Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 727 - 711: All Heaven Blood Demon Saber VS Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Slash [Request for Subscription]

The "Blood Robe Ancestor" believed he had already taken Zhouyang very seriously as an opponent. Ever since suffering a significant setback at Zhouyang's hands last time, and after hearing about Zhouyang's escape using a Tier Seven Immortal Artifact against the Holy Demon Avatar in the Demon Realm, he regarded Zhouyang as a formidable enemy comparable to a Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.

So this time, when Zhouyang caught up with him, he skipped probing and directly activated his strongest trump card, the [Blood Sea Asura Array].

Yet, even so, he found that he had still underestimated Zhouyang, his demon adversary!

An External Incarnation with Nascent Soul Cultivation!

A rare Tier Six Puppet!

A naturally gifted Tier Six [Water-Resistant Golden-Eyed Beast]!

Items that even ordinary Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators would find difficult to possess, Zhouyang, an Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, brought out three at once.

If you include the Tier Seven Immortal Artifact he had previously revealed, as well as that mysterious Purple-Gold Ruler Spiritual Artifact.

The "Blood Robe Ancestor" was shocked to discover that the treasures Zhouyang possessed as an Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator surpassed those of someone like Nie Yushuang, a Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul "Half-Step True Immortal," reaching the level equivalent to the masters of top-tier powers in this realm like the Palace Master of Donghua Immortal Palace and the Palace Master of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace!

"Damn it! Where did this kid get all these treasures? Could it be that he's the true born son of some reclusive Tribulation Crossing Old Monster?"

The "Blood Robe Ancestor" looked at the incarnations, puppets, and spirit beasts within the array with a grim face and eyes full of shock.

He naturally understood that Zhouyang wasn't the son of some Tribulation Crossing Old Monster, but because of this, he was extremely shocked and incredulous at the many treasures Zhouyang displayed.

Having cultivated for over two thousand years, the "Blood Robe Ancestor" had never heard of any Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, at Zhouyang's age and cultivation, possessing such an array of enviable and coveted treasures.

For an ordinary Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, having a Tier Six Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact besides their own lifebound artifact was already quite remarkable.

But Zhouyang, even the artifacts used by his External Incarnation and Spirit Pet reached Tier Six Middle Grade!

Since the "Blood Robe Ancestor" was a Demon Cultivator, he couldn't use most of the artifacts that regular cultivators used. Otherwise, if he saw Zhouyang's spirit pet wielding a Tier Six Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, he'd probably be so envious he'd spew blood.

It's worth noting that even a sect like the Divine Fire Palace, with a history spanning thousands of years and generations of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, only had a Tier Six Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact as its Sect's Treasure!

Even so, facing Zhouyang's endless trump cards, the "Blood Robe Ancestor" developed an intense killing intent toward him.

"This person must not be left alive!"

With a flash of viciousness in his eyes, the "Blood Robe Ancestor" glanced at Zhouyang, who was chanting incantations and making seals atop the blood sea. With a flip of his palm, a seemingly real yet illusory dark-red long saber appeared in his hand.

This item was called the [All Heaven Blood Demon Saber], one of the top divine techniques of the Blood Demon Dao.

Any cultivator or demon beast struck by this dark-red long saber would have its defense broken, and the saber would transform into "Blood Transformation Blade Qi," invading its body through the wound, plundering all its essence blood and marrow to enhance the power of this divine technique!

The "Blood Robe Ancestor" had cultivated this great divine technique for over a thousand years and yet hadn't fully mastered it, which speaks to the technique's formidable power!

According to the records he obtained, to master the [All Heaven Blood Demon Saber] technique, one would need to sacrifice over ten Nascent Soul Stage cultivators or Tier Six Demon Kings.

Despite a thousand years, he had only used this saber to kill two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators and two Tier Six Demon Kings!

"This brat's physical body is incredibly strong, surpassing even ordinary Tier Six Demon Kings. If attacked by regular methods, even if his defense is breached, it would be difficult to cause significant damage. He is protected by [Qianyang True Flame] and can't be tainted by demonic qi or blood evil to defile his physical magical power!"

"But it's his bad luck to run into me. Today, this ancestor shall slay him and remove a major threat to the Demon Dao!"

Thoughts flickered through the "Blood Robe Ancestor"'s mind. With a vicious gleam in his eyes, he looked at Zhouyang and waved his hand. The dark-red long saber silently blended into the vast blood sea, then suddenly emerged from behind Zhouyang, slashing toward his neck.

At the same time, Zhouyang suddenly let out a roar, formed a blade with his hand, and slashed forward. A cyan and gold Dragon Head Giant Blade appeared abruptly, directly cleaving down toward the blood sea below.

The blood sea was boundless, and Zhouyang atop it seemed as inconspicuous as a bird flying over the ocean.

But at this moment, as he slashed, the seemingly endless blood sea, like ink painting on paper, suddenly tore open with a "sizzle," shattering immediately!

Thud, thud! 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The "Blood Robe Ancestor," who was originally wide-eyed, eager to see how Zhouyang would die, suddenly split into two halves and fell to the ground, unable to even escape with his Nascent Soul.

It was Zhouyang's slash that not only broke through the Blood Sea but also landed on him, who was controlling the array from outside, directly killing both him and the array he was controlling on the spot!

This was absolutely an accident!

An accident that Zhouyang, upon reflection, could only sigh at the saying, "The wicked are doomed by their own actions."

The power of the [Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Slash] needs no exaggeration. Even Zhao Yuanpu, the Grand Elder of the Divine Fire Palace, a Seventh-Layer Nascent Soul Cultivator, nearly got slain by it.

However, being able to continue the slash after breaking the array and kill the Sixth-Layer Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator, "Blood Robe Ancestor," this time was purely unexpected.

Firstly, Zhouyang didn't know "Blood Robe Ancestor" was in that direction at the time.

Secondly, "Blood Robe Ancestor" had most of his magical power and focus on maintaining the [Blood Sea Asura Array] and casting the [All Heaven Blood Demon Saber], not applying any protection on himself.

If "Blood Robe Ancestor" had applied even a protective divine technique on himself at that time, the [Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Slash], which had expended a lot of its power after breaking the array, couldn't have completely killed both him and his Nascent Soul; he could have at least escaped with one Nascent Soul.

Thus, it can truly be said to be crafted by fate, a consequence of actions.

However, the last strike by "Blood Robe Ancestor" before his death also made Zhouyang very uncomfortable.

That [All Heaven Blood Demon Saber], worthy of being the Blood Demon Dao's most pinnacle divine technique, caused Zhouyang's incredibly tough Dragon Scale Armor to break open upon being struck, with a significant amount of "Blood Transformation Blade Qi" invading his body through the wound.

Originally, if "Blood Robe Ancestor" were alive, he would merely need to activate the "Blood Transformation Blade Qi" with divine techniques, dissolving Zhouyang's essence blood and bone marrow in moments, forcing him to abandon this physical body.

However, "Blood Robe Ancestor" was already dead by then, and those "Blood Transformation Blade Qi," without his activation, although still capable of naturally damaging Zhouyang's body with divine techniques, were no longer insurmountable.

Upon sensing the destructiveness of these "Blood Transformation Blade Qi," Zhouyang immediately used his magical power to block and seal them in his body, bit by bit refining them away.

Without the support and control of a master, faced with Zhouyang's refinement using the extreme Yang attribute magical power cultivated from the "Qianyang Immortal Scripture", those "Blood Transformation Blade Qi" could not stir up anything.

To kill the "Blood Robe Ancestor," Zhouyang spent less than two hours.

However, to refine the "Blood Transformation Blade Qi" in his body and recover his magical power, Zhouyang spent a full five days.

Five days were just sufficient for Zhouyang to refine the "Blood Transformation Blade Qi" within and recover his magical power; he still needed to consume spirit pills and peacefully recuperate for a period to recover the essence blood lost due to the "Blood Transformation Blade Qi" and the internal injuries caused by performing the [Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Slash].

But none of this mattered; what mattered was that, with the "Blood Robe Ancestor" slain, the demon cultivator faction lost a significant combat force, and Zhouyang could vent his anger, feeling much more at ease.

"Master, here are the demonic remnants I collected from the battlefield. How would you like to handle these items?"

Bi'Er, who had been guarding Zhouyang for days, saw him awaken and immediately took out the "Blood Robe Ancestor" relics she had found on the battlefield.

On that day, Zhouyang was busy refining the "Blood Transformation Blade Qi" inside him, and after slaying the "Blood Robe Ancestor," he had merely instructed Bi'Er and his clone to guard him while he sat back down to meditate.

With his orders, the clone naturally was positioned closely to him for protection, while Bi'Er was arranged to keep watch outside, allowing her to have the opportunity to collect those demonic remnants.

Seeing her sensibly hand over the "Blood Robe Ancestor" relics, Zhouyang felt quite satisfied, and nodded with praise: "Well done, you are considerate."

Then, he didn't rush to put Bi'Er back into the Spirit Beast Ring, instead starting to examine the "Blood Robe Ancestor" relics on the spot.

First, naturally, were those nine [Asura Blood Banners]. Zhouyang had already witnessed the power this set of demon artifacts had when deployed as the [Blood Sea Asura Array].

Perhaps the divine powers of the nine Asura Blood Ghosts were somewhat weak and didn't quite match the identity of Sixth-Layer Ghost Kings.

However, relying on its undying capabilities within the blood sea, the nine Asura Blood Ghosts could wield powers comparable to that of a Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Most cleverly, the nine [Asura Blood Banners] themselves could store a large quantity of Blood Evil Qi for array deployment, allowing the "Blood Robe Ancestor," despite only possessing Sixth-Layer Nascent Soul cultivation talent, to arrange the [Asura Blood Sea Array] without fully expending his magical power to maintain the array's operation.

Had Zhouyang been another cultivator like Guo Huaiyang, trapped within the array without powerful array-breaking techniques like the [Azure Dragon Sky Splitting Slash], it would have been highly likely for "Blood Robe Ancestor" to rely on those nine Asura Blood Ghosts to exhaust them alive!

Unfortunately, such a powerful set of demon artifacts could not be utilized by a cultivator like Zhouyang.

But in the end, he couldn't bring himself to destroy this set of Demon Artifacts, opting instead to keep them as a significant addition to his collection.

Afterward, Zhouyang successfully broke open the eight storage rings carried by the "Blood Robe Ancestor."

As he expected, seven of the storage rings were filled with the corpses of cultivators, most of whom were from the now-demolished "Hanjiang Sect."

These cultivators' bodies were clearly meant to be taken back to serve as blood feast offerings for that Holy Demon Avatar.

"The demon deserves to be killed!"

With a grim expression, Zhouyang withdrew his Divine Sense from those corpse-filled storage rings and flipped his palm, storing them away.

Though the "Hanjiang Sect" was annihilated, as a medium-sized sect facing adverse circumstances, some of its members, including a Golden Core cultivator and some talented disciples, managed to hide elsewhere before its destruction.

Both sentimentally and rationally, Zhouyang had the duty to return those bodies to the surviving cultivators of the "Hanjiang Sect" for them to handle.

Then Zhouyang turned his attention to the storage ring used daily by the "Blood Robe Ancestor."

This storage ring contained various treasures accumulated by the "Blood Robe Ancestor," including some repulsive demonic materials and others that even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators would covet.

Zhouyang retained some natural spiritual objects like the "Demon Marrow Stone" from those demonic materials, while the rest were burned with "Qianyang True Flame."

As for those treasures useful to cultivators, he unreservedly claimed them for himself, seeing them as rightful spoils of war regardless of their original owners.

Among these treasures, several Tier Six Spiritual Artifacts were present; even without considering the less valuable Lifebound Spiritual Artifacts, there were two usable Tier Six Spiritual Artifacts: the Tier Six Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact "Wind Breath Ring" and the Tier Six Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact "Elemental Destruction Golden Saber."

Additionally, there were over a dozen Tier Five Spiritual Artifacts left by Golden Core Stage cultivators who perished under the "Blood Robe Ancestor."

Zhouyang also acquired one Tier Six Lower Grade Demon Pill, six Tier Five Demon Pills, three sets of "Jade Liquid Golden Pill," twenty-three sets of "Purple Heart Jade Marrow," and various Tier Five Spirit Pills and numerous high-tier spirit elixirs.

Furthermore, he obtained plenty of Tier Six Spiritual Objects previously acquired, like "Ten Thousand Years Profound Jade," "Cold Jade Essence," and "Ten Thousand Years Cold Iron," and even found a Tier Six Spirit Elixir "Purple Gold Dragon Ginseng!"

The acquisition of "Purple Gold Dragon Ginseng" brought immense delight to Zhouyang.

Although it can't enhance cultivation, it is the top-grade nourishing Primordial Qi Spiritual Object, and the most remarkable thing is this "Purple Gold Dragon Ginseng" is still active and can continue growing.

Upon seeing this object, Zhouyang immediately cut several roots from the spirit ginseng, which was several feet long, for backup, and then sent the whole plant into the "Dongxuan Pearl," handing it to his Dao Companion Xiao Ying for planting and cultivation.

Having the "Purple Gold Dragon Ginseng," all other objects became insignificant to Zhouyang, apart from several hundred top-grade spirit stones and tens of thousands of middle-grade spirit stones.

So, after sorting through these spoils, he promptly returned to the place he had previously been guarding.

By now, seven days had passed since Zhouyang chased the "Blood Robe Ancestor," while Guo Huaiyang had already returned to the base due to failing to hunt down the Nether Bone Old Demon.

Upon seeing Zhouyang's safe return, Guo Huaiyang let out a relieved smile and remarked wryly, "Thank heavens you're back, Fellow Daoist Zhou. If you hadn't come back soon, I would have sent a message to Fellow Daoist Nie and others to help find you!"

His intention was to express concern for Zhouyang, but after speaking, he realized Zhouyang's complexion seemed off. Puzzled, he asked, "Eh, Fellow Daoist Zhou, you don't look well. Did you actually catch up with the 'Blood Robe Ancestor' and fight him?"

"Indeed, I got injured while killing that demon, the 'Blood Robe Ancestor,' and needed some time for healing, which delayed my return, causing concern for Fellow Daoist Guo!"

Zhouyang nodded, explaining calmly the reason for his delayed return and expressed gratitude to Guo Huaiyang.

"What? Fellow Daoist Zhou, what did you say? You... you... you just said you killed the 'Blood Robe Ancestor'!"

Guo Huaiyang was stunned, pointing at Zhouyang with a voice trembling.

The result shocked him profoundly and was utterly different from his expectations!

He initially thought Zhouyang's absence was due to pursuing too far and failing to catch up.

Yet, he never imagined, not in his wildest dreams, that Zhouyang would swiftly catch up to the "Blood Robe Ancestor" and directly kill such a powerful Sixth-Layer Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator on the spot.

This drastic revelation rendered even Guo Huaiyang, with his Late-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator's mental cultivation level, emotionally overwhelmed.

"How could I, Zhou, lie about such matters to Fellow Daoist Guo? If you don't believe me, I have brought the corpse of that demon, as well as numerous corpses of the Hanjiang Sect cultivators that he took away. These should suffice to prove my words are not false."

Zhouyang said this and immediately waved his hand, bringing out the stitched body of the "Blood Robe Ancestor," and handed over seven storage rings filled with cultivator corpses to Guo Huaiyang for examination.

In fact, for Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, merely having a body doesn't necessarily confirm death, as the Nascent Soul can leave the body and take over another.

However, the fact that Zhouyang was able to slay the physical body of the "Blood Robe Ancestor" provided substantial credibility that he indeed had the capacity to kill him. At the very least, it demonstrated that Zhouyang possessed the power to do so.

Moreover, Nascent Soul Stage cultivators value their reputation. If Zhouyang were to boldly claim he killed the "Blood Robe Ancestor," only for the said demon to resurface later, it would be Zhouyang's own face on the line, making such deceit unnecessary.

Thus, upon seeing the corpse of the "Blood Robe Ancestor," Guo Huaiyang believed Zhouyang's words.

When he saw the corpses piled up in the storage rings, Guo Huaiyang's face turned angry, and he couldn't help but shout, "Well done! Demons with such heinous sins deserve nothing less than complete obliteration!"

Seeing this, Zhouyang took the opportunity to say, "Most of the corpses here belong to the disciples of the Hanjiang Sect. I must ask Fellow Daoist Guo to take a trip and return these bodies to the surviving members of the Hanjiang Sect."

Guo Huaiyang, indeed, did not refuse. He immediately responded solemnly, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you have slain the demon and removed a great menace from the Cultivation Realm. How could I trouble you with such a minor task? Rest assured here and recover in peace; I will see to it that this matter is properly handled!"

This truly was a minor task, one that was overqualified for Guo Huaiyang to attend to.

Therefore, after assigning this task, Zhouyang did not pay any more attention to it. He promptly entered a secret chamber to consume a [Purple Gold Dragon Ginseng] root for healing.

Indeed, the [Purple Gold Dragon Ginseng] was worthy of being the finest nourishing Spiritual Object. The medicinal power contained even in the root surpassed all the Tier Five Spirit Pills Zhouyang possessed.

After refining the roots he cut down himself, his depleted essence blood and primordial qi were more than half restored, and his normal strength would no longer be affected.

By this time, news of his slaying the "Blood Robe Ancestor" had spread far and wide. Nie Yushuang specially sent someone to deliver a letter of gratitude to him, expressing immense thanks for his actions and promising a generous gift once the war was over to reward his contribution to assisting the cultivation realm of Beiting Continent.

Zhouyang merely smiled at this so-called "generous gift" and did not take it to heart.

Given that the cultivation world of Beiting Continent was undergoing great hardship, even if the demonic calamity were eradicated, post-war reconstruction and recovery would require vast resources. Though Nie Yushuang might be grateful for his contributions in the war, it was unlikely she could offer him something truly valuable.

Yet, despite this thought, he personally drafted a letter in response to Nie Yushuang, humbly acknowledging her compliments and gratitude.

However, before his reply could reach Nie Yushuang, news of a catastrophic event arrived unexpectedly.

It turned out the elusive "Celestial Corpse Ascendant" had finally appeared. This demon, along with several Nascent Soul Demon cultivators, brazenly attacked Ice City where Zhouyang and others had previously been stationed. They successfully used a demonic secret treasure to contaminate and destroy the city's defense array and then unleashed a massacre on the cultivators left there!

In this battle, five of the ten Nascent Soul cultivators stationed inside Ice City were killed on the spot, three were captured, and only two Nascent Soul cultivators barely escaped with their lives.

Among the over a hundred Golden Core cultivators stationed in Ice City, over eighty percent were captured and slain, with less than twenty percent successfully escaping.

Furthermore, thousands of Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment cultivators were killed or captured in one sweep, nearly all wiped out!

"Such ruthless demons and devious strategies! We're in real trouble now!"

In the quiet chamber, Guo Huaiyang sat heavily on a chair, his face troubled, a sense of unspeakable dejection in his demeanor, and a panic that couldn't be hidden flashed in his eyes.

Zhouyang's expression was equally dour. Though his eyes didn't show panic, the mere thought of Ice City's fall sent a chill through his heart.

It was clear that the demonic cultivators' numerous assaults on the cultivation realm and sacred lands of Beiting Continent were merely a ruse; their true target was Ice City all along.

And their plan had succeeded. Even with ten Nascent Soul cultivators guarding it, Ice City was overrun!

"With Ice City fallen, the demonic cultivators have gained numerous corpses and captives. That Holy Demon Avatar will seize this opportunity to refine a True Demon Body. Now, our only chance is Elder Chongyang. If Elder Chongyang can arrive before the Holy Demon Avatar refines the True Demon Body and stop it, the situation won't be as dire. Otherwise..."

The possible outcomes, even if Zhouyang remained silent, were clear to Guo Huaiyang.

Once that Half-Step True Immortal Holy Demon refines a True Demon Body using its avatar, with its superior original realm, Elder Du Chongyang, a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal, might not even be its match.

If Du Chongyang fails, the entire "Spirit Realm" could once again face invasion from the True Demon Realm.

At that point, unless they could, like in ancient times, summon intervention from the "True Immortal Realm," facing such a dimensional invasion from the True Demon Realm, a higher-tier world, the "Spirit Realm," a mid-tier world, would stand no chance.