's very strong." The black-armored man slowly said. His voice was as steady as a mountain, each word he spoke incomparably heavy.

The white-haired man cupped his hands across his chest. "Uncle Hai, do you not have full assurance against him?"

The black-armored man didn't lose his temper. He fell deep into thought for several breaths of time and then said, "Killing him isn't difficult, but to instantly kill him and ensure that no harm comes to the princess, that is indeed another matter altogether."

The sea monsters at the surface didn't know the judgment of this black-armored man, otherwise they would all be crying out in alarm. Just how prideful was this whale monster ruler? And yet someone like him had unexpectedly given a junior such a high appraisal.

The white-haired man forced a smile. "Can we allow him to be so dissolute? Then what face will my sea monster races have left?"

The whale monster ruler looked up, his gaze revealing a glint of sharpness that caused the white-haired man to stiffen and his heartbeat to nearly stop. "Prince Deepwhite, you are destined to inherit a great position and become a future lord of the sea, so how can you be so shortsighted? What meaning is there in face? As long as my sea races eventually kill that human and scatter his soul, there will be no other human in the world that will dare to taunt my people."

"Prince, I ask you to remember that in this world, the process will forever remain the process; only the result is what matters." The whale monster lord closed his eyes, his hard and callous face completely expressionless. "The princess being captured is a mistake of the whale monster race. I personally came here to correct this mistake. This junior will die."

The whale monster lord was a lofty character. Even if the sea monster royal family's prince was being admonished like this, he didn't feel any anger at all, and was instead secretly overjoyed. Prince Deepwhite turned around and sat down, finally calming down. Since the whale monster lord had said that he would kill Qin Yu, it would be done. All he needed to do was wait.

It was certainly impossible for Qin Yu to gut the several swordfish monsters and eat them. The reason he put on such a fierce display was to put pressure on the sea races. In the current situation, that was the only way he would have been able to guarantee a momentary peace. If he had revealed even the slightest intent of drawing back, well…would the sea monster races have just stood by and done nothing?

Qin Yu took back the magic sword and Skythunder Bamboo before returning to his room and sitting down. He couldn't really cultivate, but he could at least meditate. Princess Lushy remained by his side. With just a flick of his arm, he could grab onto her and instantly end her life.

This would be the worst possible outcome.

Although Qin Yu had previously said he had already become enemies with the sea monster races whether he wanted to or not, there were actually different levels of hatred. Capturing the princess and killing the princess, those were completely different matters.

He hoped that he could safely drag out the time until the Netherworld Ship arrived.

As long as he could board the ship and enter the Netherworld Sea Region, he would be safe.

Everyone knew that the sea monsters within the Netherworld Sea Region were not controlled by the sea monster royal family. Not just that, they were even incredibly hostile towards sea monsters from the outside. n0𝑣𝓮𝑙𝓤𝑆𝓫.𝗰0𝔪

That was a land the sea monster races weren't able to control!

Time passed a day at a time. Although the sea monsters all kept their attention on the Thousandcraft House floating nearby, none of them dared to casually approach.

The shadow of fear that the Skythunder Bamboo created in the hearts of the sea monsters was enough to restrain them. Occasionally, there would be some bold and newly-arrived sea monsters that would think themselves brave and try to intrude, but once the saw the trembling bodies of the unlucky swordfish monsters and how they had released their feces and shit around them, none of them dared to be impulsive again.

Six days later.

Qin Yu was sitting down, his aura calm and his heart steady. No one was able to sense how tense he was! Ever since leaving Three Mountain Islands, there was an absolutely bone-shaking terror that swelled up from deep in his heart, as if some peerless vicious beast had locked onto him from afar. If he were to reveal just the smallest of flaws, the fierce fangs of that beast would tear him to shreds and eat him up.

This feeling arrived in a strange manner, and no matter how Qin Yu sensed around him, he couldn't determine where the source was. But, this made him feel even more dread in his heart and confirmed his suspicions. A terrifying master must have arrived amongst the sea monsters, and was biding their time deep in the sea, waiting for a chance to move.

Up until today, nothing eventful had happened. It must be because this other party didn't have the full assurance to strike him down while ensuring Princess Lushy's safety. If so, then the chance this existence was waiting for was likely…the Netherworld Ship!

Once the Netherworld Ship arrived, countless cultivators would surge forth and this would inevitably affect his senses, giving an opportunity to this sea monster master. Moreover, Qin Yu couldn't forget another element of uncertainty by his side – Princess Lushy.

Although her highness the princess had remained relatively quiet and peaceful ever since she had been captured, as a sea monster royal, Qin Yu wouldn't believe it for a second if someone said she didn't have some other methods at her disposal. With everything considered, the arrival of the Netherworld Ship would be the riskiest time for Qin Yu.

His thoughts raced. Since he realized this, he wouldn't sit idly by and wait for death to take him.

After some time, a plan began to gradually take shape in his heart. After carefully considering and calibrating it for a day and making sure that there was nothing wrong with it, his heart finally calmed down.

Then, the Netherworld Ship arrived.

Two days later, at some random moment, the temperature within the world began to fall. A yin chill spread out, proliferating between the heavens and earth.

Qin Yu's eyes popped open. He grabbed Princess Lushy and stepped out from the Thousandcraft House. He looked up towards the skies. The sun still loomed large in the heavens, but the sunlight had turned pale and dim. As the rays fell upon his body, there wasn't any heat at all. Waves rose up in the originally calm sea, at first small, then larger, then finally growing into torrential waves!

All around the Thousandcraft House, countless sea monsters revealed disgust and loathing, as well as a fear they couldn't conceal. They turned and looked deep into the sea. At some unknown time, a massive pall of fog had appeared. The fog was dark gray and bleak, causing one to unconsciously shiver.

Crash –

Crash –

There was the sound of parting seawater.

A giant ship sailed out from the fog. Its hull was mottled, the bow was broken to the side, and the mast stood tall and erect, hanging with a tattered sail. Seeing it for the first time, one would imagine that such a dilapidated ship would break into countless pieces upon encountering a storm. But, the ship sailed atop the waves as if it were walking over flat land. The giant hull floated at the top of the waves, and although it was struck again and again, it didn't shake in the least.

The yin chill and the precipitous drop in temperature was all because of this ship. It seemed to drift out from the netherworld, tainted with the breath of death.

"Netherworld Ship!"

Shouts sounded out from the Three Mountain Islands.

Countless cultivators stared with wide eyes, their faces filled with wild joy and thrilling excitement.

Crowds started to gather and restlessly move about. However, no one dared to leave yet, because before the Netherworld Ship had anchored, no one could board it.

If a person were to recklessly approach, they might even be injured by the yin chill atop the ship!

All eyes followed the Netherworld Ship, waiting for it to dock. But, there was one exception.

Qin Yu looked down at Princess Lushy in his hands.

Whether or not his plan would succeed, it would all depend on how much worth this princess held in the hearts of the sea monsters.

Princess Lushy's heart sank as a foreboding feeling rose within her. But before she could say anything, magic power rushed into her body. Her eyes widened and she coughed before directly fainting.

"Brat, what are you doing!"

"If you injure the princess even the tiniest bit, I will flay you alive!"

"Bastard, you still haven't released her!?"

Even though the Netherworld Ship had arrived, the sea monster races still hadn't stopped observing Qin Yu. Every action and movement he took was watched by countless pairs of eyes, and as they saw Princess Lushy, these countless pairs of eyes suddenly turned blood red.

Qin Yu said in a low voice, "Fellow sea monsters, today, I would like to be the first one to step onto the Netherworld Ship."

He didn't conceal his intentions. With magic power supporting his voice, it reverberated through the air.

On Three Mountain Islands, countless cultivators were stunned briefly before immediately becoming incensed.

If you board first, then what about us?

In particular, some relatively stronger individuals that were confident in their strength had grim expressions.

The Netherworld Ship was difficult to board. One had to fight to earn their position, and the longer the ship remained, the more blood would be spilled. While there were many negative conditions, correspondingly there were also some benefits that served as compensation.

This benefit was prepared for the first cultivator to step atop the Netherworld Ship. The yin chill strength that hadn't yet dispersed from the ship would condense into a piece of 'black ice'. This thing was an incredible enticement for the variation sea monsters of the Netherworld Sea Region. By relying on this 'black ice', if one's luck wasn't too bad, they could subdue a formidable and fierce variation sea monster. Whether using it as a mount or minion, this was a powerful tool!

One of the main reasons so many people were brimming with energy was because they wanted to be the first to board the ship. But before things had even begun, Qin Yu wanted to be the first already?

What was the meaning of this? Surnamed Qin, what is the meaning of this!?

Angry cultivators glared at the Thousandcraft House. They hoped that they could use their eyes to dismember Qin Yu.

The sea monsters were dazed for a moment before they all flew into a blinding rage. What was the meaning of this? Did this Qin Yu think they were his slaves? That he could casually order them around?

This human cultivator deserved to be peeled apart!

Tens of thousands of cold eyes fell upon Qin Yu. If it were someone with a weaker mindset, they wouldn't have been able to withstand this at all. But, Qin Yu's complexion was calm and indifferent, as if he didn't notice anything at all. Before he spoke he had already expected this situation to occur. What was there to fear from looks? If looks could kill, he would already be invincible beneath the heavens.

Hum –

Magic power surged in his hands and a violent aura spread out, covering Princess Lushy. No one doubted that with just a single thought, the most brilliant pearl of the sea would turn into bloody meat.

The sea monsters shivered with rage and fear!

They had seen people who didn't care about face before, but they had never seen someone who was shameless to such a degree. He simply wanted to tear apart their bottom line!

Whoosh –

A giant turtle broke free from the water. Hai Deepwhite had a dark complexion, "Fellow daoist Qin, don't push things too far!"

Qin Yu lightly said, "I won't repeat myself a second time. Either the sea monster races help me be the first to board the Netherworld Ship, or I will kill the princess right now and then accompany her on the road to the yellow springs. The Netherworld Ship is docking soon; you don't have much more time to consider it."

He no longer spoke. His body roiled with killing intent, ensuring that everyone knew he wasn't joking around!

Hai Deepwhite's chest wildly fluctuated. He never imagined that as soon as Qin Yu took action, he would force him into a dead end. And, the strategies he had discussed with the whale monster lord had all been destroyed!

If he agreed and Qin Yu boarded the Netherworld Ship, it would be even more difficult to rescue Lushy. But if he refused…Hai Deepwhite believed that this Qin fellow truly would kill her.

Even if Qin Yu was faking it…he didn't dare to make the gamble!

The Netherworld Ship started to slow down. Soon, it would stop. If he continued to hesitate, there wouldn't be any more time.

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Chapter 109 – Boarding

Suddenly, several cultivators shot up from the Three Mountain Islands. Each one was at the late Golden Core realm, their auras sharp and straight, piercing into the horizon!

"Sea monsters, the Netherworld Ship is the only chance that us humans have to enter the Netherworld Sea Region. Never have you meddled in our affairs, so why must you make an exception today?" An old man leading the pack spoke. He was hidden in a halo of golden light that had faint images of people meditating within. This person was a Hollow Nascent Soul powerhouse!

In the past, the one that had advised Qin Yu to leave Three Mountain Islands was this man.

Hai Deepwhite drew in a deep breath, a chilling glint in his eyes. "Are you saying that you want a member of my sea monster royal family to perish here?"

The old man frowned. "I certainly don't have that meaning. But, that cultivator Qin is simply trying to fool you all. If you are all so intelligent, how could you fall for such a ridiculous plan!"

Hai Deepwhite sneered. "Can you guarantee? Can any of you guarantee? If something were to happen to the royal princess, could any of you bear the consequences?"

The complexions of several people changed.

They were 99% confident that Qin Yu wouldn't actually dare to kill the princess and perish together.

But just a 1% possibility of that happening was far too risky!

If they were all really blamed in this matter, none of them would live through the rage of the sea monster races.

The Hollow Nascent Soul old man's complexion turned ugly. "It looks like you sea monsters are prepared to interfere."

Hai Deepwhite said without expression, "I hope that everyone can consider the larger picture, and not make this difficult for us."

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

The surface of the seawater broken apart and countless sea monsters appeared. They fiercely glared at the humans, killing intent naked in their eyes. After suppressing their raging anger for so many days, all of them wished they could engage in wanton slaughter.

The Hollow Nascent Soul old man roared, "Although the sea monster races are strong, we human cultivators of the Three Mountain Islands will not comply with this demand!"

Bang –

Bang –

The auras of powerhouses erupted from all over the Three Mountain Islands. This represented the tough posture and attitude of every Golden Core powerhouse.

What would soon follow was a massive frigid battle between the human cultivators and sea monster races.

Hai Deepwhite's eyes blazed with anger. Although he was a royal prince and extremely trusted by his father, it was also because of this that he had to be more prudent and careful in his actions. He had several brothers, and none of them had ever given up their greed for his status. If he were to handle today's matters improperly, it would affect the subtle and frail balance that existed between the human cultivators and sea monster races. The drastic consequences that came from this would be something he wouldn't be able to withstand.

As if sensing the hesitation of the sea monsters, the human cultivators were even more daring. The Golden Core powerhouses continued to fly up from the Three Mountain Islands, their momentum rumbling through the air!

Qin Yu's pupils shrank and a bit of cold sweat dripped down his back. That feeling deep in his heart, where he felt as if he had been locked on to by some vicious beast, had become acutely intense. It was as if this terrifying power would soon arrive to grind him into pieces! Even so, he stood straight and tall, maintaining his composure the entire time.

Suddenly, the terrifying feeling disappeared.

Qin Yu's heart relaxed. He looked at the several Golden Cores, pity in his eyes.

Since he was fine, it should instead be these other fellows that would be in trouble.

Bang –

The surface of the water broke apart. A tall man in black armor stepped out. Without a single word, he punched out his fist.

The Hollow Nascent Soul old man's eyes widened, his face full of fear. Without any time to dodge, he was struck flying away.

The sound of broken bones and ruined meat rang through the air. The water was dyed red before being immediately washed away.

The whale monster lord had an indifferent expression. His eyes swept around, as sharp as sabers. "Now, who else disagrees?"

Several Golden Core cultivators that were standing near the Hollow Nascent Soul old man began to pale, their arms and legs shivering.

Just now, if the striking zone of that attack had been any wider, the several of them would have joined the old man along the road to the yellow springs.

On the Three Mountain Islands, the Golden Cores that had soared up immediately turned tail and fled back down without any shame.

This was a Nascent Soul! This was absolutely a Nascent Soul!

Before strength of this magnitude, who could still care about face? Maintaining their lives was all they could hope for.

Whoosh –

The final waves were parted and the Netherworld Ship came to a stop. But at this time, none of the human cultivators dared to step forwards.

The whale monster lord turned around, the black armor he wore emitting light friction sounds, his gaze as sharp as arrows shooting down from the heavens.

Qin Yu's face paled a tiny bit, but his back remained straight and steady. As he held Princess Lushy, he didn't tremble in the least.

The whale monster lord's face darkened. Then, he slowly said, "The sea monster races will agree to your request. After entering the Netherworld Sea Region, release the princess. Otherwise, I vow that even if you flee to the edges of heaven or the ends of the sea, I will find you, and I will kill you."

No one doubted the vow of a Nascent Soul powerhouse.

Qin Yu was no exception. "Senior, rest assured that I would also not like to completely doom myself with the sea monster races." He stared at the whale monster lord, completely still.

The whale monster lord turned around. "This matter has been settled. I will be leaving first."

Whoosh –

A monstrous light flashed and he disappeared.

Confusion reigned atop the Three Mountain Islands. But, no matter how restless the people were, no one dared to defy the will of the whale monster lord.

Hai Deepwhite's complexion was ugly. "Fellow daoist, if you will!"

Qin Yu retrieved the Thousandcraft House. A flash of light glowed within his body as he grabbed Princess Lushy and flew to the Netherworld Ship.

The human cultivators and sea monsters all had incomparably complex looks. From the time that the Netherworld Ship had first appeared until now, such a situation had never occurred.

Despicable little man!

He was just completely shameless!

Their hearts were full of envy and endless cursing, yet none of them could stop Qin Yu.

Pa –

He landed on the Netherworld Ship.

A yin chill aura snuck out from the deck, causing the hairs on his body to stand on end before immediately disappearing.

As if a mark had been placed on the cultivator's body.

Before Qin Yu could think further, the yin chill aura that hadn't fully dispersed from the Netherworld Ship began to rapidly gather, condensing into the form of a thumb-sized bead in front of him. The bead was pitch black and translucent, as if it were some sort of glazed jade. It clearly reflected the faces of those looking at it.

A faint fluctuation spread out from within Qin Yu's storage ring, extremely weak. If it weren't for Qin Yu being on full alert at this moment, he wouldn't have been able to sense it at all. A look of astonishment flashed in his eyes for a moment before he calmed down. Qin Yu reached out and obtained the black bead; it was icy cold to the touch.

Atop the Three Mountain Islands, the eyes of some cultivators that wanted to obtain this black bead immediately turned blood red!

Hai Deepwhite waved his head and led the sea monsters to draw back.

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

With the sound of breaking air, countless cultivators shot up into the skies, all of them hurtling towards the Netherworld Ship. Although the benefit from boarding the ship first had been taken, there was a limited number of people who could board the ship, and this fact hadn't changed. While boarding the ship didn't mean that they could manage to stay on, arriving earlier was still better than arriving later and fighting with people.

Bang –

Bang –

Vicious shockwaves of strength erupted. A fierce battle had begun, and it rapidly swept through the ranks of the cultivators like a swelling tide.

Qin Yu stood atop the deck, watching all of this occur. His complexion was tranquil and without a single wave. Yes, he had managed to board the ship without too much effort, but he had also paid a great price for this.

For instance, that black-armored Nascent Soul sea monster powerhouse with the incomparably deep aura. Although this person seemed casual and carefree, Qin Yu didn't doubt that he was enraged to the extreme. If that Nascent Soul powerhouse ever had the chance, he would definitely incinerate Qin Yu's body and soul to ashes if they were to meet again.

The affairs of the world were like this. There were gains and losses.

A massive number of cultivators started to board the ship. Soon the deck became crowded, but an area of 30 feet around Qin Yu was still clear of people. It wasn't that they feared him in particular, but they didn't want to approach and somehow provoke some trouble. The one Qin Yu held in his hands was a royal princess of the sea monster races, and if anything were to happen to her, who here could withstand the consequences? n0𝔳𝐄𝗅𝔲𝗌𝒃.𝒸0𝔪

Qin Yu was glad for the peace and quiet. He sat down. Of course, he also continued to hold the princess; she was his protective amulet.

The brutal battle continued.

On the Three Mountain Islands, a white-haired sword cultivator stepped forwards. His aura was filled with a dense sword aura, and anyone that approached within 50 feet of him was attacked by this sword intent. Wherever he passed, a storm of blood would rage and severed limbs would fly about. Countless cultivators shouted out in pain and agony as they drew back in a flustered panic.

"That is Solitary Sword Island's White Demonblade!"

"What a horrifying sword dao cultivation! He hasn't even drawn his sword but his sword intent covers the world. I fear he has already reached the boundary of Sword Heart!"

"With his late Golden Core cultivation and the terrifying attacks of a sword cultivator, there are few people beneath the Nascent Soul realm that can challenge him!"

White Demonblade stepped on the void. As he looked at Qin Yu, his killing intent wasn't concealed. He sneered, and the cultivators around him fled in fear.

"It looks like White Demonblade was extremely interested in the reward of being the first to board!"

"That Qin cultivator took advantage of the sea monsters races to be the first to board. But in doing so, he created many enemies for himself."

"Tsk. After we enter the Netherworld Sea Region, if he doesn't release the princess then the sea monsters will definitely kill him. But if he does release the princess...hehe, he'll have enough problems to deal with."

"This Qin cultivator has at least a 90% chance of not returning alive!"

Cultivators began to voice their opinions in hushed tones.

Qin Yu's eyes suddenly shot open. He glanced at a pallid cultivator nearby and lightly said, "If fellow daoist returns alive, I'm sure we will meet again."

The pale cultivator's complexion changed and he revealed a bit of awkwardness. He quickly turned and walked away. The others also quickly shut themselves up and cursed Qin Yu's hearing. They had spoken from so far away and so quietly, yet he had been able to hear them.

The air was filled with the smell of blood and the sea water was dyed red. As time passed, the sounds of slaughter began to gradually die down.

In two hours, at least hundreds of cultivators had died on the battlefield. Of course, most of these were at the Foundation Establishment realm. As long as a Golden Core master didn't deliberately go around looking for trouble, boarding the ship was easy for them.

Occasionally Qin Yu felt several eyes sweep over him, many of them filled with hostility. Thus, he didn't sense that some people were staring at him strangely.

Qi Quan clenched his jaws. "This bastard has such good luck! Even after framing him, he still managed to survive! Shit, those sea monsters are all useless!"

Han Shanye furrowed his eyebrows, "Fellow daoist Qin, be careful with your words!"

Qi Quan drew in a deep breath and nodded.

Han Shanye slowly said, "Fellow daoist Qin, there is no need to worry. Although we weren't able to kill him with the original plan, I already have another idea in mind. After we enter the Netherworld Sea Region, this Qin cultivator will definitely die!"

Qi Quan brightened. "Elder Han, are you serious?"

Han Shanye whispered some more words and Qi Quan was immediately overjoyed. Qi Quan looked up at Qin Yu, a fierce smile playing on his lips.

If everything went smoothly, then even if this person who killed Senior-apprentice Sister Xiang had three heads and six arms, he would still be torn to pieces by the sea monster races!

Whoosh –

Without any warning, the Netherworld Ship began to move. The waves parted as it broke into the fog. The cultivators on the ship were stunned before they began to celebrate. No one imagined that the Netherworld Ship would be anchored for such a short period of time before it left again. Altogether, it was a bit more than two hours.

Outside the ship, many cultivators that didn't have the chance to board were left in an anxious panic. Many of them had been injured and they were resting and gathering their energy before trying again. In a flurried haste, almost a hundred cultivators shot up into the skies, hoping to win one final spot before the ship disappeared.

Aboard the ship, the cultivators being attacked defended with all they had. They didn't try to kill their opponents; as long as they could persist for several more moments, these people would naturally retreat.

"Ahhh!" Screams suddenly rang out from outside the ship. A cultivator didn't notice as a mass of fog surrounded him. It was like he had been tossed into a pool of acid. His skin and flesh began to rapidly melt away, revealing his organs and bones. He tried to run away, but even after escaping the range of the fog, the corrosion still continued. In the end, he plummeted into the sea with a splash of red.

The cultivators chasing after the Netherworld Ship couldn't help but stop in fear and alarm. They looked at the departing ship with unwilling eyes as it sailed into the fog. After several breaths of time, the sea breeze blew and the fog quickly dissipated, restoring the area to serenity.

But, the Netherworld Ship had disappeared without even its shadow left.

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Chapter 110 – Thousandthread Everknot

The crashing of the waves vanished as the Netherworld Ship sailed into the fog. Or, perhaps it was this strange fog that lifted it along the way.

Silently.

Qin Yu was keenly aware that there were even more eyes falling on him right now. There was a little bit less awe and a little bit less dread, replaced by a burning heat instead.

He wasn't unfamiliar with this type of gaze. With a bit of thought, he looked at Princess Lushy.

In the rumors it was said that the women of the sea monster royal family were born with bodies that inherently drew in spiritual energy. As they cultivated, a massive amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy was gathered in their bodies.

They themselves couldn't use this spiritual strength, but after getting married, they could pass this power to their husband, helping their husband's cultivation to rapidly rise.

Now, it seemed that this rumor should be true.

Qin Yu's eyes flashed before he calmed down. Even if some people were coveting Princess Lushy, there shouldn't be anyone that dared to move against her in public. Otherwise once this news spread out, all that awaited them was a pitiful fate.

Lying flat on deck, Princess Lushy's long eyelashes moved for a moment before she fell still once more. A long time passed, and just as Qin Yu thought that some people might not be able to restrain themselves, the Netherworld Ship slightly shivered before the sound of breaking waves rose up once more.

They had arrived at the Netherworld Sea Region!

And indeed, the fog soon parted. A strange sea appeared in front of everyone.

The skies were black and misty, filled with stormy clouds that pressed down on the heart. As the light shone down on the sea, it was nearly black. Angry waves tumbled and roared, and strong gales howled in the air.

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

Without warning, at the moment that the Netherworld Ship stopped, the cultivators on board burst forwards, Qin Yu included amongst them.

At this time, no matter how high or low one's cultivation was, everyone erupted with their greatest speed.

The Netherworld Ship connected the Netherworld Sea Region to the outside world. Every time it did so, it needed to collect a certain amount of sacrifices. And these sacrifices consisted of the cultivators on board. While the sacrifices were randomly chosen, the people who lagged behind the rest in fleeing had a much higher chance of being chosen.

"Ahh!"

With a panicked scream, several cultivators were wrapped in a blood red light; they had been chosen by the Netherworld Ship. Their flesh and blood rapidly dissolved in the red light, before fusing into the hull and becoming part of it.

In ordinary circumstances, once the Netherworld Ship made its choice, it wouldn't target anyone else. But, there would always be unexpected incidents in life. Qin Yu grimaced. He suddenly felt as if his soul had been locked onto, and this feeling aroused his instinctual loathing and disgust.

Hum –

The blood red light appeared, covering him and Princess Lushy. He didn't know why, but his intuition told him that he was a bystander who had been dragged into this mess! But thinking of these things was impossible and the blood red light obviously wouldn't care about his thoughts. And, it was also impossible for him to toss away Princess Lushy.

Numerous gloating looks fell on Qin Yu. Qin Yu shouted out loud and his aura began to suddenly rise. A large invisible hand seemed to tear open the blood red light. The Netherworld Ship trembled slightly, and at this moment Qin Yu's hairs stood on end. He felt as if he had been locked onto by death, but this feeling vanished as quickly as it appeared, never to return again.

Countless cultivators revealed expressions of dread.

Instances of people refusing to be made sacrifices to the Netherworld Ship had happened numerous times in the past, and each one of those people had been an absolute powerhouse with a horrifying level of strength.

It seemed that besides what this Qin Yu had revealed, he had also been hiding more of his strength!

What a sinister man!

Many cultivators cursed inwardly, but also quietly rejoiced that they hadn't recklessly moved against him earlier.

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

The cultivators on the ship rapidly dispersed. Some went out in groups, but even more people chose to go alone. The Netherworld Sea Region was perilous and the mortality rate here was extremely high. A good portion of these people were also here to prey on those who died, or perhaps they were even manipulators who tried to get others killed.

If one went with others, while it might seem safer, it wasn't necessarily so.

Qin Yu lifted Princess Lushy and soared away. But at this moment, a towering figure blocked his way. White hair and sword – this was White Demonblade. His eyes were cold and obstinate. "Fellow daoist Qin, I hope that from this point on, you and I do not meet again." His words percolated with a cold chill.

With the sound of a ringing sword, White Demonblade flew away.

Qin Yu remained expressionless. With several flickers, he disappeared from sight.

After a moment, when he was far away from the Netherworld Ship, Qin Yu finally stopped. He frowned.

Hum –

Countless threads of blood erupted from Princess Lushy's body, drilling into both their bodies and leaving behind an icy cold feeling. She had opened her eyes at some unknown time, and while her expression was harsh, her eyes seemed to be relieved.

Qin Yu's complexion darkened, "Princess, I think you had best give me a reasonable explanation for this."

Princess Lushy gnashed her teeth, but she restrained herself from saying too much. "This is the Thousandthread Everknot. You should know that even if it cannot achieve mutual death, there is still the concept of shared losses. If you dare to misbehave against me in the least, I will immediately commit suicide. At the very least you will be severely wounded!"

Qin Yu's forehead was covered with heavy lines. This sea monster royal princess was really too full of herself.

He coldly said, "Don't worry. I have exactly zero intentions towards you."

Princess Lushy was stunned for a moment before she was immediately enraged. What did you mean that you have zero intentions towards me? Do you think that I'm too ugly or something? Damned human cultivator!

Concerning these things, women always had a convoluted set of reasoning. If one looked for specific reasons, it was best to refer to stories about animals and how people were even inferior to them.

Qin Yu let go of her. He drew back one step. "I will abide by my promise. I will let you go here, but I should caution you to be careful and not be caught by anyone."

Princess Lushy sneered. "Are you afraid you'll be implicated?"

Shouldn't this be the time that she was jumping in joy at being released? Indeed, Qin Yu realized that he really couldn't guess the logic of women. He was disinclined to say anything further to her and turned to leave.

Princess Lushy stomped her feet in anger. "Despicable human cultivator! Wait until I go back and gather a team of masters! I will definitely capture you and bring you back to the royal palace where you will suffer for the humiliation I endured!"

Whoosh –

Princess Lushy fell into the sea. After several moments, an eerie light lit up as she was restored to her true form. Impressively, her true form was that of an elegant single-horned flood dragon. The jade bright scales reflected a faint halo of light in the dark sea water.

With a sweep of her tail, the flood dragon sank into the deep sea and rapidly departed.

By the time Qin Yu had flown several hundred miles away, he had already forgotten about Princess Lushy. At this time he was being blocked by a lobster monster. In truth, this was a giant lobster that was hundreds of times larger than normal and was covered in an eerie monster energy. Its scales were black and its blood red eyes were cruel and violent. It clearly wasn't too bright a creature.

Seeing Qin Yu, the lobster monster cried out loud and broke free from the water. Its powerful pincers came snapping upwards, its blood red eyes filled with excitement.

It had attacked without a single word, crude, simple, and direct. It seemed that all the sea monsters of the Netherworld Sea Region were extremely dangerous beings!

Qin Yu flicked his sleeves and the lobster monster was sent flying away with a bang. Fierce fluctuations spread out from within his storage bag, slightly different from before.

Revealing an astonished look, Qin Yu waved his sleeves. With a flash of light, two items appeared: the Soul Burying Flag that had been ruined by the Soul Burying Arrow, and the black short sword – the Hundred Nether Sword. n0𝒱𝓔𝒍𝗎𝐬𝒷.𝔠0𝗆

Whoosh –

The Hundred Nether Sword flew out on its own. It stabbed into the lobster monster's flesh, and a black flow of energy entered the sword. The Hundred Nether Sword hummed in excitement. As its master, Qin Yu could sense the desire emanating from it. After so many previous killings, the Hundred Nether Sword had never produced such a response before. Could it be that the sea monsters of the Netherworld Sea Region were different and could enhance the power of the sword?

This idea lit up Qin Yu's mind. He beckoned with his hand and took back the Hundred Nether Sword. Suppressing his thoughts, he first looked at the Soul Burying Flag. When he first boarded the Netherworld Ship and the yin chill energy had formed a bead, the Soul Burying Flag had sent out a weak fluctuation. He turned his hand, producing the black bead. However, this time there was no response from the Soul Burying Flag.

Qin Yu pondered for a moment. He pressed the bead atop the Soul Burying Flag. After several breaths of time, he happily smiled as the bead began to melt into the flag, slowly integrating into it. Perhaps this ruined treasures had a chance of recovering. But, what about the Blacksky Demon that was still within it?

After some time, the entire bead was fused into the Soul Burying Flag. Although he couldn't sense any differences he believes that there would inevitably be changes occurring within it.

He put away the Soul Burying Flag and picked up the Hundred Nether Sword. Thinking a bit, he began to release his aura. Since the sea monsters of the Netherworld Sea Region might have a strength within their bodies that could enhance the Hundred Nether Sword, he naturally wanted to verify this. If it was true…

Reality proved that the Netherworld Sea Region's sea monsters had extremely sharp senses. As soon as Qin Yu released his aura, a fish monster came rushing out. This fish monster had a flat body and its mouth was located in its abdomen. Its mouthful of fierce fangs looked strange and its entire body was covered in monster energy; it was clearly on a higher level than the lobster monster.

It opened its mouth wide, but before it could even cry out a black light came flashing towards it. Monster energy emerged from the fish monster's body, but in front of the black light, that frail barrier was immediately broken.

Puff –

With the sound of tearing flesh, the Hundred Nether Sword pierced through the fish monster's eye and directly into its brain. Variation sea monsters were infamous for possessing potent vitality, but this one had perished in a single strike.

Qin Yu's eyes brightened.

The Hundred Nether Sword had moved on its own volition to kill the fish monster. He carefully observed and saw that the scales of the fish monster's corpse began to darken in color, as if some strength within it was being extracted and wrested away.

It really could be used!

Whoosh –

The sea's surface broke apart and a third sea monster ran out. There was a giant circular shell on its back; it was a sea snail monster with amazing defensive abilities. But beneath the power of the Hundred Nether Sword, these defensive abilities were just useless. The sword pierced the spiral gaps and thrust into the monster.

Weng –

Weng –

Three sea monsters had died miserable deaths. The Hundred Nether Sword seemed as if it had recovered some past memories as it began to shake with excitement. If Qin Yu didn't recall it, then according to the current trend, it would likely slaughter this entire area clean!

There was nothing else it could do; it was that hungry!

If it had been anyone else that had been tossed into some god forsaken underground land for over a thousand years and had finally obtained freedom and sustenance, they would also be the same.

Qin Yu held onto the unwilling Hundred Nether Sword and smiled as he lightly caressed the sword blade. "Don't worry. Since I came here, I will naturally allow you to eat your fill. But, eating these little things is meaningless. We're going to find a good and filling meal for you."

Seeming as if it could sense its master's intent, the Hundred Nether Sword cried out one more time before quieting.

Qin Yu lifted his hand and a jade slip appeared in his palm. This was a map of the Netherworld Sea Region that was a summarization of knowledge and experience from the cultivators of the past. But, several danger zones were actually not mapped out. Originally, this was an indication to stay as far away as possible, but now…

Whoosh –

A brilliant light flashed. Qin Yu howled away, crossing hundreds of miles rapidly. Although the boundless sea was the same everywhere, if he looked at the shadows in the distance and the direction of the currents and then contrasted that with the sea map, he could approximate his current position and direction.

He wouldn't go towards the shadows on the horizon for now. First, he would look for a place to rest and allow the Hundred Nether Sword to eat again.

An hour later, after cutting down 17 more sea monsters, Qin Yu stopped.

In front of him, the sea's surface was covered with swirls and the rumbling of water filled the air as it fell deep towards the seabed.

This place was called the Nine Nether Winding Path. At the seabed there were countless holes extending in all directions, forming an incomparably complex terrain. Many formidable sea monsters of the Netherworld Sea Region were gathered here. If a cultivator entered, they would have nine chances of death and one chance at life.

Qin Yu had no intention of entering. With a flick of his sleeve, he summoned the thunder magic sword and stabbed it into the sea!

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Chapter 111 –The High-spirited Old Crab

Purple lightning branched out. Although the power of thunder had weakened a great deal by the time it reached the seabed, it was still considered a great provocation against the sea monsters living below. They were quietly living down in the sea and not looking for any trouble with outsiders, yet some foreigner dared to come right up to their door and provoke them! This was just seeking death!

There would be no discussion – just kill him!

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

The sea's surface erupted and two mighty sea monsters leapt out. From appearances they were closely related, some type of pointed fish. They were dozens of feet long with thick scales covering their bodies. It was clear they possessed amazing defensive capabilities. Bizarrely, these fish monsters had fleshy hands coming from their tails and beneath their gills, making them look like an eerie amalgamation of man and fish.

Indeed, the high level sea monsters of the Netherworld Sea Region were all strange mutant varieties. Their appearances were surreal, and it was no wonder that they weren't approved of by the sea monster races outside and were hostile to each other. But, although they looked a bit odd, their Golden Core aura could not be mistaken. These two fish monsters were incredibly fierce.

The Hundred Nether Sword violently shivered, so excited it seemed as if it could cry!

Master, you are such a wonderful person! You brought me to eat such a great meal. No good, no good, I am so happy that I will faint!

Although the two Golden Core fish monsters had blood red eyes, they clearly had a bit of spiritual wisdom. As they looked at Qin Yu, they revealed evident caution. The monster races were extremely sensitive to energies, far surpassing human cultivators. Although they hadn't fought yet and Qin Yu was also suppressing his aura, they could still feel a threat emanating from him.

In particular, when facing these two brothers, this human cultivator actually wasn't scared but seemed quite bored instead. This left the fishes cursing in their hearts. However, this fellow was right at their door and they had also leapt out, so if they were to turn tail and flee, it would be too shameful. They wouldn't have the face to stay here any longer.

As the two fish monsters were hesitating with regret, the Hundred Nether Sword already made a choice for them.

Whoosh –

The sword came flying out and slashing down!

Not mentioning strength, just this momentum alone was completely awe-inspiring.

But this time, the Hundred Nether Sword suffered a loss and was suppressed. Although there were many Golden Core realm fish monsters in the sea region, these were absolute powerhouses. How could it be so easy for them to be chopped up like vegetables? A deep monster light erupted, and as the Hundred Nether Sword fell into it, it shivered and found it hard to extricate itself.

Bang –

A column of water roared forth. The Hundred Nether Sword was struck so hard that it bent and was blown backwards.

The two fish monsters revealed a satisfied expression. If us two brothers join together, dealing with you isn't difficult at all! Although this human cultivator hadn't yet moved, it would be easy to deal with him once his treasure was ruined.

Hehe, they would kill him now and add him as an additional dinner dish!

But before the two fish monsters could coldly sneer, there was the sound of breaking air. The Hundred Nether Sword that had been blown backwards was flying back at an even faster speed. The sword blade was complete and unharmed, without even the slightest damage to it.

Bang –

The Hundred Nether Sword cut down!

It was aggressive and ferocious, as if it were roaring out: Whoever blocks me from eating I will kill, I will go all out!

Qin Yu's lips twitched. You wanted to eat others, and you don't even want them to resist? This sort of completely uncaring and unreasonable temperament that ignored any sense of face…I like it!

However, if he really allowed the Hundred Nether Sword to attack by itself, he had no idea how long it would take before the two fish monsters were slowly grinded to death. There was a high chance that the fish monsters would detect that something was off and would simply flee.

Qin Yu stepped forwards. The air seemed to explode around him. Like a wild tiger descending a mountain, he violently attacked!

Bang –

Bang –

With two loud explosions, the fish monsters were sent tumbling backwards, vomiting out blood. The Hundred Nether Sword seized this chance, and with two swipes of black light, the two fish monsters' pitiful cries were silenced forever.

The Hundred Nether Sword trembled in the air. A black mass of light covered it. It rang out loud as it swallowed in great gulps.

Its thoughts were as follows:

Wuwuwu, I am too happy!

I'm eating! I'm eating! I'm eating eating eating!

I'm going to eat till the end!

The Hundred Nether Sword ate its fill. As it was completely drowned in its absorption of the monsters' energies, the other sea monsters within the Nine Nether Winding Paths were moved to anger! Although the fish boss and his second brother barely counted as minor characters, for better or worse they were still sea monsters that dwelled within their Nine Nether Winding Paths. For them to be slaughtered so simply, it was just disgraceful.

While they didn't care for revenge, this man and this sword could not be forgiven!

Whoosh –

The seawater split open. A giant crab broke out. It had a gray iron-like shell and a giant pair of crab claws. It howled out loud, a horrendous sound. As the sea monsters saw this, they coldly sneered. The crab monster had taken action, and now the fate of this man and his sword had come to an end. Everyone knew that while this old crab wasn't considered too strong, his defensive abilities and endurance were horrifying.

But what happened after left the sea monsters' jaws dropped to the floor. They were left completely dumbfounded and eventually were left cursing into the wind.

Qin Yu grabbed the Hundred Nether Sword, turned, and fled.

Bang –

A crimson flame ignited. Like a meteor, it cut across the horizon, rapidly fleeing.

This fellow, before a battle even occurred, he had just run away.

What a soft egg, completely gutless!

The old crab monster was a bit resentful, but it was even more conceited in its heart. It coughed a little and stood taller. This person that had easily and ruthlessly slain the old fish and his brother had seen the old crab and had run away in fear. What was majesty? What was daring? To not surrender on the battlefield, do any of you understand?

He waved his claws around in high spirits. The magnificent crab monster spun around and dove back into the sea.

…..

Qin Yu's complexion was dark as he urged the Blood Escape Art to the limit. The Hundred Nether Sword could feel the chill percolating around its master and remained obediently still.

It was a moment ago when the old crab monster broke through the water that Qin Yu's heart skipped a beat and he felt a great dread overcome him, as if a disaster were imminent.

This feeling inexplicably came from nowhere, but it felt so real and intense. It was like a saber was hovering above his head, ready to cut down at any moment!

Qin Yu instantly thought of Princess Lushy and the Thousandthread Everknot she used.

That woman, she actually hadn't undone their connection yet.

Qin Yu had an impulse to curse out loud. If anything were to happen to Princess Lushy, then even if he ignored the rage of the sea monster races, he would still be gravely wounded and put in immediate danger.

If he were reduced to such a state in the Netherworld Sea Region, how was that any different from death?

Clenching his teeth, the red flames combusted even more vehemently. His speed quickened.

Somewhere in the Netherworld Sea Region, rough waves tumbled out. Beneath the water, thunderous sounds rang out as a great battle was underway.

Princess Lushy was in her true flood dragon form. She was being besieged by four variation sea monsters. Although those with a flood dragon body were born with an inherent ability to control the power of the sea, she was still too young and her strength too lacking. As she was besieged by four powerful variation sea monsters, she could barely manage to hang on.

In the surroundings, several cultivators in black robes coldly sneered.

"The spiritual medicine that the Saint Lord bestowed upon us is truly fierce; even these variation sea monsters can be temporarily controlled. If it weren't for them, wanting to capture this little girl wouldn't be easy!" This voice was quite familiar; it was the demonic path cultivator, Han Shanye. He helplessly shook his head, "But what a pity, the royal family girl must have an unblemished and untainted body to be used as a sacrifice, otherwise…"

Qi Quan flattered, "Once Elder Han captures that sea monster royal, it would definitely help the Saint Furnace reawaken. The Saint Son will surely grant you a great reward, and the day of your cultivation rising again will be just around the corner!"

Han Shanye cackled. "After this matter, I will make some arrangements and pin the death of the sea monster princess onto that Qin fellow. Once that occurs, even if he has six arms and three heads, he will die a miserable death in the sea! Fellow daoist Qi, you will finally have taken revenge for Fairy Xiang."

Qi Quan cupped his hands together. "I will have to depend on Elder Han's ingenious plan."

Han Shanye smugly smiled.

When the Saint Lord arranged for this mission, he sent two Saint Sons to complete the task. This was an indication of how much importance he placed on refining the furnace, as well as being a test for the Saint Sons. He was a follower of Deepblue Saint Son, so if he could help the Saint Son achieve victory, what would the present rewards be in comparison to what he would obtain in the future?

This was the most important point!

Han Shanye's eyes flashed with a cold light. "We've dragged this on long enough. The little monster girl doesn't have much strength left. Have those four sea monsters capture her no matter the cost!"

If this were just a killing, this would have ended long ago. But capturing someone alive required a certain degree of finesse.

"Yes, Elder Han!"

A demonic path cultivator took out a conch and blew on it. A silent sound wave spread out and the four controlled sea monsters immediately went wild. Princess Lushy was originally barely managing to support herself and now she was instantly placed in peril. Countless wounds were added to her body, and the flavor of a flood dragon's blood in the water caused the four sea monsters to release their cruel and violent instincts, making their attacks much more ferocious.

A demonic path cultivator held a bowl-shaped magic tool that he used to absorb the flood dragon blood in the water, to prevent it from spreading out and drawing in more sea monsters. This capture had been planned far in advance. Not only could they catch a sea monster royal to use as a top tier sacrifice, but they could even shift the blame to Qin Yu and place him in a death trap!

Princess Lushy bled more and more, and her body started to become cold and weak. For the first time, fear began to appear in her pearl-like flood dragon eyes. In order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, no matter how scared she was before she was still able to maintain her calm. But, no matter how calm she was, in terms of the flood dragon race's relative age, she could only be considered a ten year old girl. When death truly arrived, she would still be afraid.

King father, queen mother, big brother, where are you? I am going to die soon, please save me!

Tears leaked out, condensing into crystalline pearls that fell towards the dark seabed. It seemed she had accepted her destiny.

But inexplicably, the princess immediately recalled Qin Yu. This was all because of that despicable and damned human cultivator! Otherwise, how could she have fallen to such a state!? If I die, then father will certainly take revenge for me, and you can forget living! That's right…there was also the Thousandthread Everknot! Once I die, not only will he be severely wounded, but he will definitely be eaten up by the variation sea monsters!

With her thoughts racing, Princess Lushy didn't feel guilty at all. Rather, it brought her a little comfort. This bastard Qin fellow's punishment was well deserved!

Suddenly, a faint fluctuation spread out. Flood dragons had naturally sharp senses when it came to the water currents.

Princess Lushy lifted her dark and teary eyes. She saw a blood red beam of light racing through the water, catching up to her with mind-boggling speed!

Her eyes widened. This was…

Bang –

A wild strength swept out. The four ferocious sea monsters were sent flying away.

The demonic cultivators in the surroundings all had ugly complexions. Their plan had just been about to succeed, but some scoundrel had dared to interfere in their demonic path's affairs. Was this person really so tired of living?

Han Shanye's expression was ice cold. He was startled for a moment before he coldly sneered.

It was that boy!

Great, this was far too great!

Qi Quan gnashed his teeth. "Elder Han, please kill him!"

Han Shanye coldly waved his hand. Four demonic cultivators rushed out.

They definitely would kill this boy. Otherwise, once news spread out of them trying to seize a sea monster royal, even if it wasn't true they would still be left dealing with all sorts of trouble.

And the Saint Lord had expressly warned that no matter how they handled their affairs, they could not frontally engage the sea monster race and tear apart any pretense of cordiality.

But with the sudden appearance of the Qin fellow, it seemed that their plans would have to change.

Mm?

How about this. The human cultivator had gone insane with lascivious desires, and in order to maintain her purity, Princess Lushy had decided to perish together with him. n0𝒱𝖊𝗅𝒰𝓈𝔟.𝑐0𝗆

This was a pretty good story. The sea monster races would be more receptive to something like this, and it was simpler and more feasible than the original plan.

Qi Quan diabolically grinned. He grabbed the conch and blew on it with all his strength, controlling the four sea monsters to hurl themselves at Qin Yu.

Roar –

Roar –

The four sea monsters howled.

Qin Yu's gaze was chilling. He stepped forwards, welcoming the attack. He flourished the Hundred Nether Sword and poured his billowing magic power into it.

Weng –

The Hundred Nether Sword cried out in excitement. A faint light started to shimmer around the black sword blade.

The sea monster closest had countless tentacles. Just as it was about to wrap up Qin Yu, a black light flashed and it froze in place.

Puff –

Massive black ink spewed out, turning this entire area of seawater pitch black.

Qin Yu didn't stop. He thrust out the Hundred Nether Sword, piercing its mouth.

The sword blade broke through its jaws and stabbed into its brain!

Turning around and avoiding the sweeping claws, he released the Hundred Nether Sword from his hands. There was a light popping sound.

The last sea monster tried to tackle Qin Yu from the side. But what greeted it was Qin Yu's fist.

The strength of his Demon Body and a cultivation comparable to a Hollow Nascent Soul, when these two aspects combined together, even with the sea monster's hard head it still burst apart like a watermelon.

And at this moment, the four demonic cultivators arrived. Seeing the black seawater before them, they hesitated. They didn't fear Qin Yu, but were somewhat worried they would be accidently injured by the four rampaging sea monsters.

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Chapter 112 – The Old Crab's Hidden Bitterness

Qi Quan roused his magic power. It wildly surged about him as he locked his eyes onto the black seawater, his eyes filled with cruel excitement.

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!

Tear him to shreds!

At this moment, a light crack rang out from his hands.

Qi Quan's face stiffened. He lowered his head in stunned silence, and as he saw a crack in the conch, his eyes flew open.

Bang –

The conch blew apart. Countless fragments flew out, puncturing Qi Quan's head. His two fragile eyes were not lucky enough to escape unscathed – they were pierced through and burst open!

"Ahh!"

He cried out miserably and started to wildly tumble through the water.

The several demonic cultivators who rushed forwards turned back to look at Qi Quan. As they saw what happened, their faces turned pale white.

Whoosh –

The seawater split open and Qin Yu rushed out. Before the demonic cultivators could respond, their bodies were sent soaring backwards. The eerie sounds of shattered bones and flesh filled the air, leaving one's scalp tingling. With repeated coughs, a demonic cultivator was immediately turned into a corpse.

Qin Yu flicked his sleeves, causing vast tracts of seawater to surge forth like a giant hammer. It covered the two other demonic cultivators and they screamed miserably as they were crushed alive.

The last demonic cultivator turned tail to flee but a black light flashed in front of his eyes. He grabbed his throat and twitched, and as a giant plume of blood blew out from his neck, he slumped down, dead.

Han Shanye's eyes widened. He suddenly understood that he had underestimated Qin Yu's strength by far! In just several breaths of time, the four variation sea monsters and four of his subordinates had been killed.

It had to be known that they were all at the Golden Core level!

Ignoring Qi Quan who was rolling around in pain, Han Shanye turned and fled. It was unknown what sort of magic tool he activated, but he fled at a mind-boggling speed, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Qin Yu's eyes flashed. He flicked his finger and a talisman opened and broke apart, turning into a flow of light that covered Qi Quan's body.

As if he could feel the imminent danger, Qi Quan took out the bronze mirror. He crazily poured his magic power into it, screaming in a high-pitched voice, "I'm not afraid of you, I'm not afraid of you!"

Weng –

The bronze mirror began to emit a dazzling light. A beam of light suddenly shot out, and wherever it passed through, seawater was directly evaporated into nothingness!

It was incomparably powerful!

Unfortunately, the beam of light was still a good distance away from Qin Yu.

Qin Yu flicked his sleeve and a current of water flushed away Qi Quan, ending his life at the same time. With another wave of his hand, Qin Yu drew the bronze mirror into his hand.

Indeed, this bronze mirror was the same one found in the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling.

This thing should have originally been in the hands of Xiang Ruyu. After killing her, Qin Yu hadn't been able to find it on her body. He never expected that it would unexpectedly appear here in the hands of a demonic cultivator. As he sensed the resistance and faint hostility from the bronze mirror, Qin Yu had a thoughtful look. After mulling over it for several breaths of time, he approximately understood what was happening.

Sure enough, there was no unprovoked love or hate in this world. The reason these demonic cultivators came looking for him to begin with was all because of Xiang Ruyu. If so, then the hostility of the sea monster races towards him couldn't be disconnected from these demonic cultivators.

The black seawater gradually dispersed, revealing Princess Lushy's form. At this time she was deathly pale and her aura was extremely weak. She looked at Qin Yu, and though her lips moved she didn't say anything.

Qin Yu frowned. He said, "Princess, I have already released you, so why haven't you undone the Thousandthread Everknot? If I had come even half a step late today, then not only would you have died but I would also have died!"

Princess Lushy's eyes popped open. The little bit of guilt and gratitude she felt immediately vanished as she started to gnash her teeth.

Really, this Qin fellow was just an abominable bastard! The only reason he saved me is because he didn't want to be implicated!

She drew in a deep breath and coldly said, "I am injured, so you may protect me for the next several days. Don't worry. After I heal and return home, I will clearly explain everything that has happened. Not only will the sea monster races not bother you anymore, they will even compensate you for your efforts."

Qin Yu thought about it and nodded, his complexion still a bit ugly. It had to be known that there was a limit to the time he could stay in the Netherworld Sea Region, and there were many other matters he needed to attend to so how could he waste so much time? But, abandoning Princess Lushy here obviously wasn't a good choice either. This woman would probably mention something about the Thousandthread Everknot, and there was still the passive threat of the sea monster races…

Princess Lushy's teeth itched with annoyance. If it weren't for you, would I have fallen into such dire straits? You bastard!

But, the princess had clearly forgotten that she had been tricked by others to provoke Qin Yu first. Of course, even if the princess could think of this, she would still subconsciously ignore it.

Qin Yu didn't waste his breath. He grabbed Princess Lushy and quickly flew away.

Princess Lushy clenched her jaws.

Endure! Endure! I will endure this!

Flying a thousand miles and dealing with several sea monsters along the way, Qin Yu carved open a cave dwelling deep into a reef down in the seabed. Thanks to the complicated terrain of the Netherworld Sea Region, there were trenches that were hundreds of thousands of feet deep, reaching terrifying depths, as well as undersea mountains that rose up so high they were only a few hundred feet from the surface. Otherwise, just the water pressure would cause one to implode on themselves, much less open a cave dwelling.

Qin Yu tossed down some pills and went to another room.

Princess Lushy wavered but eventually took the pills. After carefully inspecting them, she grit her teeth and swallowed them down.

Soon, her complexion brightened. The anxiousness on her face disappeared and she closed her eyes to heal her wounds.

At this time, Qin Yu was holding the Hundred Nether Sword and carefully sensing its changes. This demonic tool had swallowed six Golden Core variation sea monsters, but besides the color of the blade becoming deeper, there weren't any other superficial changes. Its aura had become a bit stronger, but Qin Yu had clearly been able to see how strong it was when it killed three variation sea monsters on its own.

Gently stroking the scabbard and feeling the light and rough edges, Qin Yu lost himself in thought for half a day. It seemed that even though the Hundred Nether Sword had recognized him as its master, it hadn't fully opened itself. But that didn't matter. Since it had recognized him as its master, there would eventually come a time when he learned just what sort of treasure the Hundred Nether Sword was.

He placed it into the storage ring and with a wave of his hand took out the bronze mirror he just obtained. With this, all the harvests from the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling were now in his hands. He hadn't plotted anything at all, but those who schemed had all died. In a way, this could be called a great joke.

But returning to the main subject.

The bronze mirror emanated a clear rejection. This was different from what should have happened. Generally speaking, a magic tool's relationship to its master should be immediately dissolved upon its master's death. But, he wasn't startled nor angry, and instead revealed a happy expression. This was because this indicated that the bronze mirror wasn't some inanimate magic tool, but had its own simple form of judgment.

In other words, it had its own consciousness.

Spirit treasure…

Qin Yu carefully probed the bronze mirror. After half a day, his eyebrows leapt up in excitement because maybe this time, the worth of his harvest had far exceeded his expectations!

This bronze mirror was a spirit treasure!

However, it seemed that it had suffered heavy damage a long time ago. Its consciousness had been severely wounded and a majority of its strength had been sealed away. All that was left over was perhaps only a tenth of its peak strength, and likely even less than that. Still, less than a tenth of its peak strength was still so incredible. If it could be restored to its peak state, then perhaps even a Nascent Soul would have to retreat.

Qin Yu's smile widened. After a brief try, he couldn't refine it for now. But he wasn't worried. This was a spirit treasure, so how could it be so easily subdued? He could raise it for now.

Taking out several pills, Qin Yu sat down and started to refine them. Cultivating was like a boat sailing against the current. If one didn't move forwards, they would inevitably fall behind. One of the most important reasons for his current strength was the little blue lamp, but Qin Yu had his own ethic of hard work and diligence, and this was something that no one could take away.

Five days later, Princess Lushy emerged from her room. Qin Yu called out, "Can you leave yet?"

Princess Lushy raised her head and nodded.

Qin Yu turned and left. His voice echoed out from afar, "Undo the Thousandthread Everknot!"

Before it fell, he had flown far away.

Princess Lushy's cold and prideful expressional finally cracked. She angrily stamped her feet against the ground. You surnamed Qin fellow, you really take me as a princess! You fear I will implicate you, but I also fear you will implicate me!

In a fit of anger, she slapped her forehead. A mass of blood red light appeared in front of her, filled with countless threads of blood red light. Ruthlessly slapping it, the blood red light broke apart. Princess Lushy took in a deep calming breath and then flew out from the cave dwelling.

Far away, Qin Yu could feel an invisible connection sever itself from his body. As he realized the Thousandthread Everknot had been undone, he relaxed a little. He really didn't hope to further entangle himself with the sea monster races. If everyone could just walk their own road and ignore each other, that would be for the best. Now that this spell of trouble was over, it was time to get down to work.

Whoosh –

Qin Yu raced away.

An hour later – n0𝓥𝚎𝐿𝐔𝕊𝐛.𝒸0𝐦

Nine Nether Winding Path.

Using the same method as before, the thunder magic sword was summoned forth and stabbed into the sea.

Buzz –

Purple lightning spread out.

Several days ago, the old brave crab had shown off its skills, leaving it feeling comfortable both inside and out, especially after several other sea monsters had sent it gifts. Ever since it made a display of its might and power, it lay sleepily in its cave, and it was unknown just what it was thinking. But today, these beautiful dreams burst apart into pieces.

Purple lightning swept out. The old crab monster was immediately startled before becoming enraged. Do you know of my might and power? Just where had another brainless idiot come from? They are just looking to die! But as he emitted his senses…holy shit, it was that human cultivator who had visited several days ago! Good young fellow, you fled like a scared little cat when you saw this old crab's might and majesty that day, but now you even dared to return. Hehe, I won't give you another chance to escape. Brat, just wait for death!

Magic power stirred around Qin Yu. He flew in the air, the Hundred Nether Sword hanging by his side. It seemed to sense that a great buffet had been summoned in front of it, and it was incomparably excited.

Suddenly, the sea's surface exploded, forming a giant column of water that rumbled upwards. The crab monster was hidden within, and as the water rose, its two great claws came chopping out!

Prepare to die!

Bang –

The water column burst apart. The crab monster was stunned, secretly thinking that this little brat had some skills.

But in the next moment, boundless strength rolled forth like a wave. With a loud splitting sound, the crab monster's giant claws began to crack apart. It opened its mouth, but before it could even scream in pain, a black light roared forwards, instantly drilling through its head. The crab monster's giant body stiffened in midair, and with another loud explosion from its rear, the Hundred Nether Sword flew out.

Qin Yu's lips twitched. He could clearly see that just before the crab monster's eyes dimmed forever, there was a deep bitterness hidden within them. It was clear that it found it hard to accept dying in such a manner!

Bang –

The crab monster crashed into the sea, causing a plume of water to gush upwards.

The sea monsters within the Nine Nether Winding Paths were dazed, completely confused as to what was happening. What did the old crab do that it died in such a manner? Because of the column of water, they hadn't been able to see what had occurred. But, it was clear to them all that this brat wasn't as simple as they assumed. He was definitely some ruthless figure!

The sea monsters revealed fear and their eyes rolled around, none of them speaking for the moment. The Golden Core variation sea monsters finally regained their wits. Although they still had an intense desire to kill this brat, none of them would recklessly seek their own death.

Suddenly, from deep within the Nine Nether Winding Paths, a divine sense fluctuation echoed out, and the faces of the wavering sea monsters brightened.

Whoosh –

A shark monster rushed forth. It bit down on the crab monster's corpse and tore it apart, eating it in large gulps, causing blood to flow like rivers atop the water. Countless sea monsters drooled as they saw this, but as they were a step too late, they could only cry out in their hearts.

In the blink of an eye, the crab monster had been completely eaten up. The shark monster's aura was evidently strong and far more vicious. Without hesitation, it rushed out.

Whoosh –

The shark monster's 70-80 foot long body flew in the air, completely exposed. It opened its great jaws and a mouthful of black water was spat out.

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Chapter 113 – Netherworld Realm

This black water was the violent poison that the shark monster had gathered in its body throughout the years from swallowing countless sea monsters. It was its ultimate life-preserving trump card, but at this time it was spitting it all out without hesitation. If it could kill this human cultivator and eat him, then perhaps its strength would rise to a whole new level. At that time, who cared about losing some poison!

Many of the eagerly waiting sea monsters curled their lips and cursed at the old shark for being so ruthless. If the old shark used such a powerful move at the start, what would they be able to do? If the boy died so easily, it would be such a pity. Moreover, they were all sure that the boy must taste great!

As the sea monsters were wiping away their drool, Qin Yu was actually staying completely still, allowing the poison to fall on him without even attempting to dodge. The countless sea monsters were stunned. Hey brat, where is all your vigor and movement you had when you were dealing with that old crab? Although we know that you will definitely die to this old shark, you are making it seem too easy!

Late just a single step, all the sea monsters who were hoping to benefit afterwards were feeling their guts turn blue with regret.

Who would have imagined that things would end so simply!

The shark monster was startled for a moment before it shook its head. It was fully confident in its poison. Let alone a human cultivator, even sea monsters with strong anti-poison capabilities would surely die. It had to hurry up, otherwise if the poison melted everything away, there wouldn't be anything left to eat. It would be such a pity to ruin a tasty morsel like this!

The shark monster rushed over, its jaws open and ready to swallow. It already possessed methods to deal with its own poison without causing any damage to itself.

Bang –

A fist smashed outwards, rumbling into the shark monster's jaw and sending it flying away. The shark monster's jaw tore off and it cried miserably.

Whoosh –

The Hundred Nether Sword took this chance to attack, easily making another kill. It could be called a sidekick best at kicking those who were already down!

Buzz –

Endless invisible strength gushed out from the void, wrapping up the shark monster's corpse and pulling it to the side. Qin Yu waved his hand and the shark monster's corpse disappeared, immediately deposited into the storage ring. While he didn't care for the corpse itself, the shark monster's teeth were indeed wonderful treasures!

Initially, he had used 108 of the strange fish's teeth to refine the Storm Flow magic tools, and these had come in handy when he forced back the Seven Slaughter Demon Sect's Sect Master, Heavenstar Demon. Just that alone was enough testament to its power. It was hard to find another set that had the qualifications to be refined, so now that he had found one he definitely couldn't miss out!

As for why the shark monster's poison didn't have any effect, it could only blame itself for being unlucky. While the Netherworld Sea Region didn't display the differences between the yin and yang of day and night, the little blue lamp could actually accurately sense the rotation of the sun and moon. Thus, at this time, the foot of blue sea light had come out, and while being protected by this foot of sea blue light, Qin Yu had the most powerful poison immunity in the world! When he was wrapped by the black poison, all he needed to do was take out the little blue lamp and all the poison was extracted out and condensed into the index finger of his right hand!

The shark monster died.

It died...

How did it die?

The sea monsters were left utterly bewildered.

When the old crab died they hadn't been able to see clearly, but the death of the old shark had occurred right in front of their eyes. This human cultivator had clearly been drenched by the poison, so why was he completely safe?

The old shark's poison had expired and gone bad? If that was true, it was just too incredulous a joke!

But, could someone tell them just what in the hell was happening right now?

The fish boss, the fish brother, the old crab, the old shark, with all of them combined, four of the Nine Nether Winding Paths' sea monsters had perished beneath this human cultivator's hands. Generally speaking, this wasn't anything out of the ordinary, and those who came out to play all had to risk their lives. For these sea monsters to cultivate to the Golden Core level, which one of them hadn't eaten one or two cultivators in their lifetime? But the crux of the problem was that everything that occurred was far too mysterious. Besides that black sword kicking others when they were down, the four sea monsters had died inexplicable deaths.

The sea monsters weren't idiots. Something began to appear in their eyes, something called panic.

This cultivator was strange!

Deep roars echoed out from the depths of the Nine Nether Winding Paths. Cruel and vicious, more and more sea monsters began to race out.

Whoosh –

Whoosh – n0𝓥𝚎𝐿𝐔𝕊𝐛.𝒸0𝐦

Six variation sea monsters broke through the water. Without a word, they all displayed their supernatural racial abilities. Water columns, poisons, deadly gales, that was all fine and normal, but what in the world was this fire? Hey, you're a sea monster, please remember you're a sea monster!

Bang –

The Blood Escape Art erupted. Qin Yu avoided the barrage of attacks and approached the side of the fire-spewing sea monster. With a punch, he delivered it to the afterworld. Abnormal things were often strange, and strange things weren't easy to deal with, so finishing it off here and first was best. But as this happened, the other sea monsters thought that besides being a bit fancy, there wasn't anything good to being so gaudy! Being honest and low-key was the superior path!

With Qin Yu's strength along with the Blood Escape Art, in addition to the extra wounds caused by the Hundred Nether Sword, although these six variation sea monsters were powerful, the result had long since been decided. Sea monster after sea monster plummeted to the sea. There was another sea monster that was suitable to refine into Storm Flow magic tools that Qin Yu placed into his storage ring.

This was a great harvest!

Weng –

Weng –

The Hundred Nether sword cried out in excitement, nearly fainting from joy. It seemed to sense that from deep within the Nine Nether Winding Paths, another group of sea monsters had come hurtling out!

This time there were 10 of them!

Qin Yu revealed an earnest expression. But, he still chose to take the initiative and attack first. Activating the Blood Escape Art, he hurtled forth, his Demon Body tyrannically sweeping through the battlefield. The Hundred Nether Sword flew high and low, killing its way around.

From deep within the Nine Nether Winding Paths, in the pitch black seawater, a giant brain-like head appeared. A lone eye shimmered, seeming as if it could pierce through the seawater and gaze upon Qin Yu and the Hundred Nether Sword. It appeared gloomy and hesitant.

Bang –

The last sea monster was cut down. The Hundred Nether Sword broke through its flesh and blood, shooting out from another side. The black light around the blade surged and wavered, as if it had become drunk. Qin Yu flicked his sleeve and took it back, and then left without hesitation. Urging the Blood Escape Art with all his strength, he vanished into a dot of light upon the horizon before disappearing from sight.

In the depths of the Nine Nether Winding Paths, that brain-like head was stunned. Then, it immediately issued a resonant roar of annoyance. However, faintly, it also seemed to be just a bit more relaxed.

After flying far away, Qin Yu finally stopped. He turned and glanced back at the Nine Nether Winding Paths. Beneath the dark weather, his complexion was unsure. When he was cutting down the sea monsters he could feel a faint and horrifying threat coming from beneath the sea. Since he didn't know what it was and since the Hundred Nether Sword had eaten its fill, he chose to simply leave and avoid any further issues occurring.

Since this other party chose not to chase him down, it should be unwilling to come into conflict with him. This result was also quite good.

Whoosh –

Qin Yu flew far away.

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Within the Netherworld Sea Region, there was a massive cluster of clouds. It was unknown why they had condensed here, but they possessed a bone-piercing cold that didn't disperse all year round. It covered a massive area of sea, and within it, the yin yang five elements were reversed and the world seemed like a yellow springs hell. Every time the Netherworld Sea Region opened, there would always be cultivators who entered this area and they would be lost here forever.

The area of this fog and cloud was called the Netherworld Realm.

In the rumors, it was said that the reason the Netherworld Sea Region existed was because of the Netherworld Realm.

And the secret mission of the demonic path was here.

Shua –

A burst of light dispersed, revealing Qin Yu's figure. He had eaten pills as he hurried here and all his wounds had been restored. The Hundred Nether Sword had fallen into a deep slumber, but this was clearly beneficial to it. Once it awoke, it should have made considerable progress in its strength.

Qin Yu looked up. The black clouds above him made it seem as if the night itself had frozen and was slowly surging forwards.

This was the Netherworld Realm.

Standing outside these black clouds, the temperature had already fallen dramatically. As he breathed out, the water vapors turned into countless tiny crystals. However, the surrounding waters didn't seem affected much at all. The mighty waves still billowed around, not frozen solid, though they seemed slow and far more viscous.

After examining his surroundings and making sure there wasn't anything wrong, Qin Yu flew into the Netherworld Realm.

Black clouds covered this entire land. For it to be called the Netherworld Realm it naturally had its own unique features. Flying into the cloud, he felt as if he had entered a completely different world. Casting his senses around, he found it hard to distinguish which direction he was going in. Left, right, north, south, everything seemed to be the same, and the seawater beneath his feet had turned red, as if it were formed of diluted blood.

Being here was like being in a sea of blood!

Hu –

Hu –

Wind rushed towards him, the icy cold reaching into his bones. There was the sound of the wind as well as the wails and laments of the dead. Their sharp voices were like countless needles attacking his soul at any chance they had. If his soul was any weaker, this attack would have caused tremendous pain to him, even causing him to lose his will and be controlled by the specters of the dead.

Qin Yu frowned before immediately calming himself down. He swept his eyes around until they fiercely stopped at a certain patch of water. Two shadows leapt out from below and threw themselves at him. Before they approached, their yin chill aura was already blowing at his face, so cold that it left a person's hair standing on end.

Specters!

He could see the general outline of these two shadows. Without a doubt, they were human forms.

Qin Yu didn't have any intention of wondering why there were human-shaped specters in the Netherworld Realm. He flicked his sleeves and summoned the thunder magic sword.

Pika paka –

Piki paka –

Purple lightning spread out.

The two specters crashed into the lightning. They screamed and vanished into plumes of smoke.

The power of thunder represented the most yang, light, and positive of energies; it was the natural adversary to anything that was yin, dark, and negative. Since he dared to step into the Netherworld Realm, he had already done his preparation. Qin Yu continued on his way forwards. Seeming as if they could sense the aura of the thunder magic sword, the journey onwards was peaceful and no specters attacked him again.

Even so, every now and then he could feel the yin chill aura of specters. Although they were in awe and dread of him, they clearly hadn't given up.

Qin Yu hurried along, carefully searching for traces of the demonic path. Although he seemed relaxed, he was fully vigilant of his surroundings. The Netherworld Realm was an ominous and infamously deadly land. He didn't believe he would be able to stay safe here just relying on the thunder magic sword.

Two hours later, Qin Yu came to a sudden stop. His cold gaze swept around. There was only the faintest threads of light in the Netherworld Realm, but even so, he could see fluctuations in the far off seawater, and even tiny traces of slaughter intent...

"Humph!"

The one who struck first had the advantage. Qin Yu grabbed the thunder magic sword and thrust it into the sea!

Magic power flooded into it and purple lightning erupted. The entire surrounding thousand feet of the sea instantly turned into sizzling lightning.

Roar –

Roar –

With pained howls, sea monsters broke free from the water. They had massive gaping wounds on their ruined bodies, some of them even revealing pitch black bones.

Sea corpse monsters!

There were no living creatures in the Netherworld Realm. The sea monsters that entered by mistake would eventually die and then their bodies would be possessed by specters, transforming them into infinitely powerful monsters that didn't fear death. They were specter puppets and were similarly subordinates of higher level specters. With so many sea corpse monsters here, that proved the existence of a high level specter!

With a dignified expression, Qin Yu drew the thunder magic sword and slashed outwards.

Lightning turned into a saber that tore into the nearest sea corpse monster. That giant body that was hardened by corpse energy and turned harder than stone was actually cut in half as easily as cream. The thunder saber continued without stopping. It chopped through five more sea corpse monsters, breaking them apart and disintegrating them.

With magic power whipping up his robes and the thunder magic sword in hand, Qin Yu was like a god of thunder descended upon the world. He wielded his hand, slaughtering to his heart's content. Besides the disgusting odor of the terrifying sea corpse monsters, nothing else of them could even touch a corner of his robes.

Each sea corpse monster had to be slowly built up and refined over the course of numerous years. To a high level specter, they were their greatest wealth. Not only could they be used to fight enemies, but they could be used to protect themselves so that they weren't swallowed by others. To lose such powerful tools at such a rate, this clearly exceeded the expectations of the high level specter. It began to roar with anger.

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Chapter 114 – Shan Wugu

Qin Yu stiffened.

A giant black hand appeared out of thin air, ruthlessly grasping towards him.

Bang –

Purple lightning erupted. Qin Yu swayed to the side, barely avoiding the attack. With a pale complexion, he looked up and ran away.

Shua –

A black figure appeared above the sea. It was ten feet tall and was condensed into a solid material body. There wasn't the slightest bit of color in its pitch black eyes; they were like bottomless black holes that could swallow a person's soul whole. The man locked his eyes on Qin Yu, as if he were staring at a delicious prey. A scarlet tongue slithered out, licking his lips before he opened his mouth wide and gave a deep howl.

A horrifying sound wave spread outwards at a wild and ultrahigh frequency. It vibrated like countless knives, capable of tearing everything to shreds.

Qin Yu cried out loud before plummeting into the sea.

The sea corpse monsters swarmed around him and fished him up. Although they drooled with desire, none of them dared to do anything to him.

Looking at the delicious bloody morsel in front of him and smelling the scent of humanity, the high level specter revealed naked greed in its dark eyes. It was already impatient to suck clean this man's brains and swallow his soul. Not just that, but this mortal body filled with strength would soon become his body.

It opened its great mouth and the scarlet tongue came shooting out like a bolt of lightning.

Shua –

Qin Yu's eyes flashed open, icy cold.

In the next moment, the Skythunder Bamboo arrived. An eye-searing purple lightning erupted like a purple sun rising above the sea, incinerating everything to ashes.

The sea corpse monsters screamed miserably. All of the specters hidden within them were directly combusted into nothingness.

The high level specter wanted to run away, but after taking just a few steps, its body became increasingly small.

After several breaths of time, the lightning retracted. Qin Yu reached out a hand and a translucent bead fell into his palm.

There seemed to be fog tumbling inside. Probing it, he found that a mind-boggling amount of pure soul strength was contained within.

Qin Yu furrowed his eyebrows. He never thought that he could produce something like this after purifying a high level specter with thunder.

This round bead could be directly refined and absorbed to enhance one's soul force. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a rare treasure.

Should he take advantage of his time here to gather a few more of these and then refine them once he left? If he did, the potency of his soul force was sure to rise rapidly. But, even though he had all these grand ideas, reality proved much harsher than it seemed. Qin Yu had understated the danger sensing abilities of the high level specters in the Netherworld Realm. After killing a high level specter he was contaminated with its aura, and before Qin Yu could even approach, the other high level specters had already fled far away.

After a moment of thought, Qin Yu realized what was happening. Disappointment flashed across his face. However, if things were like this, the incomparably dangerous Netherworld Realm had become a much safer and flatter road for him. This could also be called an unexpected harvest.

Tamping down these thoughts, Qin Yu focused his attention on searching for traces of the demonic path cultivators. The truth was that after coming this far, Qin Yu began to understand what this land was. The Netherworld Realm formed its own separate space, so the amount of space inside was far greater than it seemed from the outside. In addition to the yin yang five elements being in chaos, it was possible to make a circle if one walked around for too long.

One day.

Two days.

Qin Yu revealed a happy expression. He lifted his hand to reveal a shining talisman. When Han Shanye escaped, in his panic he hadn't noticed that Qin Yu had placed a talisman mark on his body. Unfortunately, with Qin Yu's lack of skill in controlling talismans in addition to the great distance between them, it was hard to accurately determine Han Shanye's location. But at this time, the talisman in his hand was shining, indicating that connected party was nearby.

Qin Yu carefully probed his surroundings. Moving around according to how bright and dark the talisman became, he soon found the right direction.

The dao of talismans was truly useful!

Shua –

Qin Yu quickly rushed forwards.

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Deep in the Netherworld Realm, there was actually a small island. It was dark red in color, as if it had formed from countless drops of blood.

Slaughter energy lingered about it, shocking the heart and soul!

This was an infamous island. It was called Blood Red Island, and was known for roaming the Netherworld Realm.

Currently, black demonic energy roiled endlessly on this land. Array formation marks on the ground surged with dark red lights. Specters flew about the island before rushing inwards like moths drawn to the flame. At the core of this array formation, there was a giant furnace. Blood red veins covered its surface like the meridians of a human. They greedily crept about, inhaling in all the specters that rushed over. In the final moments, the specters would awaken from their trance. Then, sensing the terrifying aura of the furnace they would all scream out in horror, but in the end nothing they did could change their final destiny.

All around the island, a light layer of black ice had formed atop the seawater. As long as a person stepped onto it, they would be exposed to a vicious poisonous attack. This was the furnace's strength radiating outwards. As it started to awaken, this was its instinctual sense of self-protection.

Sea monsters had been caught. They reeked of sorrow and dread as they were imprisoned. Their complexions were deathly pale and fear surged in their eyes.

As if they had endured a great fright!

Just outside the furnace's array formation, two groups of cultivators stood across from each other. When their eyes met, there was a cold and visible rage. But looking at their auras, they were undoubtedly both demonic path cultivators.

Han Shanye was standing at one side. At this moment he was whispering to a young and arrogant cultivator in front of him. Although the cultivator was young, his aura was actually considerably overbearing. The young cultivator didn't speak. Only by furrowing his eyebrows from time to time, a cold chill rose in the air, like invisible sabers cutting across one's skin.

The demonic cultivators across from him were clearly inferior. Whether it was numbers, morale, or average levels of strength, they were suppressed in all aspects. The strongest amongst them was a seventh level Golden Core cultivator, but that cultivator's face was pale at this moment, and it was obvious he had suffered a severe injury.

Beside him, a tall and strong figure sat cross-legged. His wide and muscled back was revealed but his face was hidden in shadows. Even so, from his clothing and his steady and powerful heartbeat, one could determine that he was a considerably young person. The other demonic cultivators stood in tight guard around these two people, and from time to time they would look up nervously.

It looked like these two groups of demonic cultivators didn't get along very well.

The arrogant cultivator looked up, his eyes sharp and bright, like an eagle looking down upon the world from the heavens. "Shan Wugu, Northgate Demon wounded himself to save you from danger, so shouldn't you be searching for a way to treat him right now?" n0𝒱𝖊𝗅𝒰𝓈𝔟.𝑐0𝗆

Northgate Demon hurriedly said, "My injuries are fine, there is no need for Deepblue Saint Son to trouble yourself over me!" He anxiously opened his eyes and whispered, "Saint Son, don't fall for his trap!"

Shan Wugu lifted a hand, his voice calm. "Northgate, even if there is only a small chance, I will do everything in my power to save you and make sure you live."

He raised his voice, "Deepblue, is there something you want to tell me?"

Deepblue said without expression, "Leave the island and head a hundred miles north. There is something there that can save Northgate Demon."

Hu –

Shan Wugu stood up. The wind stilled, revealing half of his face, even as the rest of him was wreathed in shadows.

Northgate Demon shouted out, "Saint Son, please reconsider!"

Shan Wugu smiled. "Don't worry. I will return soon."

Shua –

Demonic light flashed. He flew away rapidly, soon leaving the island.

The subordinate demonic cultivators watched him go, their eyes turning red with emotion as they were all moved to admiration. As they looked at the demonic cultivators across from them, their gazes were filled with even more resentment.

Deepblue's looks didn't change, besides a trace of disdain in the depths of his eyes. Shan Wugu was truly worthy of being Shan Wugu; he was exceptionally skilled in luring in the hearts and minds of others. But in this world, only those that lived could gather the gratitude of others. As long as you die, then all of these people will become my subordinates without hesitation.

None of them will even shed a single tear for you!

Deepblue slowly said, "Men, add more fuel."

Two demonic cultivators grabbed hold of a sea monster. Ignoring its horrified cries, they tossed it into the range of the array formation. The sea monster began to melt like a candle in an inferno. Its body turned into muddled flesh and blood that poured into the grooves of the array formation where it was absorbed by the furnace. This entire process lasted only several breaths of time, but to the sea monsters watching, this was the most brutal and torturous punishment in the world. Hate and loathing filled their eyes.

Deepblue didn't care about them at all. The hatred and loathing of the weak was meaningless to them, and in fact, the more they hated him, the more they loathed him, the better the effects would be.

This time, the reason the Saint Lord hadn't hesitated to use up a portion of his cultivation and open a channel to send them to the Netherworld Sea Region was all in order to draw strength from the specters here and use the sea races as a sacrifice to awaken the deeply slumbering Saint Furnace. Up until now, matters had gone smoothly. In another ten days or so, the Saint Furnace would fully awaken.

At that time, he would have accomplished a great merit.

Deepblue suddenly frowned as he recalled something disappointing. Han Shanye was just impossibly useless; he had managed to lose several of his skilled subordinates.

Humph. There were more important matters to deal with right now so he would temporarily let this person go. The most crucial task in front of him was to eliminate Shan Wugu from the equation.

In the demonic path, a single Saint Son was enough!

….

With dark clouds above his head and a sea of blood beneath his feet, Qin Yu walked forwards. He had a grim expression as the jade slip in his hands glowed with light.

He wasn't too far.

Suddenly, Qin Yu's pupils shrank. He looked downwards.

Atop the sea of blood, at some unknown time, a layer of black frost had appeared, as dark and murky as ink. It exuded a chilling cold that stabbed into his body like needles. This chilling cold possessed a vicious and violent destructive force. It froze the blood and spread at an alarming rate.

Poison!

Qin Yu furrowed his eyebrows, but he soon composed himself. If other cultivators faced this poisonous black ice, it would likely leave them distressed.

They might even lose their lives.

But for Qin Yu, starting from a certain day in the past, all the poisons in this world had become meaningless against him.

Turning his hand, a foot of blue light spread out. It drilled into his body, turning into an invisible strength that chased after all the violent poison in his body. All the poison turned into thick lines that flowed from his limbs and bones and into his right hand's index finger. His fingertip became even paler, just like jade that glowed with a faint halo of light.

Qin Yu looked up. Between the flickering black clouds, specters flew about, their eyes glazed over.

Without a doubt, the five element spiritual objects he had chased after were here.

But, this meant that he had to be even more cautious. If the demonic path was moving so secretively, they had likely made tremendous preparations.

Once he moved forwards, he would surely be wandering into a lake of dragons, a cave of tigers!

Although Qin Yu was confident in his own strength, that didn't mean he could recklessly do whatever he wanted. To pay the smallest price possible to achieve his goals, that would be the best outcome.

But how to do this?

As his thoughts raced, Qin Yu's complexion suddenly changed. He moved to the side several steps, avoiding the attack of demonic energy. His fist came smashing out.

In the blink of an eye, two fists smashed into each other.

There was a horrifying collision of strength followed by the creaking of bones. The shaking strength rolled out, causing Qin Yu to cough and draw backwards. The person attacking didn't think that Qin Yu would be able to respond so quickly. The man's jaw dropped in surprise, wariness in his eyes.

On the sea surface, the black ice was ravaged by the shockwaves of the two people and began to break apart in large tracts.

Shua –

Qin Yu dispersed the shaking force in his body. His body curved backwards, as tight and tense a large bent bow, ready to erupt with a fatal strike in the next second. Looking up, he saw the cold and indifferent eyes staring at him. But at this time his eyebrows dug together, his pupils widened and his body froze. In a battle between masters, a brief break in posture could decide the outcome. This should have been the best time to attack, but the person across from Qin Yu was equally shocked. The two people stared at each other, and it was only when the sound of breaking air sounded out that the two of them regained their wits.

There was no time to say anything; they could only shoot a look at each other. Shan Wugu turned, suppressing his shaking thoughts. He said, "There is no need to worry. This is a good friend from my past."

Deepblue's complexion darkened. He swept his eyes over Qin Yu and coldly said, "Shan Wugu, you and I should be dealing with matters secretly, so how did your friend find this place? You must explain yourself."

Shan Wugu lightly said. "Meeting here is just a coincidence. What sort of explanation does Saint Son Deepblue want?"

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Chapter 115 – Brothers Reunited

Chapter 115 – Brothers Reunited

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Deepblue coldly sneered. "A coincidence? Shan Wugu, do you think I would believe an explanation like that?" He suddenly shouted out loud, "Shan Wugu, how daring of you! This matter involves the life of the Saint Lord, one of the demonic path's great secrets, and yet you revealed it to others. If any accidents happened because of you, not even a thousand deaths would be enough!"

His eyes fell on Qin Yu, coldly shining.

What a brave Shan Wugu, he had truly underestimated the lengths to which he would go. He actually had the courage to seek outside help in moving for the Saint Furnace. If a single person came, they had likely come to deal with him.

As soon as Deepblue thought of this, killing intent rose in his heart.

Northgate Demon and the others were left feeling anxious. They always thought that their Saint Son handled affairs cautiously and safely, so how come he made such a careless mistake this time and was caught by Saint Son Deepblue?

It was all over!

Shan Wugu remained expressionless. "There is no need for Saint Son Deepblue to worry for me. Since he is my friend, I will naturally guarantee him."

After flying out from the island, arriving here, and seeing Qin Yu's face, Han Shanye paled. His pupils subconsciously shrank in fear and alarm. His first thought was: why was he here? If someone could cultivate all the way to the Golden Core realm, they were rarely stupid. Suddenly, he realized that this person must have followed him here!

Han Shanye's lips trembled. He absolutely could not allow Saint Son Deepblue to learn of this, otherwise he would suffer a miserable fate. But, as he heard Shan Wugu suddenly say he would guarantee this man, his complexion immediately brightened.

He drew in a deep breath, pointed a finger at Qin Yu, and screeched in rage. "Saint Son, I recognize that man! He is the man who rescued the sea monster royal princess and killed five of my demonic path powerhouses! That's him!"

Deepblue's eyes flashed. "Elder Han, are you speaking truthfully?"

Han Shanye roared, "I dare to guarantee my words with my life!"

Saint Son Deepblue's vision was as sharp as sabers. "Shan Wugu, how do you explain this?"

Shan Wugu frowned. He had heard of Han Shanye encountering a powerful enemy and suffering tragic losses, but he never imagined that this was all because of Qin Yu.

If so, then things had become much more troublesome.

Deepblue lifted a hand. Demonic energy roiled in his palm, forming a demonic visage that roared at Qin Yu. The corners of his lips curled up. "Shan Wugu, I've already been suspicious of you. I suspected you were a spy for the righteous path, but I never found any evidence. However, the proof is now standing right in front of us. If this person is your friend, then how do you explain the aura of the righteous path that exudes from him?"

Shan Wugu fell silent.

Deepblue stepped forwards, demonic energy tumbling all around his body. He swept his gaze around, "All of you, do you still plan on obeying the orders of this righteous path spy and committing more wrongs?"

Han Shanye sneered and waved his hand. The demonic cultivators behind him spread out, surrounding everyone. He was shivering with excitement. If he could borrow this chance to remove Shan Wugu, it would be a tremendous accomplishment for him.

Northgate Demon and the others were infuriated. Although they didn't believe what was happening, they actually had no idea how they could refute Saint Son Deepblue's claims. Saint Son Deepblue's identification skills were relatively renowned within the demonic path, and it was impossible to fake the aura of the righteous path around Qin Yu! Moreover, he had killed five demonic cultivators. With blood as evidence, everything else became pale and weak.

Shan Wugu's silence was itself an admittance of guilt. As the hearts of his people wavered, this was the best chance to attack. Deepblue's eyes surged with killing intent. If he eliminated Shan Wugu here, then even once he returned to headquarters, he would be able to control the narrative and wouldn't need to fear any investigation.

Suddenly, a cold sneer echoed out. Compared to Deepblue's arrogance, this sneer was one formed from cruelty and slaughter.

The scene suddenly fell quiet.

Qin Yu's eyes were cold. "Widen your eyes, and take a good look at just who I am."

He took one step forwards.

Bang –

A wild and violent aura broke out. Thick blood-drenched slaughter energy erupted all around him. The Demon Body revolved, causing his blood energy to seethe with ecstasy. At this time he was just like a demon king that emerged from hell, without any bit of the previous righteous path aura.

"Ahh!"

Impacted by the slaughter energy, the surrounding demonic cultivators cried out in horror and fear. They drew backwards, all of them awestruck.

This slaughter energy had been formed from Qin Yu's continuous killings. In addition, many of those who died beneath his hands were at the Golden Core level. This strong slaughter energy wasn't something that most cultivators could resist.

Northgate Demon was left in awe. Such a terrifying slaughter energy…just how many lives had been slain in order to accomplish this? Righteous path? Righteous path your mom! This person was absolutely a hero of my demonic path!

Shan Wugu's eyes darkened. He lightly said, "Saint Son Deepblue, is there anything else?"

Deepblue's complexion was hard to look at. He coldly glanced over.

Han Shanye's heart shivered. He hurriedly said, "Saint Son, I swear to you that I did not make up anything I said. This Qin fellow really did kill five of our masters!"

Qin Yu said without expression, "That's right, I killed them." He suddenly clenched his jaws and roared out, "You useless idiots, if it weren't for me interfering, that sea monster royal princess would have already committed suicide! Do you really think you would have been able to restrain her and use her as a sacrifice? When the Saint Lord assigned you on this mission, he wanted you all to handle matters carefully and discreetly. Once you kill a sea monster royal, the sea monster races will inevitably be enraged. At that time, even the Netherworld Sea Region will not be able to resist the anger of the sea monster races! If that happens and the Saint Lord's plans are affected…I don't care if you are all seeking your own deaths, but don't drag the rest of us down with you!"

Han Shanye was shocked and angered. Suppressed by Qin Yu's momentum, he was left at a loss for words.

Deepblue cursed this piece of trash in his heart. He coldly said, "I don't care who you are, but it remains a fact that you killed my demonic path cultivators. Shan Wugu, this person is your friend so all the responsibility should be shouldered by you. I believe that before we fully verify this matter, you are not suited to continuing to guard the Saint Furnace."

Shan Wugu's face darkened.

Northgate Demon and the others were incensed.

Qin Yu's eyes flashed. He casually raised a hand and swirled a finger.

Shan Wugu's eyes were undecided. After a long time, he took a deep breath and said, "I will produce evidence as soon as possible to prove fellow daoist Qin's innocence. We're leaving!"

Qin Yu revealed a happy expression.

Even though Northgate Demon and the others were unwilling, they clenched their teeth and followed.

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

The group rapidly departed.

Han Shanye nervously said, "Saint Son, can you really let that person go so easily?"

Deepblue shouted out, "Shut up! You recklessly moved against the sea monster royal family and you are lucky that your plans were disrupted halfway. Otherwise, you and I would be left dealing with the fallout!" He turned his gaze towards the direction that Shan Wugu and the others left in, his vision earnest. That Qin cultivator was not an ordinary man. If he really tore apart any pretense of cordiality and fought, he might not have been able to occupy the advantage, much less profit from it. But as long as he could chase away Shan Wugu, the merits from unsealing the Saint Furnace would all be his. That would be more than enough.

But just in case, he would make more preparations to avoid any possible accident.

"Men, continue to add fuel. Ten days later, we must unseal the Saint Furnace by then!"

For a time, atop Blood Red Island, the horrified screams of the sea monsters reverberated through the heavens.

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After leaving the island, Shan Wugu flew for some time before stopping. He flicked his sleeves and black light rushed out. The black light rapidly grew and turned into a giant ship. It was black all over, and seemed as if it were made out of wood. But, if one looked carefully they could see that this ship wasn't made from material objects at all, but was condensed from demonic energy.

Leading the group onto the ship, Shan Wugu said, "Northgate, we will rest here for now."

Northgate Demon began to speak, but hesitated.

Shan Wugu smiled. "Don't worry. Soon, a favorable turn will appear for us."

He looked at Qin Yu and cupped his hands together. "Fellow daoist Qin, please."

Pushing open a cabin door, Shan Wugu flicked his sleeves again. A spell on the ship activated, isolating out the outside.

The two stared at each other and then suddenly hugged, heavily slapping each other on the back. But soon, they pushed each other away, their faces both filled with disgust and annoyance.

"Get away from me! You dead pervert, don't ruin the reputation of this young master!"

The two men laughed.

They laughed for a long time until their bellies ached and their eyes turned red.

Qin Yu sucked in a deep breath and roared out. "Potato, you damn bastard, you were actually still alive! I wasted all of my tears and sorrow on you! How are you going to pay me back for that?"

Shan Wugu revealed a lost expression as he heard this nickname, as if he were recalling fond memories. He gently sighed. "In truth, even I didn't expect myself to live." n0𝐯𝑒𝑙𝐮𝓢𝑩.𝒞0𝑀

Shan Wugu was the man who had been wounded by Xu Jian and tossed into the abyss – Lang Tu!

This world was full of too many marvelous and amazing occurrences. It was hard to predict that the brothers who were once separated would reunite here once more.

Qin Yu knew that Lang Tu must have experienced a great deal. He patted his shoulder and softly said, "Should we brothers have a good chat?"

"Of course."

One table, two chairs, Qin Yu and Lang Tu sat across from each other. There was wine but no food in front of them.

"I was poisoned by Xu Jian and thrown over the cliff. I thought I was dead, but I never imagined there was a rapidly flowing river below. Haha, the waters were cold and far too fast. When I fell into the river, I broke many bones but I managed to preserve my small life. As I was being pushed along, perhaps I drank too much water but I vomited again and again, and the poison in my body might have been a little relieved because of that. I didn't die in that cold river, and when I awoke, it was a demonic cultivator that rescued me." Speaking to here, Lang Tu's face began to shiver. His voice deepened and he drank more wine. "Of course, he didn't rescue me from the kindness of his heart. It just so happened that he was looking for someone to test medicines on."

Lang Tu stopped for several breaths of time and then grinned. "In short, a great deal of things happened and in any case I don't want to experience that again. You just need to know that I lived, and I lived quite well afterwards. My cultivation even rapidly rose. After that, there were some lucky chances that coincided and I joined a demonic sect. You should remember that my talent is poor and I had no other choice but to stupidly walk down the path of body transformation. But in this demonic sect, there was a cultivation method that was actually suited for me to learn. Because of that, I was chosen by the demonic path's Saint Lord and became one of the so-called demonic path Saint Sons. But you saw what happened. As a Saint Son, my abilities are lacking. Without accident, my role here is no different from someone who accompanies the crown prince to study. I'm just an understudy helping the main actor."

There were many parts lacking and many parts glossed over. Some were memories that Lang Tu didn't want to recall, and some were things he didn't want to speak of.

Qin Yu understood. Still, he could sense that an extra wall had appeared between the two and it would be impossible for their relationship to return to how it was in the past. Perhaps this could be called the power of time. However, as he thought of the little blue lamp, these feelings vanished and he laughed at himself. Didn't he also have secrets that he couldn't speak of?

Everyone changed.

"Potato, what has passed has passed. It's already a good fortune that you are still alive."

Lang Tu nodded and he laughed fully. "I have no complaints. Compared to dying, everything I experienced isn't anything at all." His eyes brightened. "What about you, Taro? Just how much time has passed and you already have such a cultivation? If you say you haven't stumbled on a lucky chance, I won't believe you at all."

Qin Yu laughed. He explained approximately what had occurred in these past years. Although he had disguised himself, it was impossible for him to fully cover all his traces.

Lang Tu smiled. "I was also feeling guilty and felt that I deceived you, my best friend in the world, but now I feel much better." He waved his hand and said again and again, "Don't explain, you don't need to, it's fine as long as we understand each other."

Qin Yu wryly smiled and nodded.

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Chapter 116 – Cooperation

The two fell silent for a long time. Perhaps, they had felt the great changes within each other. After a long time, Lang Tu broke the silence with a smile. He said with an amicable tone, "Taro, to avoid any trouble from now on, don't call me Lang Tu anymore. My name is now Shan Wugu." He sighed, a distant look in his eyes. "Lang Tu already died that day."

Shan Wugu, Shan Wugu…that was a name which meant boneless mountain…was it because when he was pushed down the cliff that day, there weren't even his bones left behind?

To take up such a name, Qin Yu could only imagine the hatred in his heart. He nodded, "Alright. But, I have already killed Xu Jian and the others. With poison."

Shan Wugu punched his fists together. "So it was you!"

When the demonic path invaded the Southern Empire and the Eastern Mountain Sect was razed to the ground, he had started his own secret investigation. To his surprise, Xu Jian had died a puzzling death, and he hadn't known that it was Qin Yu who had taken revenge for him. He smiled, moved by the gesture. Shan Wugu and Qin Yu made some more small talk before they veered towards the main subject.

"Qin Yu, you prompted me to withdraw earlier. Do you have some plan in mind?"

Qin Yu smiled. "I'm lucky you were smart enough to notice my reminder. I indeed didn't want you to protect the Saint Furnace anymore, because my trip to the sea region this time was because I am coming for it." His eyes darkened, serious. "Potato, I will call you by your nickname only, this should be okay, right? Let me ask you, what mission are you on for coming to the sea region?"

Shan Wugu hesitated for a moment. Then he said, "To unseal the Saint Furnace!"

Qin Yu's eyes flashed. "Within this, do you require using five element spiritual objects?"

Shan Wugu's eyebrows flew upwards. He was incredibly surprised.

Qin Yu clapped his hands together. "This is wonderful! Potato, the five element spiritual objects are my goal."

Shan Wugu frowned. "This…"

This was clearly a difficult matter for him.

Qin Yu waved his hand. "Just listen to me first!"

He thought for a moment, quickly making sure there weren't any holes in his plan. Then, he began to explain it in a hushed voice.

Shan Wugu's eyes shined. He mulled it over and then nodded. "Alright, I believe you. Let's give it a try!"

Qin Yu hesitated. "Potato, my only worry is that this will implicate you."

Shan Wugu's heart warmed. "Don't worry. If something happens to the Saint Furnace, I will inevitably be punished for it. But, I have already been pushed away from the guard team. Once I make some more reparations later, it shouldn't be a fatal punishment. Moreover, compared to the possible rewards, these sorts of risks aren't anything at all. If my luck is good I will be able to graduate from my role of understudy!" He blinked as he spoke. "And, I think that your harvests this time will be far higher than expected."

Qin Yu's eyes brightened. "You are saying…?"

Shan Wugu batted his eyelashes. "Why don't you take a guess?"

Seeing Qin Yu's growing annoyance, he chuckled. "Qin Yu, oh Qin Yu, your luck is far too good. The Saint Lord has used up countless methods in order to fully gather the complete five element spiritual objects. But now, there is a considerable chance that all of it will become yours."

Qin Yu was overwhelmed with joy. Five element spiritual objects! This was actually the complete five element spiritual objects!

This knowledge hadn't been recorded in the jade slip at all. All that had been mentioned was that the demonic path was undertaking a secretive mission involved with five element spiritual objects. Originally, he was thinking he would already be tremendously lucky if he could obtain two different kinds of five element spiritual objects. But this…this far exceeded his anticipation, it was simply a watershed revelation!

One person wanted the Saint Furnace and another wanted the five elemental spiritual objects; this could be said to be a wonderful conclusion for all parties involved. The two began to make preparations to extract the fangs of the tiger. The original plan was changed beyond all recognition, and after a result was obtained that both sides found to their satisfaction, and after determining that there weren't any problems with it, four hours had already passed.

"Qin Yu, the Saint Furnace has formidable protective powers. Even breaking past the surrounding array formation isn't something that ordinary Golden Core cultivators can handle. Are you sure you have full confidence in yourself?" Shan Wugu frowned.

Qin Yu smiled. "All you need to do is to act according to the plan. I have my own methods of dealing with it."

Shan Wugu rose up. "Good. Then I will immediately go and make preparations. You can meditate here."

He had a firm and decisive look. As he stepped out from the cabin, it was clear he had wiped away most of the extraneous worries in his heart.

Since they had already decided to take the risk, they would do it with all they had!

Qin Yu lifted a hand. Several array discs fell down, sealing in all aura within the cabin.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Shan Wugu, but since this involved the five element spiritual objects, he had to be extra cautious.

With a flick of his sleeve, a light shined and the corpse of the shark monster appeared on the ground in front of him.

With his current cultivation, he no longer needed to use brute force to dismember the corpse any longer. Controlling a magic tool with his mind, he cleanly pulled out all its teeth.

After a quick count, he counted 312 in total.

He was pressed for time. Without saying anything, he began!

Qin Yu indeed didn't have the strength to break through the Saint Furnace's protection that Shan Wugu mentioned. But this didn't stop him, because he was still confident in himself.

Storm Flow!

This was a demonic path refining method that You Qi had left him in the past. It was a crude but excellent technique. Unfortunately, it created one-time use weapons and the materials required were mind-boggling, something that an ordinary person couldn't withstand at all. Even if he completely forgot about the materials, who else besides Qin Yu who had successfully refined the Demon Body could produce so much blood essence at one time?

Storm Flow. This wasn't a game that average cultivators could play.

Ten hours later, he had succeeded in refining 93 shark monster teeth.

With a pale complexion, he momentarily stopped. He lifted his hand and swallowed some pills to restore himself.

….

Shan Wugu returned to the deck and passed down orders to not disturb Qin Yu. Then, he picked out several of his most trusted subordinates and left in a hurry. As the rest of his followers watched him leave, they had defeated looks on their faces. While they didn't know what use the Saint Furnace had, it was the indisputable truth that the Saint Lord highly valued it. This time, Shan Wugu had been chased out by Deepblue, so all the merits of accomplishing the mission would be taken by him alone. Once they returned to headquarters, things would be even more awkward for them all.

"Hah!"

With deep sighs, the demonic cultivators began to disperse.

No one noticed that one of these demonic cultivators had a trace of pride hidden behind a veil of worry and anxiousness. As this person looked up at the direction in which Shan Wugu and the others left, he had a thoughtful look on his face.

But a moment later, accompanied with an enraged roar, there was a loud explosion and the figure was blasted away. Demonic light wildly surged on his body, proving that he had some sort of protective treasure. Even so, blood spurted out from his nose and mouth, and a stabbing pain wracked his chest as countless bones broke through his body.

With a sharp scream, the man turned and fled, soaring into the dark night clouds.

Shan Wugu was enraged. "Kill him! No matter the cost!" n0𝐕𝔢𝑙𝑈𝕊𝒃.𝓬0𝓜

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

Demonic cultivators shot up into the skies!

Shadethorn Demon was pale, his entire face filled with alarm and fear. He never imagined that even with a demonic treasure helping to conceal him, he would still be discovered. Then again, he recalled that Shan Wugu must have been extra vigilant ever since the last leak in information. He had been too negligent!

The pain in his chest became increasingly heavy and agonizing. Every breath he took was followed with the scent of burning blood that gushed out from his throat. Demonic energy swirled in his body, suppressing his wounds. Right behind him, he could feel a terrifying aura lock onto him. It was clear that people were chasing him down, and it wouldn't be too long before he was overtaken.

Suddenly, Shadethorn Demon's complexion changed and he came to a sudden stop. In front of him, a figure stepped out from the mist. Shadethorn Demon recognized who he was; he was an early Golden Core demonic cultivator that Shan Wugu had taken in some time ago – Wordwind Demon.

That's right. Although this person's strength was sloppy and ordinary, he was actually bizarrely fast. As he thought about how he had been secretly mocking this man as being a useless ornament, he never thought that this person would be the one to stop him. Shadethorn Demon took a deep breath, restrained the tumbling blood energy in his body, and readied himself to attack.

"Wait!" Wordwind Demon waved his hands repeatedly, his thin and wizened face flustered. "Fellow daoist Xu, I am here to save you!"

Xu Yuan was Shadethorn Demon's alias. His eyes flashed. "Wordwind Demon, what is the meaning of this?"

Wordwind Demon smiled warmly. "Shan Wugu's loss is already decided, and I'm thinking to become one of Saint Son Deepblue's subordinates. I ask that fellow daoist Xu recommend me."

Shadethorn Demon's heart relaxed a little. Wordwind Demon had become one of Shan Wugu's subordinates not too long ago, and in this sort of situation, thinking of defecting was quite normal. Although he was disdainful of such an act, Shadethorn Demon actually revealed a welcoming smile. He said, "Saint Son Deepblue is always looking for new talent. If you lead me out of here, I will definitely recommend you."

Wordwind Demon was overjoyed. "Good, I'll lead you away now!"

With a flick of his sleeve, demonic energy wrapped around Shadethorn Demon. Like shadows, the two melted into the dark night clouds, quickly flying far away.

Shadethorn Demon turned around, his eyes cold. Shan Wugu, did you ever think that the man you sent to kill me would actually come to save me instead? Although I've been heavily wounded this time, the information I've learned is of great importance. After I inform Saint Son Deepblue, he will surely reward me."

Thinking of this, a trace of happiness flitted across his pallid face. But as his eyes fell on Wordwind Demon's back, contempt rose in his heart. Who would want to make use of someone who abandoned their master? It likely wouldn't be long before this fellow was used as cannon fodder by Saint Son Deepblue.

Except, Shadethorn Demon never discovered that while watching Wordwind Demon's back, Wordwind Demon's previous flattering and pleasing expression had all but disappeared, replaced by nothing but cold indifference.

In the clouds, Shan Wugu, Northgate Demon, and some trusted followers were floating high in the air.

"Northgate, do you think I might have gone too far?"

Northgate Demon cupped his hands together. "Saint Son, there is no need for you to worry about this. This is something that Wordwind Demon voluntarily agreed to. Since you agreed to take revenge for his blood feud, I'm sure that he is quite overjoyed."

Shan Wugu took a deep breath. "Wordwind Demon left behind a son. After I return, I will bring him to the Total Faction Headquarters and compensate him for all of Wordwind Demon's merits."

"Saint Son is truly benevolent!" Numerous demonic cultivators bowed.

With one easy action, Shan Wugu had obtained an even higher degree of recognition from his supporters. His expression was quiet and solemn. Although he still had a simple and honest face, the heart that lurked beneath it was no longer the same as it was in the past.

"Let's go. This is only the first step. We still have many other matters to do!"

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

The group flew far away.

….

Netherworld Realm, Blood Red Island

With Shadethorn Demon guiding the way, the two soon arrived.

Wordwind Demon was watched from all sides. As he landed on the edge of the island, his shy and wretched face was all smiles.

Deepblue looked over them and furrowed his eyebrows together. "He's the one who rescued you?"

Shadethorn Demon respectfully replied, "Yes. If it wasn't for this person, I fear I wouldn't have been able to return alive."

Deepblue coldly sneered. "What a good Shadethorn Demon, to think you are actually so stupid! You were used by others to bring back a spy and you still remain oblivious!"

He shouted out, "Men, grab him!"

Wordwind Demon's blood drained from his face. He screamed out loud, "Saint Son forgive me! Forgive me!" He turned and begged, "Fellow daoist Xu, save me, save me!"

Shadethorn Demon lowered his head, not saying a single word.

Deepblue looked down, his sharp vision locked onto Wordwind Demon. "Tell me, just what sort of tricks is Shan Wugu up to?"

Wordwind Demon bowed again and again. "Saint Son, forgive me! I merely didn't want to follow Shan Wugu to die, so I saved fellow daoist Xu and asked him to recommend me. Saint Son, please consider my words, everything I say is true, I am not lying at all!"

His legs shivered as he spoke and a disgusting scent spread out.

The surrounding demonic cultivators all widened their eyes as disdain immediately flooded their faces. Indeed, in this world all sorts of strange things were possible. In this world, people were taunted for peeing their pants in fear, but this solemn Golden Core cultivator actually…peed in fear!

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Chapter 117 – Seize the Furnace

Deepblue's eyes filled with loathing. With a wave of his hand, he ordered his people to bring Wordwind Demon away. With a personality like that, how could he possibly be a spy? It seemed he had been overthinking things too much.

"Thank you Saint Son, thank you!" Groveling gratitude echoed out in the wind as Wordwind Demon shamelessly bowed. His old and rickety waist seemed like a dead piece of grass that couldn't withstand the tiniest bit of weight.

"Saint Son, it now seems that the information Shadethorn Demon brought back shouldn't have any problems. Since there are signs that Shan Wugu is preparing to revolt, should we make some early preparations?" Han Shanye respectfully asked.

Deepblue's eyes were cold. "Shadethorn Demon, what do you think?"

Beads of sweat formed on Shadethorn Demon's forehead. He fell to his knees and bowed to the floor. "Saint Son, your subordinate dares to guarantee that Shan Wugu absolutely doesn't know just how much information I gleaned. Drawing back 10,000 steps, even if he knows his plot was revealed, in the current situation he can only continue forwards because the Saint Furnace will soon be unsealed and there isn't any time for him to change his plans."

Deepblue's smile curled upwards. "This time, if we can kill Shan Wugu, then you will have the greatest merit in doing so!"

Shadethorn Demon was overjoyed, but in the next moment he was a little worried. With his understanding of the Saint Son, if everything proceeded smoothly then he would be well rewarded.

But if something went wrong…

He began to pray in his heart. Shan Wugu, you must come!

But at this time, the Shan Wugu that Shadethorn Demon was praying for the arrival of was actually leading Northgate Demon and some of his other trusted subordinates out of the Netherworld Realm region.

The waves rolled atop the Netherworld Sea as the demonic cultivators floated high in the skies. Shan Wugu had an earnest look. He said, "Everyone, you can still withdraw now. Otherwise, if you take another step forwards, you will be thoroughly bound to me. We will share honor and defeat, life and death!"

Northgate Demon was the first to kneel. "I am willing to follow the Saint Son, even if it means dying the most tragic death!"

"We pledge our lives to fight to the death for the Saint Son!" Everyone began to kneel down together.

Shan Wugu laughed. "Good! Then let us bet it all!"

He took out jade bottles and began to hand one to each person.

"Take these. In the shortest amount of time, use all of your strength to control the most sea monsters you can!"

Northgate Demon had a calm expression; it was clear he already knew about this. But, the other demonic cultivators revealed shock. Medicine to control sea monsters…this was something extremely hard to obtain from the Total Faction Headquarters, and there wasn't much of it to begin with. Almost all of it had been used up in bringing everyone to the sea region. But now Shan Wugu had casually taken out so much, several times that which the headquarters had given to them. The stunned awe this caused could be imagined.

For a time, everyone's eyes began to shine. It seemed that Saint Son Shan Wugu wasn't completely without foundation in the Total Faction Headquarters. Or, perhaps the background he was hiding had completely surpassed everyone's expectations. If they followed such a person, they were sure to have boundless prospects!

With this simple gesture, everyone's morale was raised to the peak. The demonic cultivators respectfully bowed before turning and flying towards the sea area. With this controlling medicine in their hands, the only fear they had was the fear that they wouldn't find strong enough sea monsters. They were completely filled with courage!

Shan Wugu didn't have any expression. Medicine to control sea monsters…this was a long story. As he thought back to the person who concocted this medicine years ago, his lips twitched and his eyes darkened. When he survived the events in the past, he had made a vow that he would never allow his destiny to be controlled by others.

Shan Wugu would become a true powerhouse of this world. And the Saint Furnace…that was the turning point of his destiny!

…

Two days later, 312 shark monster teeth were fully refined, indicating that the first set of Storm Flow magic tools had been completed.

With a thought, the 312 teeth spun around his body. Because they had been refined with his blood essence, he would be able to freely mobilize them.

However, even with his potent Demon Body, Qin Yu still felt a deep sense of weariness. As his cultivation rose, refining these Storm Flow magic tools became increasingly difficult. Of course, the power behind them increased proportionately.

But, the crucial point here was that the Storm Flow magic tools had to be refined from certain material; not everything could be used. Qin Yu had killed over 20 Golden Core realm variation sea monsters and only two of them met the requirements for refining into Storm Flow magic tools. And, this was absolutely a tremendous stroke of luck. When it came to things like luck, that was something no one could ask for, no matter how envious they were of it.

Swallowing down a pill, he closed his eyes and began to digest it.

Qin Yu started to restore his strength. After a day, his weak blood energy was refilled and his magic power seemed to have become a little bit stronger.

Shua –

He opened his eyes and flicked his sleeve. A second sea monster corpse appeared. In order to plan for all possible contingencies, Qin Yu didn't mind preparing two sets of Storm Flow magic tools.

The difference was that the parts of this sea monster corpse that were suited to being refined were 197 bones within its body.

After another three days, Qin Yu pushed open his room's door. Shan Wugu was waiting on the other side, seeming as if he had been there for a long time.

"How is it?"

The two people spoke. This was a tacit understanding formed from living together for many years, and made them realize just how confident they were in each other.

"When do you want to begin?"

Qin Yu smiled. "Whenever you want."

"The sooner the better!"

Qin Yu's pupils flashed. "Then let's begin today."

….

Demonic energy lingered around the ship. The hull sparkled with a shimmering black light. The specters that wandered about the Netherworld Realm didn't dare to approach. Blood Red Island drifted along with the waters of the Netherworld Realm, wandering deep within the region. The demonic energy ship sailed directly towards it. It was clear that they had methods to lock onto Deepblue's location.

Qin Yu glanced at the simple and honest face of Shan Wugu. It seemed that he had already made preparations for this a long time ago. Although he was grateful, he couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

Suddenly, the demonic energy ship came to a stop. Shan Wugu turned around. "Qin Yu, Blood Red Island is right in front of us. This is as far as the ship can go." His complexion darkened. "The Saint Furnace spreads out a horrifying poison in order to protect itself. You must be careful."

Qin Yu smiled. "Don't worry. Just wait for my signal."

Shua –

He took a step out from the demonic energy ship and disappeared in the next blink of an eye.

At this time, everyone on deck was trusted subordinates. The ordinary subordinates were left waiting outside the Netherworld Realm and weren't participating in this mission. Right now, every one of them started to speak, but hesitated and eventually didn't say anything.

Their reasoning was simple – they didn't trust Qin Yu!

Just how potent were the defenses of the Saint Furnace? And with Deepblue and so many other demonic path powerhouses guarding it, wanting to steal it away alone was no different from the babblings of a fool. No one imagined that even though they had used up so much energy in their preparations, the most vital link of their mission would be whether or not Qin Yu succeeded. If it weren't for Shan Wugu's prestige in their hearts, they would have already spoken up against this.

Shan Wugu had a light look. "I know what you are all thinking, but since it's Qin Yu, and since he is willing to do this, he is definitely confident in himself."

Northgate Demon sighed inwardly. Why was the Saint Son so confident in Qin Yu? Did he not know that the success or failure of this mission would involve his future? And even whether he lived or died?

Hah. With things having come to this point, they could only step forwards and deal with things as they came.

Time slowly passed. The black clouds were incomparably tranquil, without the least bit of sound. Northgate Demon felt his heart becoming increasingly heavy and restless. Beads of sweat began to form on the heads of the surrounding demonic cultivators.

Did Qin Yu fail? Or did he flee upon realizing he couldn't win?

Or, had he betrayed them?

Northgate Demon hesitated but finally spoke up. "Saint Son?"

"Wait!" Shan Wugu shouted.

Atop the pale blood red sea, a faint layer of black ice extended outwards from the island. Even without touching it, one could feel the dreadful aura contained within.

Qin Yu stood outside the edge of the black ice. His expression was calm, as if he were waiting for something.

Suddenly, he happily smiled. He flipped over his palm and a foot of sea blue light quietly bloomed in the dark.

Lifting a leg, he took one step onto the black ice. He stood firm, allowing the black aura below to attack him however it wished.

This black energy was cold ice poison. It originated from the Saint Furnace, and once it came into contact with the aura of living beings, it would endlessly attack them like the fires of the Netherworld until that person's flesh, blood, and soul were completely erased from existence.

But for Qin Yu, the so-called violent poison of the Saint Furnace was nothing but an appetizer to whet his appetite. The deep blue light covered his palm, continuously drawing out all the black energy from his body and expelling it. What was left over gathered in his body like black meridians and flowed towards the index finger of his right hand. Between his fingers, a faint halo of light circulated that made it appear like jade.

The black ice beneath his feet began to melt away, as if a massive amount of strength was being sucked out. Seeing this, Qin Yu smirked. It looked like after today, his poison finger would return. And its power would definitely leave his enemies fully satisfied.

After a moment, Qin Yu took another step forwards. The layer of ice behind him crumbled.

Time quietly passed. Qin Yu maintained his steady pace forwards. If someone watched him from high up in the skies, they would discover that the black ice seemed to be rapidly shrinking.

Suddenly, Qin Yu's complexion changed. As he stepped forwards, a powerful suction force emanated outwards and a massive amount of black energy rushed towards him.

Kacha –

Kacha –

The black ice beneath his feet rapidly spread out. In the single breath of time, Qin Yu was encased in ice! If it were anyone else suffering an attack of this level from the cold ice poison, even if they were a Hollow Nascent Soul master, they would instantly be killed. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would only be able to rely on their deep cultivation to break free from the shackles of the poison ice and flee.

It was obvious that the Saint Furnace had discovered Qin Yu's existence, and had even formed killing intent against this puny insect who dared to steal away its poison. Atop the blood red sea, an ice sculpture silently stood with billowing waves of black energy crazily pouring into it.

One breath…

Two breaths…

Three breaths…

The ice sculpture remained the same and the figure inside didn't seem to have any intention of falling. A cold and angry cough seemed to resound in the air, and following that the black energy retreated like a tide until all the black ice on the sea surface vanished.

Qin Yu opened his eyes and a brilliant light burst out from his pupils. He fell into contemplation for a moment. It seems that the awakening of the demonic path's Saint Furnace was close at hand, but it was being restricted by some sort of invisible force and couldn't attack itself. He couldn't allow the Saint Furnace to be unsealed like this. He lifted a hand and put on a black robe. Then, he raced forwards, the waters exploding beneath him.

Netherworld Realm, Blood Red Island.

Deepblue had a fervent expression. He never thought that one of the sea monsters his subordinates captured would actually possess a special bloodline. Although it was a bit regrettable that this powerful bloodline would be destroyed like this, he was more than happy to awaken the Saint Furnace ahead of time.

After today, his status as Saint Son would be unshakeable!

Deepblue was filled with valor. He looked up towards the black clouds beyond the island.

Shan Wugu, I am the one who eventually won this war!

Although Deepblue displayed full confidence in front of everyone and made it seem as if everything was within his control, he was more than aware of who his opponent was and how difficult they were to deal with. Shan Wugu had entered the Total Faction Headquarters not too long ago, but he had managed to obtain the support of the Elders and had even gathered up a force of people that couldn't be underestimated.

For Shan Wugu to be able to participate in the mission of unsealing the Saint Furnace was more than enough proof of how dangerous he was. It indicated that he had already obtained the ability to engage him in a frontal confrontation and compete on the stage. n0𝗏𝚎𝑳𝗎𝕊𝐛.𝑪0𝗆

Even if it were only on the surface.

But in the end, he would be the one to finally laugh. In the end, he would strangle the threat at its source.

Suddenly, cries of alarm rang out from outside Blood Red Island. Deepblue's heart quickened. He said, "What is it?"

A demonic cultivator guard flew forth in a panic. He screeched, "Saint Son, the Saint Furnace's cold ice has vanished!"

Deepblue's pupils shrank but his expression didn't change. "The Saint Furnace will regain consciousness soon so it is normal for it to take back its strength. What are you so panicked about!?"

But, Han Shanye could actually detect a trace of worry from the subtle changes in Deepblue's face. He quietly said, "Saint Son, since the Saint Furnace is taking back its strength, we should bolster our defenses to avoid any possible issues arising."

Deepblue nodded.

Han Shanye waved his hand. Demonic cultivators shot up into the skies. Billowing demonic energy erupted from their bodies, forming a giant array formation. This was the Protection of the Heavenly Demon. Gathering the strength of numerous demonic cultivators would summon the arrival of an invisible Heavenly Demon. Any person who dared to intrude would suffer an attack from the Heavenly Demon. Their divine sense would go crazy and they would fall into a manic insanity as they died, their flesh and blood eventually becoming food for the Heavenly Demon.

Whoosh –

Outside the island, the rustling black clouds were scattered away.

A black-robed figure stepped forth.

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Chapter 118 – Valiant

Deepblue narrowed his eyes. He never thought that what appeared in front of him would only be…a single person! How brave of him to rush in alone, but, as long as this person took a single step into the scope of the Protection of the Heavenly Demon, there would be at least 100 ways to kill him!

One step, two steps, three steps…

The black-robed figure suddenly stopped.

Deepblue stuffily coughed. This mysterious person had stopped a hair's width distance outside the Protection of the Heavenly Demon. It was clear that this wasn't a coincidence. The strength of this person's soul force was likely incredible, thus he was able to sense the fluctuations of the Protection of the Heavenly Demon.

But, so what if he realized it?

The unsealing of the Saint Furnace was imminent. In just a bit more time, he wouldn't even need to do anything and this black-robed figure would be forced to flee in distress.

Deepblue was arrogant but he wasn't stupid. Since he had a completely safe method, why would he change things up? Did this mysterious person think that he would suddenly rush out with just a few taunts? How ridiculous!

The black-robed figure fell silent, as if he were at a loss for what to do. The contempt in Deepblue's eyes only thickened, and a trace of a sneer appeared on his lips.

It was at this time that Deepblue saw the black-robed figure gently raise his hand and wave it in front of him. A light wind stirred, but Deepblue never saw that beneath the black-robed figure's other hand, a talisman was being crushed.

On the demonic energy ship, Shan Wugu's eyes brightened. The talisman in his hand began to shine.

This was the signal to begin!

With a deep breath, Shan Wugu gripped the talisman tightly and shouted out, "Send out the sea monsters!"

Northgate Demon and the others all moved together. They took out conches and violently blew into them. The doors all around the ship were torn apart and scattered into shreds of demonic energy.

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

Vicious figures rushed out, their blood red eyes filled with the lust to kill and destroy as they hurtled forwards.

Black clouds suddenly rose up on the sea, and the rumbling of crashing waves reverberated from the distance, rapidly approaching. Saint Son Deepblue's heart shrank as a foreboding premonition filled him. Throughout Blood Red Island, countless demonic cultivators watched with eyes filled with shock.

Massive waves formed from hundreds of sea monsters were wildly rushing towards Blood Red Island. The wanton cruelty and animus blazed in their eyes, causing the demonic cultivators to pale with fear.

"Defend!" Saint Son Deepblue barely had enough time to issue this order before the Protection of the Heavenly Demon formed by the demonic cultivators was completely broken into pieces by the impact of sea monsters. The Heavenly Demon that had been summoned wasn't even able to utilize its mind-twisting powers before its source of power was cut off.

It wasn't that the Protection of the Heavenly Demon didn't have enough strength, but there simply wasn't anything it could do against hundreds of mindless sea monsters rushing towards it. Still, since it was here, how could it leave without any harvests?

"Ahh!" Screaming out loud, several demonic cultivators fell to the ground. Their bodies began to rapidly wither away, and after several breaths of time they became dried corpses, all of their flesh and blood stolen away.

Deepblue's anger was an inferno that reached the heavens. But as he looked at Qin Yu, he actually hesitated. To summon several hundred sea monsters, just what kind of strength was this? No…this wasn't right. In order to summon several hundred sea monsters alone, one needed to at least have a Nascent Soul level cultivation. And, if this person possessed this sort of strength, he wouldn't need to go through so much trouble to deal with them. The black-robed person must have companions. That was the only possible explanation for how several hundred sea monsters could show up.

Shan Wugu!

Within the Netherworld Realm, if there was someone that dared to oppose him, it must be that person!

Deepblue swept his eyes over the sea monsters again, and noticed that they were all acting like sea monsters that were being controlled by controlling medicines. But, where had Shan Wugu obtained so much of this medicine from? Even though he couldn't figure this out, this didn't stop Saint Son Deepblue's heart from inflating with killing intent!

Shan Wugu, you dare to collude with outsiders to move against the Saint Furnace! This is a crime worthy of death!

With a loud roar, Deepblue raised his hands high and brought them slashing down. A ring of blood appeared in the air, and blood red light condensed to form a ghost face that rushed towards Qin Yu, wanting to swallow him down.

First, Deepblue would kill this person and then suppress Shan Wugu. The Saint Furnace was about to be unsealed soon – he could not allow anyone to interfere!

The black-robed figure turned around and his eyes met Deepblue's. At this time, an ice cold chill appeared in his heart, causing hairs to rise all over his body and a warning bell to go off in his mind.

Whoosh –

A spear appeared. It tore through the air with a keening cry, overbearing and violent, as if everything in this world would be crushed and pierced by it.

What an amazing cultivation!

Deepblue's eyebrows leapt up and fighting spirit ignited in his heart. In order to become the demonic path's Saint Son he had defeated countless opponents, and his strength was extraordinary amongst his generation. In this vast world, was there anyone beneath the Nascent Soul realm that could be his match? Although this black-robed figure was strong, he was doomed to become nothing but another specter today.

Hum –

The blood ring trembled and more and more blood red light gushed out from it. Flames began to burn around the ghost face, as if it were a fierce ghost from hell! These flames carried with them a strong corrupting power. As long as it touched a magic tool, it could greatly damage its power. It could even taint the master of the magic tool, causing their soul to be blasted with corrupting energy.

The long spear continued forwards with an overwhelming momentum. Deepblue's eyes were cold and cruel. He wanted to see the black-robed figure's expression as his precious treasure was destroyed. Even if this person's soul was powerful, he would still be left in agonizing pain if he tried to resist the attack of corrupting power. Once this person lost their magic weapon spear, their strength would definitely fall dramatically. At that time, he would die.

The black-robed figure's eyes were calm beneath his hood. Normally they were flat and placid, without a single wave, but at this time they were also quiet and filled with confidence. As the black-robed man looked at the fire-wreathed ghost face, he suddenly smiled. Without warning, the spear shot forwards, violent and devastating. The spear shaft trembled. As it pierced through the ghost face, a wild and manic aura swept through the skies.

Deepblue's eyes popped open. Just what…what was happening here?

Before he could regain his composure, the long spear detonated. The fragments of the spear was mixed in with the terrifying self-destructing strength of a magic tool as they flew out recklessly like pieces of molten hot lava. n0𝗏𝚎𝑳𝗎𝕊𝐛.𝑪0𝗆

The flame-wreathed ghost face was instantly torn into a sieve. Its macabre cackles suddenly turned into screeches of pain. Although it didn't possess a material form, it had still been heavily wounded from the explosion of the spear. It began to fly away in a panic. Nearby, several demonic cultivators that were battling the sea monsters cried out pitifully as they were ripped apart. They fell to the floor, dead.

Deepblue coughed and his face paled. Blood dripped down the side of his lips. The blood circle possessed a terrifying power and had many wonderful abilities. It was something that he had refined with his own blood, and they shared prosperity and disaster together. Now that the blood circle was damaged by the exploding spear, Deepblue also received tremendous internal injuries.

If Deepblue were to lose in a frontal battle with someone, then he could acknowledge that. But, this opponent had completely disregarded all common sense in utilizing a trump card in such a manner that it left him extremely dispirited but also fuming with rage.

He slammed his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood didn't fall down to the ground, but burst forwards and fused into the blood circle. After obtaining the support of its master's blood essence, the blood ring magic tool's power rose to the peak. The light that played along the surface of the blood ring began to dim and then shine. The ghost face ferociously roared. Angered that it was wounded, it shot forwards, its speed reaching the peak of possibility. It opened its jaws to reveal black fangs that were as sharp as thorns.

Exploding your magic tool is indeed a terrifying attack, but can you take out another treasure of this level? Since you dared to damage my magic tool, I will make sure you die without a grave!

At this time, a round shield suddenly appeared. As magic power was poured into it, its suddenly inflated in size. The ferocious ghost face shot forwards with confidence, thinking that it would soon enjoy delicious flesh and blood. But like this, without making any preparations, it slammed directly into the round shield!

Pa –

That sound was heavy and dull, and filled with a little bitterness…just by listening to it, one's scalp would crawl and body would tingle!

Deepblue's entire face was twisted, as if he himself had struck the shield. His mouth was askew as blood continued to stream from his lips. He looked incredibly distraught. He swore that he had never lost so much face as he did today, and as he saw the amazed looks that his subordinates were sending him, he wished that he could tear this mysterious stranger into pieces.

But following that, before he could respond, he suffered a second strike from the round shield. There was a terrifying bang as the ghost face was blasted backwards. Its screams were even more tragic than before, and now they also contained a trace of fear.

This mysterious cultivator was far too terrifying!

Deepblue vomited several mouthfuls of blood and stumbled backwards. Shock, grief, and indignation filled his heart.

The shock came from the fact that this black-robed figure was so valiant he would actually explode two powerful magic tools in a row. It had to be known that with their quality, even a Golden Core would find them extremely precious. To blow apart two of them, just how steep were the losses?

As for his grief and indignation, they originated from the fact that his opponent was tossing forwards trump cards while disregarding any common sense. This person was relying on their ridiculous wealth to make him suffer a great loss.

The black-robed figure didn't give him time to think. His figure vanished and he soared straight into the depths of Blood Red Island. Here, a great furnace was located.

He wanted to steal the Saint Furnace!

Deepblue's heart shook. He knew that the Saint Lord had left behind a spell on the Saint Furnace, so it was impossible for this person to obtain it.

But if the Saint Lord's spell was touched, it would mean that he had been defeated. This would surely cause the Saint Lord to be disappointed in him.

He absolutely could not allow this person to touch the Saint Furnace!

Hesitation flashed in Deepblue's eyes. Then, he clenched his hand and raised a finger. A humming sound spread out from above his head. The blood ring trembled and markings began to appear on its surface. A python phantom shot out from it.

"Die!"

With a roar, countless beams of blood light shot out and the python phantom's body solidified into reality. It hissed and swung its tail about. It was hundreds of feet long and its giant body was covered in thick scales. Its serpentine eyes were filled with a cold killing intent.

This python was the spirit of the blood ring. After being hunted and slain, its spirit was sealed into the blood ring using a secret method of the demonic path. Although it wasn't a true spirit treasure, it had its own unique strengths. For all these years, Deepblue had been carefully refining it. Each time he cut down an enemy, he would feed their blood essence and even their soul to the python, whereupon this strength would be saved in its body.

These past years, the blood python gradually showed signs of transforming into a blood flood dragon. Once it completed this evolution, Deepblue would even be able to fight with a Nascent Soul cultivator. However, he had summoned it ahead of time, and because of this all of those dreams had faded away and all the effort he put into it these years was wasted. Deepblue's heart with overcome with hatred. With nothing but slaughter in his mind, the blood python shot forwards with astonishing speed, forming a line of blood in the air. It immediately stopped in front of the Saint Furnace, blocking anyone from nearing it.

…

On the demonic energy ship, everyone saw that Qin Yu had finally sent out his signal. Hundreds of sea monsters swarmed forth, and in the depths of the black clouds, terrifying explosions rang out.

The battle had begun!

Everyone relaxed a little. This was because they now knew that Qin Yu stood on their side. Even so, everyone was instantly worried again. With just him alone, even if he had several hundred sea monsters helping him, how could he break past the Saint Furnace's poison, much less invade Blood Red Island?

Shan Wugu fell silent. He lifted a finger and tapped the air. Ripples spread out, but soon the ripples disappeared, leaving a clear image within. Looking closely, one could see that it was the situation on Blood Red Island. From the angle and perspective, it should be the eyes of a cultivator that was producing this image.

"It is Wordwind Demon. Before he left, he swallowed a demonic bug from the Total Faction Headquarters." Shan Wugu quietly said.

The complexions of Northgate Demon and the others paled. They subconsciously revealed looks of fear. It was clear just how much they dreaded this demonic bugs. But, if Wordwind Demon already had the determination to die, then this was understandable. At this time, the scene being displayed in the air was Deepblue summoning the blood ring, forming the ghost face, and then attacking Qin Yu.

A demonic cultivator cried out in horror. "The Blood Refining Ring!"

Several others had ugly complexions.

Deepblue was excessively strong. Besides several Nascent Soul supreme elders at headquarters, he was basically an invincible existence. His Blood Refining Ring could also be called an illustrious and infamous weapon. In these past years, countless people who dared to challenge his status had died to his Blood Refining Ring, and their flesh and blood, and even their souls were swallowed within.

Qin Yu was strong, but if compared to Deepblue, there was actually no one that favored him. But in the next moment, the demonic cultivators' eyes all widened like full moons, as if they had all seen ghosts. They gulped, unable to produce words.

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Chapter 119 – Demonic Visage Avatar

In the brief moment, the scene that flashed in front of them was imprinted deep in their hearts, never to be erased. The long spear exploded and the fierce ghost face was blown away, leaving Deepblue injured.

This was the first time that anyone here had seen someone capable of directly facing off against Deepblue. But, the price might have been too great. Although they weren't on the battlefield and weren't able to accurately determine that power of the spear, they were all absolutely sure that it was a top grade Golden Core realm magic tool.

To detonate the spear without hesitation, even if they disregarded all else, just the will and determination to do this was worthy of praise. But this admiration disappeared as soon as it came, because exploding a magic weapon could only buy him a short period of time. Although Deepblue had been injured, he wasn't crippled. He would soon launch a counterattack, and that counterattack would inevitably be far more terrifying. How would Qin Yu block the next move?

And indeed, in Wordwind Demon's gaze, Deepblue attacked. He unexpectedly used his blood essence to bolster the blood ring, causing its strength to rise dramatically. As everyone saw the grotesque ghost face, the demonic cultivators all held their breath. How would Qin Yu defend against such a terrifying attack?

Bang –

A sound echoed through the air. They watched as a round shield appeared in mid-air. The ghost face crashed into the shield and Deepblue was left even more distressed than before.

Before the horror on their faces dissipated, it had transformed into stunned disbelief, making their expressions all quite strange. But, this didn't affect the faint pity they felt for Saint Son Deepblue; that strike definitely didn't feel good.

Within the floating image, they stared blankly on as the round shield launched an attack and that magic tool with incredible defensive capabilities was also destroyed. The demonic cultivators fell silent and they subconsciously glanced at Shan Wugu. They all had questioning looks on their faces. Dear Saint Son, just what background does your friend come from?

Shan Wugu remained expressionless. He lightly said, "I said that Qin Yu can be trusted." His voice was calm and indifferent, as if everything occurring was within his grasp. But, no one knew that beneath his wide sleeves, his palms were actually trembling.

And at this time, the battlefield changed once more. Qin Yu followed the plan and rushed towards the Saint Furnace.

In a flurried panic, Deepblue summoned a blood python from the Blood Refining Ring.

"That is the spirit of the Blood Refining Ring!"

"In the rumors, it is said that this spirit was originally a monster beast blood python that was personally slain by Deepblue's grandfather, Elder Wei, a Nascent Soul from the Total Faction Headquarters, and he also sealed the monster beast's soul into the blood ring himself."

"This blood python is so large and there are bumps on the top of its head. It's clear that it isn't too far away from evolving into a flood dragon, but now that it was summoned today, all of its hopes of transforming into a flood dragon have been severed."

"Even if that's true, this blood python's strength definitely surpasses the level of a Hollow Nascent Soul. It can also communicate as one with Deepblue, allowing their total strength to more than double for the time being!"

Shan Wugu gripped his fists. Qin Yu, don't lose here!

This was an all-out gamble with everything on the line! They couldn't lose!

Suddenly, Northgate Demon cried out in alarm. "This is bad, Qin Yu was sneak attacked!"

Shan Wugu's head swerved up. In the image, he saw Qin Yu with a dazed expression as if he had been sneak attacked. But, because he was familiar with Qin Yu, he thought that this wasn't quite right. It didn't seem as if he had been sneak attacked, but rather…he was distracted?

The calm and steady Shan Wugu had a sudden urge to cry. Big brother, is it really a good idea to be distracted at a critical moment like this?

Yes, that was right, Qin Yu was indeed distracted at this moment. This was because he could see the so-called demonic path Saint Furnace that Shan Wugu spoke of. But, this was clearly the pill furnace he had seen at the bottom of the Eastern Mountain Sect's Pill Disposal Department that was used to burn away waste pills! Countless images flashed through Qin Yu's mind, and a thought appeared with them – perhaps the root reason that the Eastern Mountain Sect was destroyed was all because of this furnace.

Deepblue immediately discovered that Qin Yu had lost focus for a moment. Although he didn't know why this happened, he wouldn't be so stupid as to warn him.

While you're distracted, I'll take your life!

The blood python roared and boundless blood energy erupted. It hurtled towards Qin Yu like a bolt of blood red lightning. Before it arrived, its cruel and malevolent aura was already crashing down on Qin Yu like a mountain. And with the speed of the blood python, it was impossible for him to react.

Deepblue diabolically grinned. Just die, you hateful black-robed stranger!

In truth, Qin Yu really didn't have time to respond. But, he remained calm the entire time, as if he would heroically face whatever fate awaited him, even if he didn't know what was coming next. He lifted a hand. With a flash of light, 197 bones appeared. Each one emitted a sharp aura, as if they could tear through the world.

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

197 bones emitted a keening cry in unison. In the blink of an eye, they formed a mighty wave. From afar they seemed like a giant arrow of bones that came shooting out from the blue.

The blood python was strong, but with Qin Yu's cultivation, wanting to kill him would still require a great deal of effort.

And now, facing the brutal and merciless Storm Flow magic tools, it only had time to give one last miserable howl before it was broken into countless pieces. The blood ring trembled and cracks appeared on its surface, rapidly racing outwards before the entire thing disintegrated.

Puff –

Deepblue spat out a mouthful of blood, his complexion paper white. His blood-refining treasure had been destroyed and he had been left grievously wounded in the process. Without time for shock or panic, he hurriedly evaded. Even so, he was still swept over by Storm Flow's energy waves. His chest cracked and blood flowed out from his body as he was sent tumbling away. His ears rang and his eyes popped open as he kept his gaze locked onto Qin Yu.

Storm Flow, this was absolutely Storm Flow!

This person actually grasped a long lost terrifying refining technique of the demonic path. Just who the hell was this black-robed person!?

Deepblue had an aggrieved expression. What was the point of thinking of all this? He was going to die soon anyways. Yet, he never imagined that death would come so rapidly or so unexpectedly.

Still, I am the demonic path's Saint Son. Even if I die, I have my own dignity. I will never bow my head!

Deepblue looked up arrogantly. He closed his eyes and waited for death to arrive.

Rumble rumble –

This sound was the 197 bones of Storm Flow tearing through the furnace's array formation. They overloaded the capacity of the array formation and easily crushed it.

But suddenly, on the surface of the Saint Furnace, a layer of darkness descended. It was like thick black oil flowing down, turning into a massive spinning vortex.

From within the center of that vortex, a demonic visage appeared, its eyes shut tight as it faced Qin Yu.

Then, it opened its mouth and roared.

Rumble rumble –

Waves of shock and dread rose up from deep in Qin Yu's heart. He stuffily coughed as his face paled.

It was like countless small needles were piercing his mind!

Pa –

Pa –

The 197 bones bore the brunt of the attack. They trembled and started to collapse one after another, soon disintegrating into a rain of powder that fell downwards.

Deepblue's eyes flew open and joy appeared on his face. This was the Saint Lord's demonic visage! The lord was truly far-sighted; he had unexpectedly left an avatar here. With the strength of this avatar, it was more than enough to cut down this black-robed man!

And indeed, those terrifying Storm Flow demonic treasures were ground to dust in front of the Saint Lord's demonic visage!

On the demonic energy ship, Shan Wugu and the others all fell silent.

The strength that Qin Yu revealed had far surpassed their imaginations. Qin Yu had directly faced and suppressed Deepblue, and once the Storm Flow demonic treasures appeared, he even had the capability to face off against a Nascent Soul. But, no one ever thought that the Saint Lord would have left behind an avatar on the Saint Furnace.

This was the Saint Lord's demonic visage! Even if it were only condensed from demonic energy, it still had 30% of the Saint Lord's strength. This was enough to overwhelm any common Nascent Soul. How would Qin Yu escape this calamity?

Everyone was left disheartened. There were surprises after surprises, but in the end, would this be the result? Once Qin Yu's identity was exposed, Shan Wugu would inevitably be implicated. Once that occurred, it was obvious what the fates of those onboard the ship would be.

Numerous demonic cultivators all had distressed looks.

As for Shan Wugu, he couldn't help but reveal a look of worry. But now that things had come this far and the Saint Lord's demonic visage had appeared, no one was capable of changing anything anymore.

Qin Yu's body tensed. Magic power wildly surged within him. He was barely managing to resist the terrifying suppression pushing down at him from all around. At this moment, even with his potent Demon Body, his flesh and blood was still groaning from the pressure. He didn't know what this demonic visage in front of him was, but he could actually feel a familiar aura emanating from it.

Immortal Eclipse Valley.

Beneath the Radiant Red Wood.

In the battle against Pill Crucible, that giant hand which grasped out…this was…this was the demonic path's Demon Monarch! Qin Yu bitterly smiled. He never thought that this matter would actually draw out such an ultra-strong existence. However, after having come this far he could no longer retreat. He could only continue onwards, no matter the cost!

With a deep roar, Qin Yu flung his sleeves forwards. 312 sharp shark monster teeth appeared in front of him. He punched his chest, blowing out a mouthful of blood that drenched the 312 shark monster teeth.

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

The sound of splitting air reverberated through the world. Qin Yu crazily pushed forth the limits of his cultivation, flooding all of his strength into this strike.

Hum –

Hum –

The second set of Storm Flow magic tools emitted their strongest cries. On the layer of darkness, the demonic visage seemed to sense the threat. Its eyes trembled and one of them managed to open. Blinding black light shot out, so fast that it couldn't be followed. In the next moment, it collided with the 312 shark monster teeth.

Bang –

Bang –

A heaven-shaking explosion occurred. Terrifying waves of strength swept outwards. Deepblue screamed out loud as he was sent flying away like a ragdoll. Blood gushed out from his head. His originally serious injuries were worsened by the impact. Still, he seemed to be lost in a trance as he kept his bloodshot eyes stubbornly locked onto Qin Yu, eyes that were flooded with shock and utter disbelief.

A second set of Storm Flow demonic treasures, he actually had a second set! And this set was at least twice as powerful as the first. Just who was this black-robed person?

Deepblue roared out in his heart!

The layer of darkness violently trembled.

Suddenly, a faint and ethereal sigh echoed out between the heavens and earth. It carried with it a bit of anger and unwillingness.

Pa –

The demonic visage shattered.

With it, the layer of darkness dissipated like smoke.

But at this time, a great sense of imminent horror descended on Qin Yu. He froze like an iron statue, unable to move in the least.

A blade of black energy appeared. It rushed towards Qin Yu like a living creature.

It was at this time that a wild gale rushed past and Wordwind Demon appeared in front of Qin Yu, shielding him. There was none of the previous groveling on his face, and instead there was a calm and resolute decisiveness.

"Remind Shan Wugu! Remember the promise he made me!"

Shua –

Black energy drilled into Wordwind's body. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. Still, it was this kind of silent pain that caused one's heart to feel icy cold. His soul was slowly drawn out from his body and pulled into the black flames where it was burnt down into nothingness.

Hu –

Qin Yu suddenly found himself able to move again. With a paper white face, he took great heaving gasps of air. He glanced down, and as he saw Wordwind Demon's breathless corpse, he flicked his sleeves and lifted the Saint Furnace. There was a flash of light in the air, and the giant furnace vanished from sight. In the corner of his eye, he saw the sea monsters who had been imprisoned. With a brief hesitation he flicked his sleeves, sending out a wave of magic power that shattered their cages.

Whoosh –

He displayed the Blood Escape Art. Turning into a blood red meteor, he vanished into the distance. n0𝓋𝑬𝒍𝗎𝐒𝑩.𝑐0𝗆

Being saved from death, the sea monsters shook with excitement. Taking advantage of the chaos that filled Blood Red Island, they turned and fled. A stout and sturdy woman tightly gripped the hands of a little girl. In the deluge of people escaping the island, they appeared ordinary. The moment before they entered the sea, the little girl turned and looked towards the direction Qin Yu had gone in, her pupils deep blue.

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Chapter 120 – The Five Element Spiritual Objects In Hand

Deepblue was still alive. A dazed expression crossed his face, as if he had lost his soul. Then, he gnashed his teeth. That damned black-robed man, he hadn't even bothered to finish him off! Was it because that person didn't think he could become a threat to them in the future? Damn it all, you will regret this!

On Blood Red Island, the demonic cultivators were finally able to stabilize their position. They gathered together, all of them distressed, wounded, and deathly pale. For them to survive the impact of hundreds of sea monsters wasn't easy at all. Of course, the most important reason was that even though the vicious and berserk sea monsters had bloodshot eyes, eventually, a trace of fear appeared within them, and they began to withdraw on their own initiative.

The controlling medicine had expired.

Han Shanye had a morose expression. "Saint Son, what do we do now?"

Deepblue spat out a mouthful of blood and nearly collapsed to the floor. Just how great was the crime of allowing the Saint Furnace to be taken away? Even if he didn't die, his future was already utterly ruined.

Hu –

Just off Blood Red Island, the black clouds were torn open and a giant ship of demonic energy came sailing in. Shan Wugu arrived, his face full of shock. "What happened? Where is the Saint Furnace?"

Deepblue nearly fainted from anger. "Shan Wugu, you despicable scoundrel, you dared to collaborate with outsiders to steal the Saint Furnace! The Total Faction Headquarters will not forgive you!"

Shan Wugu coldly stared at him, ignoring his outcry. He turned and said, "You stay here and recuperate. I will chase after the Saint Furnace." He turned and flew away.

Northgate Demon waved his hand. The demonic cultivators on the ship flew down. Although they were all terrified in their hearts, as they saw this Saint Son who had been so arrogant and rampant fall into such a miserable state, they had pleased expressions. Several demonic cultivators looked at Shadethorn Demon. He was shaking and his face was pale white, without the least bit of blood.

Deepblue wanted to say something but he was held back by Han Shanye. Han Shanye quietly whispered, "Saint Son, a real man must adapt to the changes. The current situation is extremely disadvantageous for you; you must patiently endure this first." After a brief hesitation he said, "Moreover, it is not likely that Shan Wugu was behind this. If he had such a strong supporter, then why would he allow himself to be forced into a corner before he counterattacked? Or, if he really wanted he could have made us all vanish in the sea."

Deepblue's complexion was ugly, but he calmed down a little. He knew that what Han Shanye said was right. That black-robed figure was so strong, so how could he possibly allow himself to be controlled by someone like Shan Wugu? He had been the one to force Shan Wugu off of the island just several days ago, but he never thought that this would actually end up helping him. Now, the responsibility of losing the Saint Furnace fell entirely on his shoulders.

The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. Deepblue vomited another mouthful of blood and fainted on the ground.

….

Shan Wugu rapidly flew forwards. Although he had a calm expression, he was actually crying out praise in his heart over the strength that Qin Yu had revealed. He had even been able to force away the demonic visage of the Saint Lord. This meant that Qin Yu would even be able to face off against a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Qin Yu may have drawn strength from the Storm Flow demonic treasures, but magic tools themselves were a part of a cultivator's overall strength. Unfortunately, Storm Flow demonic treasures were one-time use items. Still, Shan Wugu could say that Qin Yu was the strongest Golden Core he had ever encountered!

Suddenly, Shan Wugu looked up and revealed a happy smiled. "If you didn't reveal your aura on your own initiative, I wouldn't have been able to sense you at all. It's no wonder that even someone as sharp as Deepblue wasn't able to discover who you were."

A light chuckle echoed out from beneath the voluminous black robes. "This time, I bet my life and paid a sky high price."

Shan Wugu curled his lips. "I still don't know, if I weren't here, would you have done the same thing?" His eyes brightened. "Let's go, it's time for our harvests!"

Soon, the two of them left the Netherworld Realm. In a mountain range beneath the sea, they found a simple cave dwelling that had been abandoned. After expelling the water and sealing up the opening, Qin Yu flicked his sleeve and took out the Saint Furnace. The spacious cave suddenly became much more crowded. As his eyes fell on it, he sighed.

Shan Wugu was jumping with excitement, but he hadn't missed Qin Yu's look. He asked with surprise, "You recognize the Saint Furnace?"

Qin Yu nodded. "Potato, do you remember when I was plotted against by Xu Jian and sent into the Eastern Mountain Sect's Pill Disposal Department? This was the furnace that was located deep beneath the Eastern Mountain Sect." He paused for a moment before continuing. "In the past, the Eastern Mountain Sect was attacked by the demonic path and razed to the ground. I thought that it was only a coincidence due to the invasion of the demonic path, but now it seems that the reason the Eastern Mountain Sect ended up exterminated was because of this furnace."

Shan Wugu's eyes shook. He never thought that the Saint Furnace would originate from the Eastern Mountain Sect.

Qin Yu's voice sank. "Potato, do you know why the demonic path would use every means at their disposable to capture the furnace? And why the Demon Monarch values it so much? Just what use does it have?"

Shan Wugu shook his head. "My status in the Total Faction Headquarters isn't high; my title of Saint Son is only for show. I only know that the Demon Monarch has many uses for the Saint Furnace, but as for what they specifically are, I do not know." He looked up and said. "You must keep your word and return the Saint Furnace to me. Otherwise, once the Demon Monarch is angered, I will die without a doubt."

Qin Yu fell silent for a time. "I wouldn't harm you."

Shan Wugu wryly smiled. "I'm sorry. This is just a habit I've developed over the years. Don't think about it too much."

Qin Yu smiled. "I understand. Alright, this thing is finally in our hands. It's your turn now."

Shan Wugu took a deep breath. "Give me some time." He walked up to the furnace and carefully looked over it. Then, he lifted a hand and slashed his palm. Blood flowed out, but it didn't fall to the ground. The blood floated in the air, bright red and shining like jade. Drops spread out, surrounding the furnace in the center.

Terse syllables were spoken from his lips. The beads of blood began to tremble and release a halo of light. Yet this light wasn't blood red, but rather pure darkness, as if it could swallow everything.

Shan Wugu had an earnest look. He began to speak faster and faster, his tone increasingly hurried. The drops of blood began to hum and emit a low cry. His complexion rapidly paled and nervousness colored his eyes. After another moment, he clenched his teeth and said, "Qin Yu, the demonic aura in my blood isn't enough. Can you lend me a hand?"

Qin Yu stepped forwards and made a cut on his finger. Blood flew out and surrounded the Saint Furnace. The demonic aura within the blood was instantly drawn out.

Near his ears, he seemed to hear the keening cries of demons!

It was ancient, intense, and somber.

Shan Wugu's eyes widened. Never before had he felt such a pure and strong demonic aura. Even the Saint Lord only had the absolute suppression of strength; if he had to compare their ranks of demonic aura, then the Saint Lord was definitely inferior to Qin Yu. Just what had he experienced in these past years? A cultivator who possessed a deep cultivation actually had such a horrifying demonic strength.

But soon, Shan Wugu rid himself of these thoughts. In this crucial moment, he didn't dare to distract himself. His quiet summons became calmer, firmer, and with Qin Yu's blood helping him, opening the Saint Furnace was no longer difficult.

Hum –

The Saint Furnace shivered. Ancient markings began to shine on its surface. The aura ancient years emanated outwards, nearly turning material as it was released from the furnace. But what was even more terrifying that in this ancient aura of the years, there was actually a dreadful slaughter intent!

There was only a trace of this slaughter intent, but it was unimaginably potent. Qin Yu had a powerful slaughter energy around him, one that could awe most demonic cultivators. But, if he were to be compared with the furnace, the difference would be as great as the heavens and earth. There was simply no way of knowing just what sort of calamities this so-called demonic path Saint Furnace had experienced to condense such a horrific slaughter intent.

Shan Wugu's face paled, but his eyes became increasingly bright. To other people, this slaughter intent might be the greatest horror in the world, but in his eyes, it was beyond wonderful.

If he could refine it…

His gaze turned burning hot. He lifted a hand and slapped down. "Open!"

Hum –

The surrounding beads of blood fused into the furnace's body. The furnace opened.

In the next moment, a beam of five-colored divine light shot out from the opening, as fast as lightning.

"Qin Yu!" Shan Wugu shouted.

Qin Yu flicked his sleeves. Boundless magic power raged outwards, weaving together into a net that covered the surrounding space. The five-colored divine light was trapped within. It hurtled about, left and right, but it still couldn't escape. With a thought, the Fleeting Flame Furnace appeared. The furnace opened and a powerful suction force covered the light.

The five-colored divine light gradually slowed and its true form was revealed.

Metal. A stalk of green grass. It seemed common and ordinary, but as its leaves gently swayed about, it surged with an endlessly sharp and dangerous aura.

Wood. A verdant willow branch. It was unknown how long ago it had been cut, but it maintained a vibrant vitality and emitted a blinding green divine light.

Water. Pitch black lotus seeds. There was no difference in their color. A halo of black light circled them, producing ripples in the air.

Fire. A large crystal the size of a young child's palm. It was translucent, and as one looked at it, their eyes tingled, as if they were being burned by its image.

Earth. A little path of mushrooms. They were open like small umbrellas. Their surface was marked with tiny lines, and no matter which direction one looked at these markings from, they wove together into images of mountains.

Qin Yu smiled wide. Five element spiritual objects, these were the five element spiritual objects! He took a deep breath and grasped out five fingers together. The net of magic power tightened and the suction coming from the Fleeting Flame Furnace increased, drawing the five spiritual objects within.

Bang –

The furnace sealed itself shut!

Qin Yu called back the Fleeting Flame Furnace. He pressed down on it, pouring in his magic power and sealing up the five element spiritual objects. Then, he placed it in his storage ring.

Shan Wugu cupped his hands together. "Qin Yu, congratulations."

Qin Yu nodded. "So, what do you plan on doing now?"

Shan Wugu licked his lips. "This is just what I wanted to say. Qin Yu, the Saint Furnace's slaughter energy is extremely beneficial to me. If you can guard me, that would be great."

"Alright."

Shan Wugu sat down. He drew in a deep breath, sucking in a part of the Saint Furnace's slaughter energy. Suddenly, his face flushed red as if he had become drunk. He hurriedly closed his eyes to refine the energy. A yin chill rose up from his body, accompanied with slaughter intent. From time to time, this intent would form crying faces before blasting apart. This sight left one's heart chilled.

Qin Yu had already put away the Fleeting Flame Furnace and was watching Shan Wugu. Although he didn't know what sort of cultivation law Shan Wugu had settled on, it was clear that he had chosen of road of refining slaughter and death. These sorts of cultivation methods often produced rapid progress and were incredibly strong, but the disadvantages were equally serious.

Even if one ignored how terrifying the heavenly tribulation would be for someone who walked the road of slaughter, the reality was that those who reached a deep level in these cultivation methods would have their very thoughts and personality influenced. There was a high chance that those who delved too deep could become mindless slaughter machines who lost their sanity and only knew killing and death. n0𝒱𝔢𝑳𝓊𝓢𝗯.𝒸0𝑀

After a moment of hesitation, Qin Yu's gaze deepened. He decided that once Shan Wugu woke up, he needed to have a serious talk with him. He could continue walking down the demonic path, but he definitely needed to swap to a different cultivation law. Although he didn't have a top level demonic cultivation manual right now, he didn't lack in other top grade goods. If anything, he could search for another method. With the good fortune of heaven, the brother he thought he lost in the past had returned to him alive. No matter what, Qin Yu couldn't stare blankly on as his good brother marched into a dead end.

Shan Wugu soon refined the Saint Furnace's slaughter energy. A sharp light erupted from his eyes. It was clear he had made great harvests!

Qin Yu's heart sank. He feared that trying to persuade him to give up in this situation would be extremely difficult.

"Qin Yu, the effects of the Saint Furnace's slaughter energy are far greater than I anticipated. If I refine a bit more, I can likely make a breakthrough in my cultivation!" Shan Wugu excitedly said. But as he saw Qin Yu's expression, he paused. "What is it?"

Qin Yu quietly said, "Potato, I hope that you can give up on your current cultivation method."

Shan Wugu furrowed his eyebrows, and between them, a faint trace of slaughter energy lingered about. He fell silent for several breaths of time. "Qin Yu, I know what you are worrying about, but the reason I have my current cultivation is all due to this cultivation method. If you want me to give up on it, that is impossible." He purposefully relaxed his expression. "Don't worry, I have my own plan. I won't let this slaughter energy affect my mindset."

"Potato, within the demonic path, cultivation methods are vast and limitless as the smoky sea. Why must you walk down the path of refining slaughter? Let me help you…"

"Qin Yu, as an orthodox cultivator, you actually have such a terrifying demonic nature within you. I haven't asked you the reason for that, so please don't interfere in my matters either."

"I am different from you."

"And I am also different from you."

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Chapter 121 – The Demon Monarch Arrives

Looking at his strong gaze, Qin Yu finally understood that today's Shan Wugu was no longer the Lang Tu of the past. He had his own convictions, his own path, his own judgment. After a moment of silence, Qin Yu quietly said, "Potato, I hope that you won't regret this in the future."

Shan Wu squeezed out a smile.

Qin Yu sucked in a deep breath. "I have already obtained the five element spiritual objects, so the Saint Furnace is yours to take away. I wish you a smooth journey and I hope you can truly obtain the status of the demonic path's Saint Son."

He cupped his hands together and turned to leave.

Shan Wugu's lips moved, but in the end he didn't go to stop him. After a brief hesitation, his eyes hardened. He knew that his martial talent was ordinary at best, and besides patience, there was nothing extraordinary about him. If he wanted to stand above the clouds and grasp his own destiny, he knew that Demonic Slaughter was his only path. In any case, even if he knew there were numerous perils in the way, he still couldn't give up.

Brother, I know you mean well. I'm sorry that I must disappoint you.

Shan Wugu opened his mouth and sucked in another breath of slaughter energy. After today, he had no idea just when he would have another opportunity like this. He had to do his best to refine as much as possible and further his cultivation.

After leaving the cave and sealing the entrance, Qin Yu frowned. He had already done his duty as a brother. If Shan Wugu couldn't accept his advice, that was his choice.

In the end, they were no longer two youths in the Eastern Mountain Sect. They now had their own cultivation and their own status, and they also had to take responsibility for their own decisions.

Shua –

A brilliant light flashed. Qin Yu flew far away.

…

Blood Red Island.

The atmosphere was heavy and gloomy.

How grave a sin was the crime of losing the Saint Furnace? Once the Demon Monarch's anger fell upon them, they feared that the vast majority of people here would be incinerated into ashes.

Suddenly, billowing demonic energy rose up from where the Saint Furnace had been. The demonic energy instantly condensed into a demonic array. Demonic light rocketed into the skies and a figure appeared. His open eyes were as awe-inspiring as silent thunderclaps and all the demonic cultivators present felt their hearts quiver.

"We greet the Saint Lord!" Everyone on the island fell to their knees, their faces full of fear.

Deepblue's complexion was paper white. He struggled to kneel down, disregarding his opening wounds as his body streamed with sweat.

The Saint Lord's face was blurry and demonic light rippled around him. Although his figure wasn't large, his aura pressed down like a million mountains. Powerful, tyrannical, overbearing, looking down upon the world with disdain, capable of sweeping away all, this aura left one gasping for breath. With just a single glance, Deepblue's chest blew open. Flesh and blood splashed out to reveal his beating heart.

"Saint Lord, mercy!" Deepblue pitifully pleaded.

Demonic light flickered. The Saint Lord disappeared from everyone's sight, his icy cold voice left reverberating in the wind.

"I am very disappointed."

Puff –

Puff –

The heads of demonic cultivators all around suddenly blew open, white and red goo splattering out! Besides Deepblue and Han Shanye, everyone other demonic cultivator in their group had died.

Northgate Demon's forehead touched the ground. His body was stiff and his complexion was white. The Saint Lord hadn't harmed them, proving that he was well aware of what had occurred in the sea region. If so, then would he be able to find out about Shan Wugu's actions? If this was the case he feared that their fates would be at least a hundred times more miserable than those who had died!

….

He had obtained the five element spiritual objects. With this, his harvests in the sea region had far surpassed his original expectations. Qin Yu didn't want any other sudden surprises to jump up at him. He found a place and waited for the arrival of the Netherworld Ship.

But at this time, Qin Yu froze. His heart felt as if it had been grasped by a great hand. Every beat brought about excruciating pain. Cold sweat started to stream down his forehead, causing his robes to stick to his body. He didn't know what had happened, but his intuition told him that some great danger was rapidly approaching!

This sort of feeling…

The Demon Monarch!

Qin Yu's complexion changed. His first thought was to immediately run away, the farther the better. When he fought with the Demon Monarch's demonic visage, although he had managed to force it back, he had gained a far clearer understanding into how terrifying the Demon Monarch truly was. If the Demon Monarch really came, there wouldn't even be the smallest chance of him escaping alive.

This was bad!

If the Demon Monarch came, it must be for the Saint Furnace. If he were to find out about Shan Wugu's actions…then Shan Wugu would certainly die.

Blood red flames ignited. Qin Yu turned and flew away.

He raced towards the seabed mountain range cave dwelling at full speed. It soon appeared before his eyes. He flicked his sleeve, pushing open the entrance and breaking directly in.

Shan Wugu had reached a critical moment in refining the slaughter energy. At this time, his eyes popped open, filled with surprise.

Within his mind, a dreadful focus locked onto him with the sharpness of a saber point. It tore at his soul.

The Demon Monarch would soon arrive!

Qin Yu didn't even have time to explain himself. With a flick of his sleeve, he took away the Saint Furnace and fled from the cave.

Bang –

Seawater erupted. Qin Yu soared into the horizon, howling into the distance like a scarlet meteor!

Within the cave, Shan Wugu's pale face was streaming sweat. It was clear he had suffered a backlash while in the process of refining the slaughter energy. A self-ridiculing smile appeared on his lips. If you want to leave then leave. At least Qin Yu hadn't killed him. Perhaps this was because he had left behind a point of consideration for their past friendship. However, when you urged me to give up on refining slaughter energy, was that the time when you decided to take away the Saint Furnace?

Soaring across the sea, tearing through the skies like a blood red rainbow, Qin Yu didn't know that Shan Wugu had misunderstood him. He continued to wildly run away. As time passed, the foreboding feeling in his heart didn't vanish, but instead became increasingly strong.

He knew that the Demon Monarch had locked onto him.

Suddenly, Qin Yu looked upwards. At some point, the gloomy weather up above had turned pitch black. Stars appeared in the darkness, their silver starlight gathering in the vault of heaven. Then, a figure emerged from the starlight. Without releasing the least bit of aura, just by stepping into this part of the world, Qin Yu was nearly frozen where he was. Fear gushed out from the depths of his soul.

The Demon Monarch…had arrived!

"It's you?" The voice was astonished, as if a little surprised. "Little friend, it seems the two of us are fated to meet."

The faint voice fell into Qin Yu's ears, no different from a deafening thunderclap. The voice seemed to rumble into his soul. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his complexion turning pale white as his magic power froze in his body!

Night had arrived in the Netherworld Sea Region. In the gathered sea of stars, Qin Yu was locked in the air, blood leaking from his nose and pouring from his mouth. He looked extremely distressed. At this moment, even his brave mentality was collapsing in despair.

Perhaps he might be able to contend with a common Nascent Soul, but his opponent right now was the demonic path's Saint Lord, one of the strongest existences in this part of the world. How could he possibly face him?

Hu –

Strong winds whipped up between the heavens and earth. A massive bone hand appeared. It seemed to reach across the endless river of space and time and grasp out towards Qin Yu. He wanted to struggle, but he was only able to cause the magic power in his body to surge, forcing himself to vomit even more blood. He could only stare helplessly as the great hand fell down upon him, like a powerless and insignificant ant.

But as the great bone hand was about to fall down, the sea suddenly roared. The endless sea began to tumble and boil. A giant wave appeared, so high and vast that it seemed as if it could shatter the world.

Before it arrived, one could already feel the terrifying strength contained in every single drop of water. Even with the Demon Body, touching this wave would mean being grounded to pieces.

Qin Yu closed his eyes and gently sighed inwardly. In his path of cultivation, he had encountered far too many life or death situations. He had expected that his death would eventually come, but he never hoped that it would come so soon.

He had obtained the five element spiritual objects and would soon be able to cultivate the Five Element Sword Diagram. A radiant road of cultivation had slowly opened in front of him, but now that radiance would soon be plunged into darkness.

Indeed, humans were nothing but fortune's fool. The world was unpredictable!

Whoosh –

A voice from beneath the water echoed out in his ears. He could feel the water around him as well as that terrifying strength. The imprisonment that shackled his body suddenly erupted, and a desolate voice sounded out. "Junior, the graciousness of saving my people's princess will be considered even with this. Whether or not you can live, that will all depend on your fate!"

Qin Yu's eyes flashed open. He watched as the giant sea wave flew above him and violently smashed with the bone hand. At this time, space fiercely twisted as if it couldn't withstand the terrifying impact of strength. Pain stabbed at his eyes and he couldn't help but close them. Tears dripped down his cheeks.

Following that, he felt his entire body wrapped up. He was like a speck of sand so tiny that it could be ignored, flowing down a raging river. Wild twists and tumbles, crashes and bumps, sent him hurtling about. The powerful force nearly flattened him and tore him apart. Countless wounds opened up on his body and blood gushed out from his head.

Qin Yu bitterly smiled. He suddenly understood why the voice had said that whether or not he could live would depend on his fate. Indeed, just because he hadn't died then didn't mean he wouldn't die now. This was a truly tragic and saddening reality. He took a deep breath. Pain wracked his body. Broken bones stabbed into his flesh. Each breath he took was like fire, and it felt as if his lungs would explode. His breath was filled with the scent of blood. n0𝓋𝑬𝒍𝗎𝐒𝑩.𝑐0𝗆

His heart beat furiously. Even if he knew this would aggravate his bloodless, he couldn't care about the consequences, because only like this could he stimulate the strength of the Demon Body and find a slim hope of survival. Otherwise, if he remained caught up in this terrifying battlefield, all that awaited him was death.

Qin Yu tightly shut his eyes. He was afraid that if he opened them, his eyeballs would blow apart from the force of the water. He stepped on the water. As he made this single step, the originally gentle currents of water were now a hundred times harder than steel. With the sound of shattering bones, Qin Yu raced away.

Before he collapsed, he needed to flee the battlefield!

Bang –

Bang –

Heaven-shaking thunderclaps rolled without end, each one stirring up massive waves. Wild strength swept across the sea surface, swirling up endless plumes of water that blocked out the sky. Like a mere ant, Qin Yu struggled to live beneath this heavenly might. His complexion became increasingly pale and less and less blood flowed from his wounds. His open wounds began to turn white, as if all his blood was about to be drained away.

Seawater slammed into his face, each drop possessing a horrifying strength. The experience was no different from being bombarded with an endless wave of boulders. His flesh, bones, every part of his body shook and groaned. A tide of pain tore through his body, wanting to swallow Qin Yu's consciousness. But, the resolve on his face never vanished.

Facing the Demon Monarch, Qin Yu was as small and weak as a baby, without any strength to resist. He could only close his eyes and wait for death. But now, with this sea monster race powerhouse helping him, he was given a slim chance to live. No matter how faint and uncertain this hope was, he had to do his best! Perhaps there was a day he would die, but that day was not this day.

Today, he wanted to live!

An animalistic roar sounded out from the depths of Qin Yu's heart. He gathered up the final dregs of his strength and displayed the Blood Escape Art. Scarlet light erupted around him, tearing open the heavy waves of water. It was unknown how many times he was struck, but the blood light soon collapsed and the terrifying impact that crashed upon his body suddenly vanished.

He had made it out!

Qin Yu staggered. His body had turned thin an emaciated; this was caused by the massive blood loss he experienced as well as his forceful use of the Blood Escape Art. His black robes were torn to shreds and hanging from his body. His chest rose and fell weakly, making it seem as if he could collapse at any moment.

He took out a pill and swallowed it down. Then, he bit down on his tongue. As he was still conscious and alert, he flew off into the distance. Behind him, the two super powerhouses were still fighting, and the range of their battlefield would expand as time passed. Storms would descend upon the surrounding area for hundreds of miles, and all life in the vicinity would perish!

Qin Yu flew aimlessly. He didn't care which direction he flew in, only that he flew as far away as possible. He didn't know how long he flew for, but he spat out a mouthful of blood. His injuries had reached their limit; any more and he would die. He flicked his sleeve and took out the Thousandcraft House. Qin Yu landed inside, swallowed more pills, and used up the last of his strength to release the Yinyang Twin Ants.

Then, he fell unconscious.

Chapter 122 – The Storm On the Sea

Waves roared, soaring up to the heavens. Their terrifying strength was able to grind down all, their momentum shocking the world. But within the eye of the storm, it was actually strangely peaceful. Two figures faced each other within the center, each one emitting a horrifying aura!

The Demon Monarch had a placid expression, without the least bit of anger on his features. His hands were crossed behind his back, and he exuded the inherent bearing of a true grand master. He lightly said, "I came here without any intention of making enemies with the sea races. So, sir, why must you stop me?"

A wild strength twisted space. Only a thin figure could be seen within. "In these past days, many of the sea races have gone missing. After investigating, I discovered that my people's princess was nearly killed by demonic path cultivators. Is this what the Demon Monarch means when you say you have no intention of becoming enemies with us sea races?"

The Demon Monarch replied, "This matter was an error made by random demonic path cultivators. I will give the sea races an answer for that. But, this junior has taken a most precious object of mine. I must take it back no matter what."

The thin figure shook his head. "He saved my people's princess."

The Demon Monarch frowned. "It seems that sir has made up your mind to interfere." He took a step forward and shouted out, "Come!"

Bang –

The tranquility within the eye of the storm was instantly smashed apart. Terrifying strength howled around, shaking the world.

After a moment, the Demon Monarch's voice sounded out. "Sir is truly formidable. I have learnt a great deal. In the future if there is such a day, then I invite sir to come and visit me on land. I will surely prepare a grand welcome for you."

The entire storm was suddenly split in half and the Demon Monarch stepped out. Several parts of the hem of his robe fluttered about in tatters. It was clear that he had suffered a loss in this confrontation with the mysterious sea monster powerhouse, but even so he remained calm and unflustered, seeming exactly like a peerless powerhouse.

Shua –

Demonic energy flashed. The Demon Monarch vanished from sight.

Within the other half of the storm, the waves continued to billow. Faintly, one could see a titanic figure within, standing as tall and grand as a mountain!

…..

An unknown period of time passed. At some point, Qin Yu finally struggled to open his eyes. This simple move left him gasping for breath. Right now, he was so weak that he could barely open his eyes, and his entire head seemed covered with a thick, hardened layer of blood. In a situation where he couldn't move his arms, smoothly opening his eyes wasn't an easy task at all.

The sky was dark and the light extremely dim. Luckily, there was no stabbing pain that followed. His eyes were still blood red from the damage he took. His pupils shrank and widened several times, and finally he was able to clearly see his surroundings.

Buzz –

After realizing that its master had awoken, the ant king flew over, expressing its worry and closeness. The ant king was covered in blood and its translucent wings were broken in several sections; it had obviously experienced a bitter battle. However, the swarm of ants was filled with gusto. They didn't seem dispirited by the battle at all, but rather seemed much more ferocious.

Qin Yu struggled to move his lips. "You worked hard…" The originally intact Thousandcraft House was mostly ruined now. All that was left behind was the frame that lifted him above the sea waters. Every inch of covered in blood, and one could see the torn pieces of sea monster bodies.

The ant king gently nudged Qin Yu, worried at how weak its master was.

Qin Yu's lips pulled up in a smile. "Don't worry. Since I've awoken, I shouldn't die. Ant king, continue guarding me. I still need some more time."

He put in a great deal of effort to move. Every movement left him sweating profusely, but he finally managed to swallow down some pills. These were a magic power increasing Cloudrain Pill, a body enhancing Blood Energy Pill, and a soul fortifying Star Pill. As they flowed down his throat, they turned into a heat that washed through him and started to repair his nearly collapsed body. He closed his eyes. Although he was fatigued to the point of death and his mind ached, he forced himself to stay conscious.

To the violent and savage sea monsters, the smell and taste of blood was the most sensitive and clear signal. The blood that flowed out from the pieces of the Thousandcraft House attracted their hostility without end.

There was almost never a pause in the slaughter. The Yinyang Twin Ants revealed the terrifying strength they gained after evolving to the next level. If it weren't for the water being a poor environment for them to fight, the sea monsters would have all been torn to pieces before they could even approach Qin Yu. As the ants swallowed a massive amount of flesh and blood, blood red lines began to appear between the black and white markings that covered their bodies, and their aura became that much more ruthless and bloodthirsty.

Four days later, Qin Yu opened his eyes. Moving a bit, his bones crackled and popped. His wounds were far from fully recovered, but he finally had the strength to preserve his own life a little.

On this day, he could be said to have lived through that calamity!

He took out Greatsun Mulberry leaves to reward the ants. Qin Yu discovered that blood lines had appeared on the bodies of the Yinyang Twin Ants, but fortunately, they didn't seem to affect the control and influence he had over them. The temptation of the Great Mulberry leaves remained as irresistible as before, and he calmed down. As for what these blood lines were and what they meant, this was something he would have to pay further attention to in the future.

He looked up and around, also taking out the Netherworld Sea Region map to contrast with his surroundings. However, he had randomly flown all the way here and with having drifted on the currents for all this time, he momentarily found it hard to determine his location.

Thinking for a moment, Qin Yu rose up. With a thought, the swarm of ants flew beneath his feet and lifted up his body as they flew into the distance. He couldn't stay any longer on the ruined pieces of the Thousandcraft House. Although it wasn't easy to travel on Yinyang Twin Ants, their great strength still allowed him to fly over the water.

But before long, Qin Yu ordered the ants to stop. He peered into the distance. The horizon was still dusky, perhaps a little deeper than before. He turned a hand and produced the Windhearing Conch. He poured his magic power into it and listened. Several moments later, Qin Yu's pupils rapidly shrank!

Buzz –

Buzz –

The ant swarm furiously beat their wings as they burst off in the opposite direction.

In the far off distance, that deep black color rapidly spread towards Qin Yu. He could soon hear the loud rumblings in the air, as if countless great beasts were roaring out in unison. The Yinyang Twin Ants hurried along. They could clearly feel the immense danger approaching them.

Qin Yu bitterly smiled. This was a sea storm, and one that was occurring in the most terrifying Netherworld Sea Region. If this was a storm in the ordinary sea region, then a Golden Core cultivator would be safe as long as they were a bit careful. But in the Netherworld Sea Region, even a Nascent Soul cultivator might perish within if they had bad luck!

The ant king screamed, hastening the swarm to hurry up. But, the storm was bizarrely fast. In a short moment later, it had already caught up to them.

Looking back, Qin Yu could see the black sea waters being drawn up into the air where they formed a wall of water that blocked out the skies. It roared and rumbled as it came hurtling towards him. Blazing gales were whipped up endlessly, sucking up massive columns of water that shot into the skies, each one like a ruinous cruel dragon. The dark clouds above were pressed down, nearly connected together with the wall of water. Thunder roared out, and arcs of lightning raced along the water wall.

Qin Yu's senses far surpassed those of others, and he could clearly see several sea monsters who had been torn into pieces within the water wall. They twitched violently before being zapped by lightning and charred and disintegrated into black powder.

His face paled. This wasn't fear, but at this moment, his slow heart beat began to accelerate. The blood within his body began to flow faster and faster. With a flick of his sleeve, the ant swarm was taken back into the imperial spirit bag. Blood flames ignited around him as he used the Blood Escape Art without hesitation.

Perhaps this would cause his recently recovered injuries to flare up, maybe becoming worse than before. But compared to falling into that storm, Qin Yu had no other choice.

Hu –

Wind blew against his face. As his speed rose, his figure became a beam of light that raced towards the horizon. But in the endless sea where the environment almost never changed, he strangely appeared quite slow. In this state, Qin Yu could clear feel every change occurring within his body.

There was a light crack in his chest. The recently regrown bones suddenly broke apart and jutted outwards. Rough ends dug through his blood and flesh, scratching his lungs and leaving a dark blood red line. With every breath he took, blood flowed out, and a coppery smell rose up in his throat and nose. Every time he breathed, it felt as if he were drawing in fire.

His furiously beating heart was still strong, but with every contraction and expansion, a slight pause began to occur. Although it wasn't obvious, it actually caused the magic power circulating in his body to slow down. The wounds on his body that had just regenerated split apart one after another, and blood flowed out once more. From the corners of his arms, the tips of his eyebrows, his arms, thighs, blood dripped down. It soaked his robes, and as it flowed across his face it turned into a thin layer of red ice that was sent hurtling back in the next moment…

His severely wounded body wasn't able to withstand the effects of the Blood Escape Art for a long time. Qin Yu was well aware of this and he knew that he had to escape the domain of the storm. But as time passed, even though he had thrown the storm a good distance behind him, he still couldn't find its edge.

If he continued like this, his body would collapse and he would die before the storm hit him. With a sigh, Qin Yu stopped. The blood light scattered to reveal a pallid face. His slightly recovered body seemed much skinnier than before. Since he couldn't avoid it, then he might as well not run away. Of course, he wouldn't wait for death, but would seek out a chance to live, to matter how hopeless the situation.

Qin Yu crossed his legs in a sitting posture. With a thought, a brilliant light erupted from his body as almost a hundred talismans covering him. After finishing this, he flipped his hands. The Hundred Nether Sword appeared in his left hand and the bronze mirror appeared in his right. These two were his strongest magic tools. Although they were deeply slumbering and hadn't truly recognized him as their master, at this crucial moment Qin Yu didn't have time to consider these things. Either they helped him and lived together, or they would be buried with him in the storm, sinking forever to the depths of the sea! n0𝑽𝓮𝗅𝐔𝑠𝓫.𝓒0𝓂

Rumble rumble –

Loud rumblings shook the heavens and earth. In the far distance, he could see the black clouds connected with the wall of water, the water spouts the blazed into the skies, and the roaring thunder that raced through it all. From this distance, he could truly feel the terror of the storms in the Netherworld Sea Region. This was a truly majestic power that embodied the might of the world. Everything that tried to block its path seemed as small and insignificant as ants. Everything that stood in its way could only wallow in despair and be annihilated.

Qin Yu took a deep breath. Then, like a great stone, he plummeted towards the seabed!

In the next moment, water boiled around him. Every drop tumbled about him, releasing endless energy.

Buzz –

Buzz –

At the same time, the talismans surrounding Qin Yu all lit up together as they resisted the pressure of the sea. Still, he coughed and spat out blood. He was wildly tossed about in the boiling water, unable to distinguish north, east, south, west, up, or down! Compared to the storm that had appeared when the Demon Monarch engaged the mysterious sea monster powerhouse, this one was at least 30% more terrifying!

Kacha –

Kacha –

From the very edges, the talismans began to break apart. Bit by bit, as if eroding away, it became to quicken with time. Suddenly, the surrounding pressure disappeared and everything brightened. This was Qin Yu being sucked into the wall of water. With loud roaring all around, he was a piece of wood riding on the waves, able to be torn apart at any moment.

Whoosh –

A spout of water soared up. From the moment it formed, only a few breaths of time had passed. Qin Yu didn't have time to respond before he was pulled out from the wall of water.

Pika paka!

Pika paka!

The talismans rapidly collapsed. The tearing strength lashed at Qin Yu's body, tearing apart massive sections of his skin and flesh to reveal the bone beneath. Blood soaked his body, flowing down his arms to his palms and drowning the two treasures. He lowered his head and ruthlessly said, "If you don't make your move, then we will step beyond redemption!"

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Chapter 123 – Dreams of Being Handsome

Bang –

The bronze mirror trembled. Blue light gushed out, covering Qin Yu like a sheet of water. In that brief moment, all of the defensive talismans shattered. If it had been any slower, the strength of the waterspout would have been enough to tear Qin Yu to pieces.

The blue divine light formed a bubble of air. It was pulled around within the waterspout, wildly circling about. The feeling of being inside at this time could be imagined. Qin Yu didn't believe that the bronze mirror which had the ability to resist the waterspout also didn't possess the ability to eliminate this sort of incredibly spinning force. Perhaps a larger possibility was that it still remained hostile to Qin Yu, and even though it couldn't do anything now, it still hoped to take advantage of this waterspout to cause severe damage to him.

Beggars can't be choosers. Qin Yu clenched his teeth and decided that in the future he would subdue the bronze mirror and allow it to experience just how horrifying the grudge of a man could be!

Black clouds tumbled and a bolt of thunder vehemently crashed down. The entire waterspout began to sparkle with arcs of lightning. The blue divine light fiercely twisted, and it was clear that the power of thunder was causing severe damage to it. On the surface of the bronze mirror, more mottled marks appeared, and the blurred mirror surface became far more gloomy and cloudy than before.

From appearances, if it were struck by thunder again, it likely wouldn't be able to hold up the barrier.

Qin Yu roared out, "If you don't want to be destroyed here, then stop the spinning for me!"

The blue divine light paused for a moment. Then, it began to rotate in reverse. It really did have the strength to counterbalance the rotational force of the waterspout.

Qin Yu drew in a deep breath and stood up straight. His face was steadfast as he looked around.

Bang –

From the black clouds, lightning fell.

Qin Yu suddenly moved. He thrust out a bamboo that flashed with lightning. Lightning attracted lightning, and the lightning that rushed towards the waterspout veered to the side and collided with the bamboo.

It worked!

Qin Yu's spirits rose. Although using the Skythunder Bamboo like this was an absolutely dastardly move that should have caused him to be struck down by the heavens, in the face of death, this was all he could do. Moreover, as long as he lived, then even if the entire Skythunder Bamboo was ruined, if the root existed he could still use the little blue lamp to quickly regrow it once more.

Something seemed off…

Qin Yu frowned. He felt as if he had forgotten something.

Because he had lost so much blood from his injuries, even his thoughts seemed to slow down.

Suddenly, Qin Yu clapped his hands together and cursed himself for being an idiot. Why should he fear thunder? The little blue lamp seemed to be extremely interested in this! Although the thunderstorm was not true heavenly tribulation, its might wasn't much weaker, meaning that there was a chance that the little blue lamp would be interested.

Shua –

The little blue lamp appeared.

He didn't know whether it was an illusion or not, but the moment the little blue lamp appeared in the world, the black roaring clouds above his head seemed to freeze for an instant. Then, countless peals of thunder rang out and endless lightning recklessly surged forth, carrying with it a despairingly dreadful aura!

Bang –

Bang –

Thousands of bolts of lightning crashed down upon the waterspout.

The bronze mirror fiercely trembled. Qin Yu could feel its anger and fear. If the bronze mirror could speak, it would definitely be spitting out curses right now.

Bastard, just what the hell did you take out? If you want to die then die, don't drag me into it!

This dense barrage of thunder wasn't something that the bronze mirror could resist; it could instantly turn Qin Yu to black char. But, his complexion remained calm and steady, and confidence rose in his eyes.

This was because the little blue lamp had never disappointed him!

All of the thunder slammed down almost simultaneously. It spread through the waterspout at a terrifying speed, instantly evaporating all of the water.

The waterspout suddenly turned into a thunderspout!

Qin Yu's hair was scorched and his black robes burned away. The black sword moved imperceptibly but fell silent in the next moment. As the bronze mirror was shaking and cursing in fear, a brilliant luster flashed across the little blue lamp. Its thumb-sized form suddenly became the incarnation of a black hole, releasing a terrifying swallowing strength.

The spout of thunder was drawn into the black hole, violent twisting and distorting like a raging river of water flowing into an endless chasm. In an instant, all of it was absorbed! At this moment, even the terrifying sea storms of the Netherworld Sea Region seemed tiny compared to the little blue lamp.

The little blue lamp was clearly not satisfied with a single spout of thunder. It freed itself from Qin Yu's grasp and shot up into the skies, racing into the tumbling black clouds. No one knew what happened, but no more thunder came crashing down. Soon after, the black clouds began to run away as if they felt fear. They split into countless parts that raced away and vanished from sight. Soon, the dim and dusky seas of the Netherworld Sea Region were revealed again. n0𝚟𝖾𝑳𝑢𝓈𝔟.𝔠0𝓂

After the black clouds faded away, the originally overweeningly powerful and unparalleled sea storm seemed to have lost the source of its power. The howling winds gradually weakened and the wall of water fell lower and lower. Finally, it wasn't able to maintain its shape and collapsed. A mass of blue divine light shot up from the sea. Qin Yu's eyebrows were tightly furrowed together and his complexion was extremely ugly.

At this time, there was the sound of splitting air. The bronze mirror hurriedly parted its divine light, allowing whatever it was to come close.

It was the little blue lamp!

It didn't seem any different from before.

Qin Yu happily smiled and grabbed hold of it, his heart finally relaxing. The little blue lamp was the very foundation of his strength; he absolutely could not lose it! He looked around at the sea that was gradually calming down. With a deep breath, he suppressed the desire to shout out curses. First it was the Demon Monarch chasing him down, then he barely managed to escape the battlefield of two super powerhouse existences. Just as he thought he had caught a moment of reprieve, a sudden sea storm had nearly buried him here.

His luck was just rotten to the extreme!

But what Qin Yu didn't know was that at this time, his bad luck had yet to end.

Because deep beneath the sea, a giant head with a single eye was fixed tightly on him, flashing with a cold light.

The Nine Nether Winding Paths could be called one of the safest areas in the entire Netherworld Sea Region. But, it just so happened that the sea storm passed over there. This tumor had a sharp sense of danger. It fled ahead of time, and relied upon its powerful mortal body to move deep beneath the sea, avoiding the violent rage of the storm.

Originally, it had planned to wait for the storm to pass over before it left, but at that time it had suddenly sensed the aura of the human cultivator who had visited its home earlier. After a moment of hesitation, it chased after the storm and finally found Qin Yu.

Then, the tumor saw something that never in its life would it have imagined to be possible.

This thunderstorm was powerful enough to annihilate a Nascent Soul powerhouse. However, that dreadful thunderstorm was actually swallowed clean by a thumb-sized lamp. It didn't know what the lamp was, but the tumor's instincts told it that as long as it obtained it, it could change its destiny. It was unable to suppress the rising hope in its heart. After crushing any hesitation and fear it felt, the tumor finally made its move!

Seawater suddenly sunk down, forming a bottomless hole that fell straight down into the sea, leading all the way to the seabed. Qin Yu's heart shrank but before he had time to react, an invisible strength latched onto him and violently dragged him downwards. Up above his head, the seawater rapidly closed up, caging him in.

Crazily sinking at an unimaginable speed, the weak light of the sea soon vanished, replaced with a pitch black so dark that a person wouldn't be able to see their fingers in front of their face. Qin Yu was enraged. He struggled with all his strength but he couldn't escape. He could only continue sinking into the darkness, deeper and deeper. At some unknown time, the imprisoning strength suddenly vanished and the channel leading to the seabed collapsed.

What followed was the terrifying pressure brought forth by an endless volume of seawater!

Qin Yu's eyes popped open. Blood vessels fiercely stuck up all over his body. His bones began to break, cracking and popping even as his organs were pressed together into one.

Puff –

Blood drilled out from all the pores on his body, dying the water red. Blue divine light gushed out from the bronze mirror, protecting Qin Yu. But, this light trembled, as if it would collapse in the next moment.

In the distance, the tumor was quietly floating in the water. Markings bulged on its surface, allowing it to inflate over ten times in size to resist the sea pressure. Although it had made its move, it was naturally cautious, thus it chose the safest method – using the sea to kill others.

Severely wounded and weakened, there was no way for this human cultivator to escape. All it needed to do was wait for this human to die in order to obtain its harvest.

Bang –

A dull explosion rang out in the sea. Seawater exploded outwards. The human cultivator was wrapped in a protective blue light and began rapidly surfacing. The tumor's sole eye flashed with contempt. Did this human not know how deep below the sea he was? This was a useless effort. Beneath the giant head, several tentacles gently swung about, pushing through the water. The tumor began to follow behind.

Bang –

Bang –

Seawater burst out all around as the blue divine light kept pushing up towards the sea surface. But as time passed, the surroundings remained as dark as before, and the pressure of the seawater didn't decrease by much. It was clear that the human cultivator was becoming impatient.

The tumor began to smile.

Almost there.

And sure enough, after a little bit longer, the blue divine light began to rapidly dim. Blood bloomed in the sea and the human cultivator floated about, motionless.

The tumor thought for a moment and decided to wait a bit longer. For it to have survived so long, it had to give a great deal of credit to its vigilance and carefulness. But, as faint threads of blood flowed through the water, the tumor's eye suddenly brightened. It opened its mouth and sucked in a bit of the scarlet water. Then, its body began to violently shiver with excitement and ecstasy.

To think there was such wonderful flesh and blood in this world. The strength contained within made the tumor instinctually seek it and desire it.

The tumor's own body had always been a pain deep within its heart. Even with its current strength, it spent most of its time hidden deep in the seabed, rarely revealing its presence.

Even though it knew that its appearance was horribly grotesque and repulsive, deep in its heart it had always dreamed of being handsome!

And now, the chance to make his dream a reality had finally appeared. With such powerful flesh and blood strength, after it swallowed and absorbed it, it could definitely break through the shackles of its cultivation and transform its true figure. At that time, with its strength, changing into the form of a human would be as easy as turning a hand.

The tumor's sole eye began to blaze with an unprecedented heat. It hesitated for two breaths of time but was finally unable to resist the trembling excitement in its heart. A tentacle rushed towards the human cultivator. As it did, it opened its mouth, drawing in all the blood in the water. This sort of formidable flesh and blood strength left it thrilled with joy.

Mine! Mine! All of this flesh and blood is mine! I won't wait even a second longer, because this human cultivator is leaking blood with every passing moment, blood that is mine! Mine!

Then, the wonderful feast of flesh and blood appeared in front of the tumor. It could see that the human cultivator was a young man. Even though the young man was thin and emaciated, it could still see the sharp angles and edges of his face.

A thought suddenly formed in the tumor's mind. Perhaps later, it could transform into this appearance.

Then, as fast as this thought appeared, it rapidly overtook the tumor's entire mind.

But before then, it needed to eat this human male. Unfortunately, it didn't know this human's name, otherwise it could also borrow it.

Name…perhaps I should seriously think of a name for myself.

Name? I can have my own name?

The tumor began to shiver with excitement again!

Its mouth opened impossibly wide. It seemed as if its entire body was composed of some sort of highly malleable substance. It sucked in a massive amount of seawater and Qin Yu's body. The tumor didn't worry that it would eat something that it shouldn't eat. Its unique body properties allowed it to absorb what it needed and reject what it didn't.

The tumor's mouth had no teeth, but the esophagus that led to its stomach was filled with sharp blades. They wriggled about, interlocked together. Even without touching it, there was no need to doubt how sharp they were. Anything that touched them would be torn to pieces.

As the seawater flowed through the esophagus, Qin Yu's shut eyes suddenly popped open. He raised his hand, exhausting all of the strength in his body to thrust out the Hundred Nether Sword!

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Chapter 124 – Wresting Flesh and Blood

Puff –

The sword easily cut through flesh and blood. The blade was submerged, sinking in with so much force behind it that even Qin Yu who was holding the hilt was dragged in. Blood churned all around, drenching him. As he drilled in, the flesh and blood around him wildly contracted. n0𝔳𝐄𝔩𝑈𝓢𝓑.𝓬0𝚖

Kacha –

Kacha –

In an instant, his arm and hand was nearly broken to fragments!

Qin Yu's complexion was deathly pale. He stubbornly held onto the sword hilt, not allowing himself to fall back into the crazily shaking esophagus. The tumor maniacally shook as it put up its last ditch struggle. Pained howls rose up from inside and out, and only after an hour did it begin to slowly fade away. The wriggling flesh and blood began to relax and blood erupted like a fountain, pouring all over Qin Yu. As this blood fell onto his wounds, it was unexpectedly absorbed by him.

Hu –

Qin Yu felt as if his body had caught fire from within. His exposed skin and flesh suddenly turned deep vibrant red, as if he were a piece of iron in a blazing furnace. Steam evaporated from all around him, and this steam was light red like burning flames. As Qin Yu opened his eyes, his pupils had turned crimson in color. They were cruel, tyrannical, ruthless, and utterly emotionless.

Ignoring his arm injuries, he grabbed tight to the Hundred Nether Sword and used it to tear open the flesh and blood in the wound around him. As he strained himself, broken bones pierced through his skin, causing his face to pale even further. With his other hand, he labored to tear open the edges of the wound. But, what was strange was that not even half a drop of blood flowed out.

Qin Yu continued without expression. He drew the Hundred Nether Sword, and it seemed to shake as if it were unhappy. But with a cold cough it immediately quieted down. Putting away the Hundred Nether Sword, Qin Yu used his free hands and pushed his entire body in. With a comfortable sigh, the flesh and blood around the opening rapidly wriggled and regrew over itself. It was impossible to tell that there was a cultivator hiding within.

Deep within the seabed, a giant tumor floated about, several of its tentacles waving with the currents. There were already some sea monsters that had detected the powerful aura emanating from this corpse, and it turned their eyes red with greed. However, regardless of whether they were strong or weak, as long as they approached within a thousand feet of the tumor, their bodies would shake and twist and they would turn and rapidly flee. There was a horrifying majesty that filled the air, one so profound that they didn't dare to provoke it.

One day, two days, three days…

The tumor withered more and more. It shrank a great deal, as if some hungry parasite was within, chewing away at its organs. Half a month later, followed with a dull thumping sound, a hand tore through the remaining thin layer of the tumor's skin. Qin Yu shot out, a dazed look on his face. It was only after a long time that clarity returned to his eyes. Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, blurry fragments of the past floated about in his mind.

To plunder flesh and blood, taking its essence to use for oneself, was this the instinct of the Demon Body? After thinking for a long time, Qin Yu let out a long breath. No matter what happened, he was alive, and he felt quite good. His injuries had healed and every inch of his flesh and blood seemed as if it had been tempered within a flaming forge. Boundless potent blood energy flowed through his body, and when his bones crackled they seemed to contain a strength that could grind down everything.

Moreover, at this time deep beneath the sea, he didn't feel any pressure from the water at all. It was clear that some sort of earth-shaking change had occurred to his mortal body. He looked down at the withered corpse of the tumor. Even the strength within the tumor's corpse had been completely sucked away, so it wasn't hard to imagine how such drastic changes occurred to his body.

At this time, the magic power within him seemed to be frozen, as if it were sealed away into his dantian sea without any fluctuations at all. Qin Yu faintly thought that this wasn't a bad thing. He momentarily set this matter aside for the future. With a thought, all his pores closed and his aura was sealed into his body, unable to be sensed outside. Although this happened on the surface, there seemed to be more mysteries occurring in his body that he hadn't discovered. Perhaps these were things he would slowly come to know about in the future.

Potato…

The Demon Monarch had lost his furnace and hadn't been able to catch him. Would he vent his anger on Potato? Qin Yu felt his heart tighten. He stepped onto a large fish and hurtled through the water. Although his magic power had been sealed up in his dantian, he could still rely upon his potent mortal body to travel at an incredible speed. Along the way, the sea monsters felt his aura and turned to flee in panic.

In the eyes of the sea monsters, Qin Yu was actually an extremely powerful member of their race. This was because after the Demon Body swallowed up the tumor's strength, it had also automatically obtained its aura.

The journey continued smoothly. Half a day later, Qin Yu found the underground cave at the seabed. The entire cave had been destroyed and Potato had vanished without a trace. Carefully sensing his surroundings, he faintly felt a bit of horrifying demonic energy that had yet to scatter.

For this energy to still linger here even after half a month, only the Demon Monarch could accomplish this.

He should have taken Potato away.

Qin Yu was worried. His eyes were overcast. He forcefully suppressed any thoughts he had. Considering things too much right now was useless. What he should do was refine the five element spiritual objects and cultivate the Five Element Sword Diagram. At that time, he might be able to contend with a Nascent Soul cultivator. Also, he needed to find a way to inquire into Potato's current situation. Just as he was about to leave, Qin Yu stiffened for a moment before recovering. Still, his actions couldn't be hidden from the eyes that were secretly watching him.

"What sharp senses." A light sound echoed out. A powerful divine sense swept out, not even bothering to conceal its overbearing power.

Instinctually, Qin Yu suddenly closed off every pore of his body, severing himself from all outside contact. He was like a dead piece of wood, a block of stone.

The owner of the divine sense was startled. As he was, the water along the seabed tumbled, revealing a figure. This was actually a massive turtle, large to an unimaginable degree. Just its open eyes were the height of an adult human. The turtle cast a massive shadow onto the sea floor. Its eyes were locked onto Qin Yu. "Junior, what a powerful aura concealing method. Even I wasn't able to probe you."

Qin Yu's thoughts raced. He quickly bowed. "Greetings, senior. I thank senior for saving my life!" This voice was the same voice that had faced off against the Demon Monarch. It was the mysterious sea monster powerhouse that had rescued him.

The giant turtle lifted a front claw. Although its actions appeared clumsy, its claws shined with a cold light. Qin Yu didn't doubt that as long as this massive turtle gently waved his claw, he would be torn to pieces without any chance of resisting.

"Junior, put away your aura concealing method. I want to examine you and see just who you are." Although these words were lightly spoken, they didn't brook any room for argument. Qin Yu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

His pores started to open. But, within his body, there seemed to be a mutual understanding with his will as the fluctuations of his formidable blood energy were hidden.

The turtle's nail fell between Qin Yu's eyebrows. It was hard and cold to the touch. Qin Yu remained unbending, and after several breaths of time, the large turtle retracted its claw. It looked at Qin Yu with pity. It originally thought that this junior might be a spy from the demonic path, but it never imagined he would be a bastard with bad luck. His cultivation had been completely wasted without even a little bit left remaining.

Well, that was also reasonable. Just how terrifying were the shockwaves produced in the battle between it and the Demon Monarch? A common Nascent Soul would have fled far and wide. Although this junior's cultivation hadn't been weak, for him to escape and survive, that could already be considered a great stroke of luck.

But, the turtle had lived a long time, and it had always been careful. The large turtle narrowed its eyes, calmly asking, "Junior, why did you appear here? Why was the Demon Monarch chasing you?"

Qin Yu respectfully replied, "Reporting to senior, this junior had joined forces with others to seize a treasure of the demonic path. When the Demon Monarch arrived, I took the demonic treasure and fled, but I had to leave my friend here. With senior saving me, I luckily managed to survive. The reason I came back today was to see how my friend was doing." As he spoke, he seemed a bit dispirited.

Something had truly happened to Shan Wugu, thus Qin Yu's expression was entirely heartfelt and flawless. The large turtle thought for a moment. The things that Qin Yu told him weren't far off from what it knew, so he should be speaking the truth. But then, its eyes flashed. "For the Demon Monarch to cause such a stir, even I am curious as to why. What kind of treasure did he lose?"

Qin Yu revealed just the right amount of bitterness. He took out the Saint Furnace and sighed inwardly with relief. It seemed that this turtle had an extremely high and lofty field of vision and had no interest in his storage ring. All of its attention was focused on the Saint Furnace. A light sparkled in the giant turtle's eyes. The Saint Furnace suddenly let out a buzz and the large turtle coldly humphed before revealing a dignified expression.

It stared at the Saint Furnace. After a long time, it released a breath, a bit of unwillingness in its eyes. "This thing doesn't have any fate with me. Since you stole it, you should keep it." As it spoke, its eyes glanced at Qin Yu, a bit of strange curiosity in them. It was clear that he had seen something related to the Saint Furnace.

A bit jittery, Qin Yu tried not to reveal any expression at all. He obediently put away the Saint Furnace. Although he wanted to ask the old turtle what that look meant, he figured that the turtle wouldn't tell him anyways. Now, he began to think about how to leave.

And as he was thinking about how to leave, he actually didn't know that the large turtle in front of him was also considering what to do with him. To be able to frontally contend with the Demon Monarch and even faintly occupy the winning side, even if the large turtle had the advantage of the sea terrain, one could still imagine how incredibly powerful the giant turtle was. This turtle was no ordinary turtle, and in fact, he had an amazingly high status within the sea races.

As for why the giant turtle had appeared in the Netherworld Sea Region and had saved Qin Yu, that wasn't a coincidence at all, but had been a request that someone had made of him. Although he also had his own reasons for coming, no matter what he couldn't handle this matter poorly. If he allowed this human boy to go free and wander about in the Netherworld Sea Region, there would be no way he would survive past today. He would become food that fed the variation sea monsters.

The old turtle began to think over things. It was the sea races that had falsely accused him at the start, and although this boy had caused the sea races to lose a bit of face, he still kept his word and released that little girl Lushy. And afterwards, he also rescued her from the hands of the demonic path. The reason that the boy had fallen to such a state today was because of his own actions, but the sea races couldn't fully absolve themselves from this.

In addition, this surnamed Qin boy had been severely wounded and his cultivation had been wasted, but even so he hadn't forgotten his friend and had risked his life to return here and look for him. He could be said to be a rare individual amongst the humans that valued friendship.

Of course, the most important reason was that if this ridiculous boy could survive until now, he must possess heaven-defying luck.

Whatever, whatever, him coming up with so many reasons was all because the giant turtle had become tenderhearted in his old age. If this was back in his vibrant youth, then if some human cultivator were placed in front of him, he would simply have swallowed them whole as a little snack. The large turtle suddenly smacked his lips together, as if he were remembering the taste of something.

Inexplicably, Qin Yu felt a cold sweat drip down his forehead.

"Senior…"

The large turtle glared at Qin Yu, a bit angry that his pleasant recollection of past delicious meals had been interrupted. But remembering that Qin Yu was a human, he awkwardly looked at him. With a light cough, he said, "Boy, consider this a show of kindness. I will save your life."

Before Qin Yu could say even half a word, a current of water wrapped around him and pulled him onto the turtle's back. The large turtle began to move. Its legs floated about and its massive figure leisurely pushed through the water. It moved with incredible speed and roaring currents rose up at the sea bed. This feeling didn't seem as if they were racing through the water, but that the seawater itself was pushing them forwards.

These simple actions revealed the old turtle's tyrannical skills. It was no wonder that within the sea it had been able to face off against the Demon Monarch without suffering a loss.

Qin Yu was wrapped up tightly in water, unable to move at all. His eyes were wide as he cried without tears. Just what was going on here? He was doing quite well by himself, so who needed saving? His thoughts raced, but after several moments he sighed, closed his eyes, and accepted his fate. There shouldn't be any dangers for now. At the worst he would just look for a chance to quietly leave.

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Chapter 125 – The Sea Race's Capital City

The large turtle's speed was astonishing. As they swam forwards, they didn't meet a single variation sea monster or even a fish. This old turtle was absolutely at the level of a High Ancestor within the sea. His aura was like a rising sun, causing everyone who noticed him to not even dare to approach.

After an unknown period of time, there was the sound of falling water. The seawater parted around Qin Yu. As he opened his eyes, he saw boundless mist in front of him. He knew that he had arrived at the edge of the Netherworld Sea Region.

But without the Netherworld Ship, how would they leave?

Soon, the big turtle taught Qin Yu just what it meant to be incomparably mighty. He saw the large turtle open its mouth wide, suck in a deep breath, and then spit it all out.

Rumble rumble –

Winds and clouds changed color and the sound of roaring waves filled the air. In that moment, within the boundless mist in which one couldn't even tell where the sun was shining down from, a straight channel was blown into creation. The big turtle flew out from the channel leisurely, appearing completely comfortable.

From behind, deep within the Netherworld Sea Region, a terrifying eyeball locked onto them. It hesitated for several moments and finally chose to leave.

The big turtle suddenly quickened his pace, parting from the scope of the mist within the blink of an eye. He ruthlessly twisted his head back and said, "Brat, just what did you do to draw in something like that!"

Qin Yu's entire head was wet with fog. He tilted to the side, "What does senior mean?"

The big turtle coldly sneered, "Little boy, stop pretending to be an idiot. If you continue to test my patience, be careful that I might throw you off!"

Qin Yu bitterly smiled. "Listening to senior, it sounds as if I have provoked some fierce existence within the Netherworld Sea Region. But with this junior's cultivation, how do you think I could have possibly done that?"

The big turtle lightly frowned. This sounded reasonable. If this brat really did provoke that thing, he would have died even if he had eight lives. Moreover, he was a cripple now, so he was even more worthless. The turtle's complexion became increasingly ugly. After a long time it let out a cold humph. If that thing didn't come for the boy, then did it come for him? The big turtle hadn't truly fought in several years, and now it felt its fighting spirit begin to stir. n0𝔳𝐄𝔩𝑈𝓢𝓑.𝓬0𝚖

Alright, this old turtle will remember this. I'll settle this with you in the future!

Qin Yu was being fully honest, though he didn't sense the rising anger within the big turtle. He cursed in his heart. Although he didn't know what had happened, his instincts told him that the 'thing' which the old turtle was speaking of had come for him.

Was it the demonic path's Saint Furnace? Or the tumor?

Within the Netherworld Sea Region, these were the only two things that Qin Yu had gone out of his way to deal with. After thinking for some time, he took a deep breath and placed these thoughts to the side. Since he had already left, in the worst case situation he simply wouldn't come here anymore.

The big turtle had a calm expression as he hurried along. Qin Yu certainly wouldn't stir up trouble by asking needless questions. They continued forwards.

After ten days, the big turtle slowed down and dove deep into the sea.

Qin Yu opened his eyes and a sharp light flashed through them. Soon, his eyes widened and shock filled his face. A brilliant radiance lit up the dark sea waters. There was a titanic coral growing on the seabed like an ancient tree, emitting a soft and gentle light. And at the center of this coral was something that only existed in legends…a city beneath the sea!

It spread out along the seabed, a kaleidoscope of colors weaving together. It was at least ten times larger than any city Qin Yu had ever seen in his life. This city had no walls because deep beneath the sea, this city was a supreme existence that no types of life forms dared to attack.

The architecture of the city was different from anything Qin Yu had seen before. Many of the buildings were composed of seabed sand and dirt, shells, and coral. There were none of the straight lines and upright structures that were in human cities, but rather many buildings were shaped in sloping curves. A faint barrier of light surrounded the city, isolating out the water. However, the barrier didn't stop the sea races from entering or leaving. Qin Yu clearly saw several beautiful deep sea carp swimming around the edges of the capital city and then continuing to swim about happily.

After arriving, the big turtle was clearly in a much better mood. As it turned and saw Qin Yu's shocked expression, it proudly said, "Boy, you humans aren't the only ones who can build cities. This is the capital city of my sea races, a great sun deep beneath the sea that will never be extinguished!"

Before the old turtle's massive form had approached the capital city, the city guards were already alerted. They came out of the city to welcome the old turtle. The sea monster leading the group had taken human form. His body was incredibly muscled and strong, and two snow white fangs jutted down from between his lips, indicating his high status amongst his fellow sea mammoth clansmen. He wore thick armor that contrasted his impressive figure.

But in front of the old turtle, the guard was as docile as a sheep. He respectfully said, "Mister Turtle, you've returned." Behind him, the normally unruly and cold city guards had all lowered their heads, so low that they seemed as if they would break their necks.

The old turtle casually waved a claw and an eerie light flashed. As it dispersed, an old man with a hunched back appeared with a turtle shell on his back. With his thin body and moustache, he didn't seem to be someone that could be described as terrifying. Of course, no one dared to laugh or even look at him. All of the sea races kept their eyes low and heads down, being as respectful and solemn as they could.

Qin Yu endured this for a long time, but in the end he couldn't stop his lips from twitching a little.

The old turtle maliciously glared at him, a thick threat in his eyes. Qin Yu immediately understood why these sea races had put on such a performance.

Thinking of it, they had probably learned their lesson already!

"Find a place to settle this boy." After he spoke, the old turtle flew into the capital city. That weird thing from the Netherworld Sea Region had actually dared to have thoughts on him. If so, then this matter wasn't simple at all. He had to inform his majesty promptly so that preparations could be made.

The sea mammoth leader bowed. "Mister, please take care!"

It was only when the old turtle vanished from sight that the captain looked up, a warm smile on his face. "Little brother, my name is Meng Li, what is yours?" For someone to be able to quietly lead the guards of the capital city for so many years, this fellow naturally had his skills. Although he seemed like a clumsy fellow who only knew brute force, the reality was that he had extremely exquisite thoughts.

Qin Yu cupped his hands across his chest. "…Ning Qin."

If he were to give his real name, he feared that these people in front of him would immediately become enraged. He swept his eyes around, thinking that it might be a good time to leave. But, he also knew that since this was the capital city of the sea races, there were likely countless sea race powerhouses here. So, he suppressed those thoughts momentarily.

Meng Li sensed that Qin Yu was hiding things, but he didn't care. All he needed to know was that this human was someone brought here by Mister Turtle; his name didn't matter at all. He kept an amiable expression on his face and slapped Qin Yu's shoulder. "Come, I'll personally lead you into the city."

After giving orders to his subordinates, Meng Li brought Qin Yu into the capital city. They chatted a lot and the two of them seemed to get along quite well. Of course, Qin Yu was trying to glean some information the entire time. He had no idea why the old turtle had brought him all the way here.

Meng Li's smile didn't fade in the least. The more Qin Yu was like this, the more unusual he felt Qin Yu was. His attitude became even warmer and more intimate.

The sea races' capital city was filled with flowers. Countless sea monsters walked or swam about. While many of them were incomparably ugly fish monsters, there were also blindingly beautiful half-human half-fish women. Sensing the look of astonishment in Qin Yu's eyes, Meng Li pulled him close and quietly said, "Those are the merfolk race. The majority of their people are women, and each one of them is an unparalleled beauty. And, what they are most adept in is how to please a man." He waggled his eyebrows suggestively. "Brother Ning, if you want, I can lead you somewhere later this evening. Trust me, you absolutely will not regret going."

Qin Yu revealed an awkward expression but also a bit of desire. He hesitated for several moments and finally shook his head. "There's no need. I just arrived at the capital so it's best if I'm a bit more discreet." Since the sea mammoth leader wanted to get closer to him, he didn't object too much. In any case, he had no idea how long he would be staying here in the sea race capital city for, so having some good connections was never wrong.

The capital city was mind-bogglingly large. The law forbade everyone besides the royal family and those with permission from flying. Everyone had to travel by walking or swimming. A great deal of time was spent travelling, so to fix this problem, short distance transmission arrays were set up. There were a great deal of these distributed in various areas of the capital city, and one could freely use them after paying a few spirit stones.

In this city beneath the sea, the truth was that there were many humans present, and some of these humans lived very good lives. As they walked about, they had their own crowd of sea race followers. Even so, they weren't allowed to use the transmission arrays within the capital city. Rumors said that long ago, one of the previous emperors had lost one of his favored daughters, and this was a punishment he had passed down upon the humans.

Concerning this, no one amongst the sea races dared to violate this rule. Even Lord Meng Li, captain of the capital city guards, could only shake his head and force a smile. He turned around and apologetically said, "Brother Ning, this is quite embarrassing but it seems we can only choose a place nearby. But this area is the edge of the capital city and there aren't really many good dwellings here."

The capital city's edge was quite good actually.

Qin Yu sincerely said, "Brother Meng is too polite. As long as I have somewhere I can stay, I will be more than satisfied."

Meng Li sighed. "Then I will have to temporarily inconvenience Brother Ning. Once Mister Turtle returns, we can properly settle you somewhere else. In the future, if there is a day when I might need a bit of Brother Ning's time, I hope that you won't blame me for this blunder today."

Qin Yu waved his hand and put on an expression as if he had been touched. Meng Li cheered inwardly. It was true that he needed to take good care of anyone that Mister Turtle brought back, but before he had determined how important Qin Yu actually was, emptying out an entire residence for him was just too costly.

A residence within the capital city wasn't easy to obtain at all.

There were many places where an inch of land was worth more than its weight in gold. Even though Meng Li was skilled in making money, he didn't dare to casually toss it about. But now, it seemed that he had managed to trick this Ning fellow. At the very least, he wasn't complaining, so that was good. He just needed to leave behind a good impression today, and even if this Ning fellow were to rise up in the future, there would still be many ways to recover from this.

After quietly praising his own wisdom, Meng Li led the way to the edge of the city. After some time, they walked into a narrow valley. The two stopped at the end of a courtyard and pushed open a door. The courtyard was quite small, but it was clean and tidy, and flaming corals grew luxuriously all around.

Meng Li spoke several more apologetic words. He told Qin Yu that he had several official matters to attend to, and would make another visit in a few days once he wasn't busy.

After sending Meng Li away and seeing his figure vanish, Qin Yu's smile disappeared. A calm light lit up his eyes. Who said that the sea monsters were all brainless brutes? This Meng Li was actually quite sharp.

But, he had never planned to stay in the sea race capital city for long, so it was the same wherever he lived. In fact, the more remote the area, the less noticeable it was, the more convenient it would be for him to move.

Good.

Shutting the courtyard doors, Qin Yu closed his eyes. His divine sense flowed out like threads of silk, sweeping through the entire courtyard. After a long time, he determined that there weren't any problems. Then, he opened his eyes, entered his room, and sat down to meditate.

He had just entered the capital city today so it wouldn't be good for him to leave so soon. He would wait a bit and consider his plans first. It had to be known that for a human cultivator to openly and honestly walk through the capital city was actually incredibly difficult.

There was no passing of sun and moon at the seabed, but the coral would change colors along with the shifting of yin and yang. When the blazing red coral in the courtyard turned a cold and quiet blue color, that meant night had arrived.

Shua –

Qin Yu opened his eyes. At the very least, he had determined that there was no one spying on him around. It seemed that the old turtle didn't care about him too much and thus didn't have any plans against him. This relaxed Qin Yu's heart. It would be much easier to leave like this.

And at this moment, a vague sound echoed in Qin Yu's ears, accompanied with a bit of yin chill.

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Chapter 126 – Refining the Lotus Seed

Before Qin Yu could respond, the Hundred Nether Sword within his storage ring was already ringing with excitement, urgently signaling to come out. With a flick of his sleeve, the Hundred Nether Sword howled out. Qin Yu stood up and followed behind it.

In a corner of the courtyard, there was a well. The surface of the water was four to five meters below ground, and the water was extremely clear. Looking further down, it was dark, and it was unknown where it led or how far down it went. At this moment, the Hundred Nether Sword was hanging atop the well. Then, with the sword tip directed towards the well, it gave off a sharp keening cry!

In the next moment, a sharp light flashed out from Qin Yu's eyes, indicating his surprise. He could see faint traces of black energy rising from the well and fusing into the Hundred Nether Sword. The roaring sound suddenly became clear and a yin chill permeated the air. It seemed that the previous changes were all caused by the black energy within the well.

After probing for a moment, a puzzled expression crossed Qin Yu's face. The aura coming from the well was that of specters. He had already experienced this before in the Netherworld Realm, but the spectral aura emanating from the well was actually far richer. No, it was much richer than that, at least ten times more so.

Within the Netherworld Sea Region, when the Hundred Nether Sword was soaked in Qin Yu's blood and also used to kill the tumor, it had completely recognized Qin Yu as its master. Now, Qin Yu could clearly feel how happy the Hundred Nether Sword was at this moment. Whether it was because of how dense it was or because some other change had happened to it, the spectral energy rising from the well was an incredible tonic to the sword.

This fellow had already fallen in love with this place. And, after realizing that Qin Yu had the intent of leaving, it also shook out a threat: if you want to leave, then leave without me!

Qin Yu ignored its whining. His thoughts rapidly raced. The Hundred Nether Sword was an extremely high quality treasure. If he continued to empower it, there was a high chance it would evolve into a spirit treasure, rapidly increasing its killing abilities. He didn't dare to go to the Netherworld Sea Region again, so if he missed the chance this well offered, it would likely be impossibly difficult for him to find another place with such formidable spectral energy. n0𝔳𝐄𝔩𝑈𝓢𝓑.𝓬0𝚖

The big turtle had tossed him here and quickly hurried away. In addition to the observations he made today, it seemed that the big turtle clearly didn't care about him. If so, then he could actually stay in the sea race capital city for a period of time. As soon as this thought appeared, it quickly overtook his mind. The sea race capital city was absolutely the safest possible place. If he was a bit more careful, then this place would actually be a good choice to refine the five element spiritual objects.

The next day, as the pale blue coral in the courtyard turned blazing red once more, the spectral energy coming from the well vanished. Qin Yu looked down at the little blue lamp as the light faded away, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

The Hundred Nether Sword flew back, stumbling. A loud crashing sound rang out. Qin Yu went over to check and found that the sword had fallen over. With twitching lips, he placed the sword back into his storage ring.

Qin Yu pushed open the courtyard doors and attempted to leave. No one jumped out from the bushes to stop him. Besides some others glancing at him with cold and disdainful eyes, everything was perfect. In the far off distance, he could see the gates of the capital city. He turned and followed back along the road he came from.

When the coral turned dark blue once more, the Hundred Nether Sword woke up on the dot. It fired towards the well, completely alert, and called out for the spectral energy to rise up once more.

On the third day, Qin Yu slowly expanded his area of action. He visited the city gates once and even stood below the gates and jovially chatted with Meng Li. He vaguely raised the topic of whether he could temporarily leave the capital city, but as he saw the awkward expression on Meng Li's face, he quickly changed the topic.

Bidding his farewells, Qin Yu returned to the courtyard, a bit unsure.

Today, the Hundred Nether Sword seemed to sense something. It endured the temptation and stood waiting. Then, it pointed straight at Qin Yu as if staring at him, seeming to say, hey big fellow, if you dare to leave, I will immediately go wild!

Qin Yu glared at it and smiled, "Screw off and go digest some more. If you keep trying to act tough here, aren't you afraid that you'll die from holding it in?"

Buzz –

The Hundred Nether Sword was overjoyed. It wagged about like a happy dog and rubbed Qin Yu's leg. Then, with a whistle, it rushed over to the well. This was its own request and Qin Yu was too lazy to bother with it.

Qin Yu let out a light breath and shook his head. He didn't know whether his decision to stay was right or wrong, but since he had already made his choice, there wasn't any need to continue hesitating.

It was time to begin.

Although he had only started studying array formations, Gu Shengping had been an extremely skilled individual and the fragments of things he left behind were very useful. Qin Yu only had to follow the directions to complete the necessary arrangements. A moment later, a simple array formation was drawn up. It possessed excellent concealing properties and was almost undetectable.

Its function was simple. It shielded one's aura and covered up fluctuations of strength. In terms of defense, it could mislead and imprison. As for killing abilities, arranging that was too difficult and Qin Yu didn't have full confidence he could do so. Moreover, this was the sea race capital city, so he wanted to cause as little trouble as possible.

His dantian sea was still quiet and his magic power in a frozen state. But, Qin Yu could feel the boundless energy beneath the layer of ice. It was like a slumbering volcano. Once it awoke, it would surely erupt with an even greater power. But waiting for it to naturally wake up on its own would require some time. Qin Yu thought about it for a moment and decided to try giving it a push with outside forces.

He took out several Cloudrain Pills and swallowed them. As they entered his mouth, their medicinal efficacy flowed into his flesh and blood, rapidly transforming into magic power. As if drawn in by a magnetic attraction, this strength gathered into Qin Yu's dantian sea without any need for him to revolve his cultivation method. This magic power fused into his dantian sea, and several moments later, a smile appeared on his face.

It worked.

Magic power of the same source possessed an instinctual desire to merge together. There were clearly more fluctuations of magic power beneath the layer of ice, but it was far from enough. With a flick of his sleeve, Qin Yu took out the entire bottle of Cloudrain Pills, a full hundred of them.

He lifted his hand and swallowed some.

He closed his eyes and refined them.

Magic power continuously flowed into his dantian sea. The fluctuations beneath the ice became increasingly strong.

One day…

Two days…

Three days…

In a quiet and peaceful environment, time slowly passed. This small courtyard seemed to be forgotten by everyone else. In his room, Qin Yu sat cross-legged in meditation. Sweat dripped down his forehead, drenching his robe and sticking it to his body. Within his dantian sea, the layer of invisible ice violently trembled as the edges began to crack apart.

Qin Yu swallowed down ten Cloudrain Pills in a single go. Billowing magic power broke in, and with a light cracking sound, magic power broke free from the ice.

Bang –

His black robes fluttered about. Strong winds whipped up as a powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body.

Golden Core first level, Golden Core second level, Golden Core third level…Golden Core seventh level...

However, at this time, Qin Yu's rising aura had yet to stop.

Golden Core eighth level, Golden Core ninth level…peak ninth level!

Shua –

Qin Yu's eyes flashed open as a sharp light exploded within them. As he carefully sensed the changes in his body, he smiled. In the Netherworld Sea Region, after the Demon Body swallowed the essence of the tumor, Qin Yu had gained a foundation for his cultivation to rapidly rise. The layer of ice during this time was his body absorbing and transforming the essence.

Golden Core ninth level could be called the peak of the Golden Core realm. Another step forwards was the tenth level, otherwise known as the Hollow Nascent Soul realm, just a thin thread away from breaking into the Nascent Soul realm. If Qin Yu continued to cultivate like this and also had enough pills, he would be able to attack the Nascent Soul realm in another year or so. If he succeeded, he would become one of the peak existences in this world.

Just how intense was this temptation? Even Qin Yu couldn't help but feel his thoughts waver. But, he soon suppressed this desire. Even Golden Cores had divisions of strength, so there were naturally the strong and weak amongst Nascent Souls. If he had a chance to obtain an even greater strength he should naturally try that with every ounce of effort he had.

In any case, he had nearly completed all the necessary preparations. All that was required was for him to begin!

Closing his eyes, Qin Yu silently took control of the rising magic power in his body. At the same time, he started to carefully deliberate over the steps needed to refine the five element spiritual objects.

Two hours later, he made sure that all the details were flawless and he had a full grasp of the procedure. Then, he opened his eyes. With a flick of his sleeve, the Fleeting Flame Furnace emerged. He lifted a finger and the mouth of the furnace opened. A black light shot out, emanating boundless fluctuations of water-attribute aura. This proved its identity as a water-attribute spiritual object. As he was in the sea race capital city in the depths of the sea, to start by refining the water-attribute spiritual object first was the most appropriate path to take.

He lifted a hand. Magic power tumbled atop his palm. With the cultivation of a ninth level Golden Core, the magic power on his power soon condensed into the shape of a furnace. This furnace had three feet and a narrow body. Small textures covered it, in the shape of wind, fire, and thunder. Although this furnace was only condensed from magic power, it emitted an ancient and boundless aura.

The Fleet Flame Furnace hummed, seemingly awed, appearing as if it were submitting.

Qin Yu's thoughts stirred. Perhaps a furnace like this really did exist in the world, and what he was doing was borrowing a bit of its strength to form a projection. As soon as this thought appeared, he pushed it to the side. He had reached the most critical moments of refining the five element spiritual objects and he couldn't allow himself to be distracted and lose his concentration.

The furnace atop his palm opened. The black light briefly struggled. Soon, the light dispersed, revealing its true form. This water-attribute spiritual object was a black lotus seed. It was the size of a knuckle, and looking at it carefully, one could see watermarks covering its surface. The watermarks came in dense layers, twining about each other as if the waters of a hundred rivers were contained within.

Whoosh –

The lotus seed flew into the furnace. Qin Yu's heart shook. He instinctually closed his eyes and his consciousness soon turned blurry. He was half-awake, half-asleep, as if he were observing a waking dream.

In this dream, he was a lotus root that had been accidentally abandoned in a mountain pool. He soaked in this cold pool of water, not knowing how many years passed. With great difficulty, he broke through his shell and took root in the bottom of the pond where he started to germinate. But, the soil at the bottom of the pond was even colder than the water. As his roots drilled into the soil, they froze and died.

But he never gave up. He stubbornly persisted on the edge of life and death, tenaciously living on. After more years passed, his roots slowly adapted to the cold soil and one day, he was able to draw in nutrients.

Countless years passed. A black lotus broke through the water, and its leaves were enthroned in black light. At some unknown day, the lotus suddenly burst apart. Only a single lotus seed flew out. It was pitch black in color and countless watermarks swirled on the surface of his body.

In the room, Qin Yu opened his eyes, a dazed look on his face. For a time, he found it difficult to distinguish whether he was Qin Yu or a lotus seed who had lived so long ago.

The furnace on his palm shook and cried. In the next moment, it scattered into magic power that rushed into Qin Yu's body. Then, in his dantian sea, a black seed appeared. It began as a phantom but soon took material form. It suspended itself at the base of the great dao platform, echoing in resonance with the Golden Core. The black light of water contracted, syncing together with Qin Yu's aura.

The magic power within Qin Yu's body whistled. It had become much more lively and exuberant than before. As he took in a deep breath, his conscious returned to crystal clarity. His thoughts raced. He soon understood that the 'dream' he experienced was the process by which the lotus seed had been born. Because he had refined it into his soul, he had obtained the 'memories' of the lotus seed, and the lotus seed became a part of his body.

He could feel that the magic power in his body was clearly much smoother than before. Qin Yu smiled. Moreover, it seemed that the use of a water-attribute spiritual object was much more than this. At the very least, if he were wounded in the future he would have the support of the lotus seed's strength, and his injuries would recover far faster.

The first of the five element spiritual objects had been successfully refined!

Silently calculating the time, Qin Yu's eyebrows leapt up. He never thought that the 'true dream' he experienced would take nearly half a month. He nearly hadn't used up any magic power in his body, but his soul actually felt weary and a bit more diffuse than before. This was clearly the result of refining the lotus seed and fusing with its 'memories'.

This feeling of weariness left Qin Yu a bit restless. But thinking about it, he couldn't figure out the reason. So, he closed his eyes and started to restore his mind.

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Chapter 127 – Reasons For Driving Out

The capital city guard division was located in a small and humble office. From the outside, it seemed like a tiny courtyard, and after entering, one would secretly sigh at the diligence and thriftiness of the lord captain. It was exactly because of these reasons that Guard Captain Meng Li had such an excellent reputation within the capital city.

But if someone entered the storage room where the confidential documents were kept, they would discover that there was an entirely different world within this simple courtyard. There was purple coral furniture crafted from the most exquisite materials. A rug woven from soft seahorse hair was spread out across the ground. Just a small piece of this was enough to supply an ordinary sea race family for an entire month.

At this time, thrifty and honest Meng Li was sitting back against a wide and deep-seated purple coral chair. He gently rolled a string of beads in his hands. The beads were translucent and glossy, formed from some type of red material. Although one couldn't see any signs indicating where they came from, they were undoubtedly produced by some grandmaster. A wide purple coral table was in front of him. The tabletop was perfectly smooth and formed from a single slab; it was clear that the coral this originated from had to at least be several thousand years old.

Right now, his eyebrows were furrowed as he was lost deep in thought. He was contemplating his recent actions these past days. If there was anything he did wrong or anywhere he had been lacking, then he had to promptly fix the situation. The Zhang Mansion's third young master's concubine was with child…his niece at the summer palace was getting married…the royal palace guard captain had just taken in a new mermaid lover…

Mm…all of the requisite courtesy gifts had been sent. That was good.

Meng Li lifted a purple sand cup and took a sip. He sighed. These past years, it had been extremely difficult to work in the capital city, and this was especially true as a guard captain. Although he had managed to save up some wealth during this time, the expenses required every month were also considerable, especially since he had to curry favor.

But money that needed to be spent had to be spent.

Meng Li immediately recalled a point where he had to waste money recently. A month ago, Mister Turtle had brought a human cultivator from who knew where, and until he knew this person's true background, he had to be careful around him. So much time had passed but Mister Turtle hadn't returned to ask anything. In this situation, it was likely that Mister Turtle had already forgotten. After all, Mister Turtle was infamous for his memory throughout the entire capital city. Unless someone took the initiative to raise the topic, this human boy would probably not be remembered for another hundred years.

Thinking that he had made a completely useless investment, Meng Li sighed inwardly. Luckily, he had been wary at the start and hadn't put in too much money to begin with. Since this boy was useless, there wasn't any point to keeping him around. Any residence within the capital city was worth a small fortune. No matter how remote the location was, the rent that could be acquired every year was considerable.

Life wasn't easy. He had to save where he could.

He knocked on the table. Someone immediately pushed open the door and entered. Meng Li gave several orders to have someone send Qin Yu away.

"Wait." Before the man left, Meng Li said, "Be tactful so that he doesn't bear any grudges. Understand?"

The subordinate smiled flatteringly, "Captain, don't worry."

…

On a high cliff, a giant willow tree rose up into the black clouds. Strong winds howled. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning came crashing down from the heavens, striking the crown of the willow tree. The entire willow instantly turned into a blazing conflagration of fire that dyed the skies red. After an impossibly long time, the flames began to gradually die down. The willow branches and leaves had been burnt away, leaving behind only a pitch black tree trunk. Eventually, the rainy season arrived. Drops of rain started to bathe the blackened willow, and unexpectedly, an eye-catching glint of green appeared. The willow hadn't truly died, and after bathing in fire, a newly formed branch began to grow out…

These were the memories that Qin Yu had fused with after refining the second of the five element spiritual objects – the wood-attribute willow branch. At this time, within his dantian sea, a verdant willow branch appeared beside the black lotus seed. The deep green divine light was overflowing with vitality. If one said that Qin Yu's restorative abilities had increased after he had refined the lotus seed, then these regenerative capabilities had now risen to a whole new level.

With the regenerative powers of water and wood stacking on top of each other, combined with the potent recovery strength of the Demon Body itself, then Qin Yu might be able to give himself a new nickname – the Mighty Young Qin.

But right now, comrade Mighty Young Qin wasn't happy at all. His previous feeling had been correct. The feeling of weariness that spread through his soul wasn't simple at all. The reason that spiritual objects were so precious was because within the heavens and earth, they had bred their own spirit. And if one had to simplify how the concept of a spirit worked, then it would be that they had their own consciousness.

With consciousness came memories. After refining, these memories entered Qin Yu's soul, becoming a part of him. The birth of spiritual objects required an incredibly long period of time. In other words, it meant that spiritual objects contained an extremely long memory, a massive amount of information.

The potency of Qin Yu's soul far surpassed other cultivators' of his level. Even so, after refining two spiritual objects of wood and water, he found it increasingly hard to sustain this with his soul. He couldn't continue to refine them; it was too risky. Once his soul fell into illusion he would drown in the memories of the spiritual objects and lose his own individuality.

Or, to be more honest, his body would be seized by the spiritual objects.

Of course, this was different from ordinary instances of having his body seized. Even so, the end result was the same. Qin Yu's memories would become a vassal in his body, and the memories of the spiritual objects would rise to the dominating role. After hesitating for days, Qin Yu finally decided to stop refining the spiritual objects for now. As he thought about how much his strength would have risen after refining all five of the spiritual objects and how far away that goal seemed now, he felt depressed.

But soon, he took in a deep breath and composed himself. Since things had already happened, he should try to find a method to fix it. Needless worry would only waste his time.

If his soul wasn't able to hold all the memories of the spiritual objects, then he could solve this by increasing the intensity of his soul. But, although this sounded simple to do, it was actually exceedingly difficult. The soul was the most important aspect of a cultivator, and this was especially true for Nascent Soul cultivators and above. Qin Yu had no idea how many pills he had eaten to reach his present state, but his current soul force was only able to hold the memories of two spiritual objects. If he purely relied on taking pills to increase his soul force, he had no idea how long it would take him to achieve his goal.

The Soul Mushroom was a cheat device used to accelerate growth of the soul. But, it was clearly different from other spiritual plants. Ever since he obtained it from Immortal Eclipse Valley, he had bathed it in a foot of sea blue light every day. But even so, it had never turned blue, meaning that it hadn't yet reached a hundred years of age. It was clear that the little blue lamp's growth accelerating abilities were greatly reduced on this plant.

Even taking a step back, unless there was a moment of life or death, Qin Yu wouldn't swallow the Soul Mushroom even if it reached a hundred years of age. What he wanted was the thousand year Partner Soul, not the so-called inextinguishable soul.

As things fell into a dead end and Qin Yu was at a loss for what to do, it was at this time that the guard subordinate sent by Meng Li arrived. He politely knocked, and after the courtyard doors opened, he greeted Qin Yu with a bright smile. He explained that the lord captain was busy with official business and was fully apologetic that he couldn't personally come. It was only after a long period of small talk that he segued into the main topic.

The guard said with an embarrassed expression, "Fellow daoist Ning Qin, you are the lord captain's friend so you should be well taken care of. However, in recent days some people have charged the lord captain with accusations of bribery and corruption, and it just so happens that there are some questionable points about the origin of this residence. Right now, there are many people paying attention to this place. If possible, could you temporarily move out? Once this matter is over, this residence can be given to you and you can live here as long as you want."

Qin Yu's face filled with amazement. "I never expected something like this to occur. I don't want Big Brother Meng Li to experience any problems because of me. Tell him that I will immediately move out."

The guard was overjoyed. He repeatedly praised that fellow daoist Ning Qin was an understanding and righteous person, and after returning to the guard division he would spread word of this so that they would become closer to him in the future. But as soon as the guard turned and left the narrow lane, his smile disappeared to reveal disdain instead. Who said that the humans were all intelligent? This person was completely brainless. He had been completely played with, and even after being driven out he was still so grateful.

At the courtyard doors, after watching the guard leave, Qin Yu's expression became indifferent again. As a noble and solemn guard division captain of the sea race capital city, if Meng Li were to be framed and accused just because of a small courtyard at the edge of the city, then he might as well buy a block of tofu and smash his head in with that. However, even though he was being driven out, everything had been done so tactfully. This Captain Meng Li was a truly outstanding individual.

However, this also gave Qin Yu another important piece of information – the old turtle really had forgotten about him. This relaxed the final knot in Qin Yu's heart. He had to hurry and leave. Even if the old turtle remembered him in the future, finding him in the incredibly vast capital city wouldn't be easy.

The Hundred Nether Sword needed to stay behind. This was a treasure-like land that it wished it could stay in for the rest of its life; if Qin Yu tried to take it away, it would absolutely turn against him. After a short negotiation, the Hundred Nether Sword simply dove into the well. As long as it was a bit more careful, it would never be discovered here.

There wasn't much to clean up. Qin Yu spent some time to reclaim the array formation and erase any traces he left behind. Then, he pushed open the courtyard doors. At this time, a sea race boy just happened to see him. The boy was startled for a moment before he smiled and greeted, "Big Brother Ning."

After his plan of refining the five elemental spiritual objects had been hindered, Qin Yu hesitated for several days. He took a walk around to relax his mind, and casually inquired into information about the well. It was impossible that such a rich spectral energy would appear in the well without reason.

This was the capital city's edge as well as a remote and narrow alley. Those that lived here were correspondingly the lowest echelons of the sea races. Perhaps it was because they had been suppressed too much or discriminated against too much, but all of this had distorted their mindsets, and when these low level sea races faced Qin Yu, they finally found someone they could look down upon. They didn't answer or even acknowledge his questions, simply turning away and pointing their noses towards the sky. If it wasn't because they saw him living alone in the entire courtyard, their curses of being an ugly, shameful, vile, and despicable human would have already drowned him to death.

This young boy that greeted Qin Yu was his neighbor. He lived in the courtyard next door. To be more accurate, he was one of the several dozen neighbors that lived next door. His name was Leon. He had a single name, no surname – a distinctive feature of the low level sea races that didn't possess a clan name. Leon was a bright and sunny young sea monster. He lived together with his mother and little brother and was the only one willing to speak to Qin Yu. They got along rather splendidly.

This was the explanation. When asked about the spectral energy in the well, Leon gave an answer – the source was the Sea Mausoleum. The Sea Mausoleum was a place where only the sea race royal family or those who had made incredibly important contributions had the qualifications to be buried. It represented the highest proclamation of honor. At first, the Sea Mausoleum was normal and peaceful, but as time passed, more and more powerful specters appeared there. Slowly, it became a nation of specters. As the endless years passed, the spells binding the Sea Mausoleum weakened, and a powerful spectral energy began to leak out.

At the very start of this incident, it caused great chaos and turmoil within the capital city. At least 100,000 sea race members had been influenced by the spectral energy and died as a result. The sea race ruler at the time has sacrificed a thousand years of their life as well as the flesh and blood of 100,000 sea race members as the price to reinforce the spells of the Sea Mausoleum.

The spectral energy was sealed away, but not completely. Within a certain range of places closer to the Sea Mausoleum, there was a chance that spectral energy could leak out. Over time, all of the upper class sea races moved away from the scope of the Sea Mausoleum. This even affected the direction that the capital city grew towards, and that area eventually became the edge of the capital city.

In other words, where Qin Yu was living right now. n0𝑽ℯ𝑳𝑢𝓈𝑩.𝑐0𝓂

Qin Yu smiled, "Leon, did you just get off work?"

Leon nodded. His smile wasn't able to cover up all the weariness he felt. But still, he was happy every day and his smile was warm and affable. He forcibly nodded. "Teacher worked for over a month and finally managed to save the precious Sea Heart Orchid. He let us leave early." He raised a paper bag in his hand, "I bought some desserts on the way here. Would Big Brother Ning like to have some?"

Qin Yu had a thoughtful look. "I'm not hungry. You eat it."

Seeing his pensive look, Leon thought that Qin Yu assumed the sea races had ill intentions towards him. He awkwardly smiled and blushed red. "Then, I'm going home first Big Brother Ning."

"Wait!"

Chapter 128 – Supreme Book

Leon turned around, puzzled. n0𝐕𝗲𝓛𝔲𝗌𝗯.𝑐0𝐌

Qin Yu honestly asked, "Leon, you once said that you worked at a place called Sea Spirit Pavilion, right?"

Leon nodded and unconsciously puffed out his chest, a prideful look in his eyes. "That's right, it is the Sea Spirit Pavilion." For this lowly and humble sea race youth, this was his only point of pride. But as he recalled that Qin Yu was a human who had just come to the capital city, and who likely wouldn't know about the renowned reputation of Sea Spirit Pavilion, he immediately felt a bit dispirited. Luckily, Qin Yu had asked about the Sea Spirit Pavilion at the right time. The youth had an urgent desire to tell Qin Yu, as if wanting him to understand just how fierce he was.

"Sea Spirit Pavilion is tyrannically powerful. Within the sea region, they are the largest chain of sea spirit stores that sells a comprehensive variety of items, collects cultivation methods, gathers resources, provides treatment, recycles, and engages in all sorts of other industries. After I obtained the initial qualifications to be a sea spirit teacher, I worked hard for three years before I barely managed to become an assistant to a sea spirit master at Sea Spirit Pavilion. And with Sea Spirit Pavilion's reputation and status, as long as I work there for five years, I can then transfer to another place where I can have my own work room as a sea spirit teacher…"

On and on, all sorts of things related to sea spirit teachers and their work was explained by the youth. It was clear that he rarely found someone he could show off to, and now that he had, he simply couldn't stop.

Qin Yu listened attentively, constantly summarizing the information until he had a comprehensive understanding of what sea spirit teachers were. In short, they were sea race members that treated and cultivated sea spirit plants.

No...to be more accurate, they were incomparably rich sea races members that treated and cultivated sea spirit plants.

Sea spirit teachers charged an extremely high price, and the income they received when treating high level sea spirits (spiritual treasures of the sea) was astonishing. And, the most mind-boggling, heaven-shattering thing was that even after charging their fee, they still didn't guarantee a cure. It wasn't just a single person that did this; this was the custom within the entire sea spirit teacher profession.

And if you didn't agree? Then screw off somewhere else.

And if you want to retaliate afterwards? Then my 100,000 sea spirit teacher colleagues await you!

In summary, sea spirit teachers possessed a high status within the sea races. Of course, this was limited to high level sea spirit teachers. For those like Leon who were at the most basic level and didn't possess any potential to improve or progress, they could only continue struggling at the ground.

Qin Yu revealed a strange expression. This wealthy and respectable sea spirit teacher profession seemed extremely suited for someone like him. Although he had never obtained a clear understanding of the sea spirit teacher profession until now, this didn't hinder his confidence. With the little blue lamp in hand, treating or cultivating any type of sea spirit plant was far too easy.

If he could become a high level sea spirit teacher, then he might be able to find the things he needed from the wealthy high level sea races.

For instance, treasures that could increase his soul force!

Seeing the weird expression on Qin Yu's face, Leon suddenly stopped talking. He revealed a shy look. "I'm sorry Big Brother Qin. I spoke too much."

Qin Yu smiled. "You didn't. I am very interested in what you said. Moreover, Leon, it seems I will have to move away."

Leon's eyes widened. "You're leaving? Will we ever see other again?"

Qin Yu mysteriously smiled. "Of course. Perhaps we'll meet again sooner than you think."

Leaving behind the dazed sea race youth, he turned and floated away.

A moment later, Qin Yu found a corner where no one was and put on a black robe. After restraining his aura, he blended into the streams of people walking through the capital city streets.

As the saying went, in a forest, you could find a bird of any size; all kinds of people could be found in a large enough land…in truth, these words could be applied to any intelligent race. As the center of culture, economy, and politics, all sorts of people gathered at the sea race capital city, each one with their own quirks.

A man walking around in a black robe wasn't strange at all. In fact, just a few days ago Qin Yu had seen someone walking down with a massive coral covering their head. What had these sea race people of the capital city not seen before? If he were to look for a black robe, he'd probably find ten of them in a minute if he tried! As long as he didn't lift his robes and completely restrained his aura, no one would know that he was a human man.

….

The Sea Spirit Pavilion branch division within the capital city was indeed only a branch division. No one knew why this chain store that operated throughout the entire sea region, that plundered endless wealth and had an immeasurably deep background, would place their headquarters so far away from the capital city, in the bitterly cold and distant Sega City. This was a riddle that innumerable sea race members had tried to figure out. But, all they could come into contact with was a deep and vast fog. Those that had the qualifications to discover some traces of clues would immediately stop without hesitation and strictly prohibit anything from being leaked out.

When all of these things were joined together, Sea Spirit Pavilion appeared even more mysterious.

Although this was only a branch division, they had been established in the capital's Double Yang Main Street for a long time, and also occupied the best Nine Layer Building. In terms of grandeur, they were no less than anyone else. According to their chief manager, although their headquarters weren't located here, they couldn't lose face in front of the people from the capital city. It was said that when Sea Spirit Pavilion had first requested construction of the Nine Layer Building that overlooked the walls of the royal palace, this was the reasoning that the chief manager gave. It was obvious that the request had been accepted, otherwise this grand and majestic Sea Spirit Pavilion branch division wouldn't have existed.

Standing in front of the Nine Layer Building, Qin Yu looked up at the three 'Sea Spirit Pavilion' characters that were written in a flowing script atop the storefront. The characters exuded an endlessly overbearing aura. He smiled. The more overbearing it was, the better. As a fake sea race member, he had to come up with a deep enough background to shake the scene. As for why the sea race used the human writing system, that was also a question and answer that could be disputed over and over. Of course, in the eyes of the sea races, it was the shameless and despicable humans that had stolen the noble writing of their sea races.

This sort of question of historical legacy was long lost to time. Qin Yu didn't care much about it. He followed the stream of people and entered Sea Spirit Pavilion.

In truth, walking itself was a form of art that was studied by businesses all over. According to a person's manner and how they comported themselves, one could make an inference of how high or low their status was. From this, a business could approximate just how wealthy a person was and whether they were worth attending to or not. At this moment, mixed within the crowd, this simple and common black-robed figure was like a crane amongst chickens.

His steps were neither too slow nor too fast, but seemed incredibly natural and casual. His shoulders rose up and down slightly as he walked. This wasn't a loose posture, but rather an unrestrained and free manner. For those that worked in this buying and selling industry, what they tempered the most was their eyesight. As long as they worked for several years and weren't stupid to the point of being unsalvageable, they would inevitably develop a keener eyesight.

At the entrance of Sea Spirit Pavilion, the eyes of several neatly-dressed guest consultants immediately brightened. One of them, a handsome and affable youth, stepped out. He was thin with long legs, and arrived in front of Qin Yu in just several steps. He smiled, "Welcome, guest, to Sea Spirit Pavilion. Is there anything I can help you with?"

His eyes swept side to side, a bit proud, a bit arrogant! The other consultants sighed inwardly, but didn't reveal anything on their faces. Their feet turned and they each chose different guests to greet, without any appearance of rudeness at all. It was clear that Sea Spirit Pavilion managed their workers strictly.

Qin Yu lightly said, "I have a sea spirit. It's been a bit down lately, so I came here to seek help."

The consultant's eyes brightened. This sort of faint and apathetic manner of speaking naturally seemed a bit distant, but the tone was gentle and polite, not seeming rude at all. This was the manner that only a genuine noble or great customer would have! His smile widened, becoming warmer. He gestured, "Guest, please come in. We have the best sea spirit teacher grandmasters that will do everything they can to help solve your problem."

Sea Spirit Pavilion was composed of nine floors. The first floor was responsible for registering and screening guests. According to a guest's inquiry, one would calculate the approximate difficulty level and amount to be charged.

Qin Yu sat down in a purple coral chair. With a stiff posture, he took out a jade box and placed it on a table.

The consultant stood behind, awe in his eyes. This jade box was definitely a human product, and the materials and style were both high quality. It was absolutely a high grade good that was extremely valuable.

The rarer something was, the more precious it became. Although the sea races looked down upon humans and called them low and pathetic beings, human goods were actually considered superior goods within the sea race. Only aristocrats and the truly rich and powerful could afford to use them.

This consultant praised himself for his own eyesight!

Across the table sat a sea race woman with a particularly voluminous chest. Her smile widened, becoming brighter and more beautiful. She tossed over a shy wink, but after receiving no response, she composed herself and got down to business. She carefully opened the jade box and was immediately stunned.

From color and taste, this could be judged to be the most superior type of seabed nutrient liquid. The tiny layer within the jade box was already incredibly valuable, but strangely, what floated inside was a plain red coral. While this coral wasn't seen every day, its value was actually limited. It was unknown why this uncommon guest would place so much importance on this red coral.

Seeming to sense her thoughts, Qin Yu lightly said, "This coral was left behind by an Elder before he passed away. As long as you can treat and cure it, you can open with any price you want." His tone was low, as if a bit sad.

The sea race woman immediately revealed a sympathetic look. But, the eyes of the consultant behind him immediately brightened. He signaled with his eyes again and again; this sort of fat sheep was rarely seen!

"Guest, please rest assured that Sea Spirit Pavilion will not leave you disappointed." The sea race woman spoke some words of comfort and then looked down to inspect the red coral. There were some marks on the surface; these should be made by pests. The color was dark, meaning it wasn't absorbing well. But besides that, there didn't seem to be any problems overall.

She assumed that Qin Yu was a nervous young noble sea race youth that didn't find it convenient to reveal himself. Her thoughts raced as she rapidly calculated numbers in her mind. She pulled open a drawer and took out a purple book from within. The cover shined with a faint spiritual light; it was clear that this wasn't any ordinary item.

"Guest, you have arrived at the perfect moment. According to your status and the importance you place on this sea spirit, I advise that you sign this Supreme level Sea Spirit Treatment Book. The threshold price is 5000 spirit stones. Our Sea Spirit Pavilion will do everything in our power to help you cure this sea spirit. If we fail, we will refund you ten times the fee."

Sympathy was sympathy and business was business; she couldn't allow her knife here to be soft. This was the most basic principle of negotiation. The consultant sent over an appreciative look and said, "This is an insurance book launched by my Sea Spirit Pavilion. Although the cost is high, we will definitely use the highest level sea spirit teacher to ensure treatment efficiency and success. If guest isn't comfortable, you can also increase the payment." He smiled, "You should understand that the higher the price, the more importance that Sea Spirit Pavilion will treat this matter with. This is because it is impossible for us to withstand a ten times refund that is too high."

The sea race woman revealed a trace of admiration. She thought that her offer was already black enough, but this fellow here was making it even blacker. It seemed that she really wasn't suited to being a consultant. But as long as she could make this transaction, her commission fee would be substantial. "Of course, everything follows your will. If you don't want to, you may sign an ordinary treatment agreement. Sea Spirit Pavilion will similarly try, but it might take a bit longer and we cannot guarantee success."

To retreat to advance: this was her specialty move. Of course, this all depended on who she was speaking to. When it came to local and wealthy guests, this was often a killing move. And as she thought, the black-robed figure spoke up, "Then I will sign this Supreme Book. I want to raise the payment amount."

The sea race woman's smile brightened. "Guest, please feel free to speak."

Qin Yu calmly said, "300,000."

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