Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments-Chapter 109 - 106: Jade Bone · Blood Spirit Medicine

Chapter 109: Chapter 106: Jade Bone · Blood Spirit Medicine

"Impossible! How did you resist the Enchanting Soul technique?!"

The tall cultivator’s soul nearly fled his body as he watched Xiao Chen emerge from the tunnel. "Stay back!"

"Enchanting Soul?" Xiao Chen looked at him. "You seem to know quite a bit. Does that mean what happened in the city was your handiwork?"

’I was just worrying about how to find the mastermind behind all this.’

’To think they’d be waiting right here at the exit.’

"It wasn’t us! Spare us, Senior! A Demon came into the city and started killing people. We’re victims, too! He captured us."

The tall cultivator dropped to his knees with a THUD.

He begged for mercy, explaining through tears, "He threatened to kill us if we didn’t do his bidding. The two of us had no choice!"

Xiao Chen didn’t believe they were innocent.

However, a sweep of his Divine Sense revealed one was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and the other was at the sixth.

Considering the large number of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the city, it was unlikely that these two had the power to slaughter everyone.

’So there must be a mastermind behind them?’

Adhering to the principle of eradicating evil completely, Xiao Chen asked, "You said there was another Demon. What’s his Cultivation, and where is he now?"

The tall cultivator answered immediately, "Reporting to Senior, that Demon is a great Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he’s in the large courtyard at the city center right now."

"Take me there."

Xiao Chen grabbed the two of them and had them lead the way to the city center.

He pushed open the gate and crossed the front courtyard.

The first thing he noticed was a thick, floral fragrance.

Then, he saw a carved wooden puppet walking out from within the main courtyard. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The wooden puppet’s mouth began to open and close, but no sound came out.

’Hm?’

Xiao Chen looked at the tall cultivator who had led him there and saw the man staring right back at him.

He questioned him directly, "Where’s the Demon you mentioned? And what’s with this wooden puppet?"

"Impossible... Absolutely impossible!"

Hearing this, the tall cultivator became frenzied. "How are you fine? How are you unaffected? Who in the world are you?!"

"Hehehe~, little beauty."

Beside them, however, Er Dan had fallen for the trap. He walked straight toward the wooden puppet. "What a beautiful little lady. Come, let me dote on you."

He even stripped off his clothes and began rolling around on the ground, clutching the wooden puppet.

Xiao Chen immediately understood what he was supposed to have seen.

This was clearly some sort of illusionary technique, but its effects had been blocked by his Divine Protection Veil.

"AHHH~!"

A bloodcurdling scream rang out as the tall cultivator’s body suddenly swelled, rapidly transforming into a sixteen-foot-tall giant.

At the same time, the nearby doors and windows flew open, and vast quantities of blood streamed out.

The ground cracked open as well, revealing inscribed runes and row after row of Soul Lamps.

This was clearly an altar he had prepared long in advance.

Er Dan screamed as well. The wooden puppet was holding his body, but his head detached and flew on its own, drifting toward the giant’s chest.

Then, it bizarrely fused into the giant’s body.

The gushing blood formed a crimson curtain, blocking the space between Xiao Chen and the giant.

At the same time, the giant’s cultivation aura surpassed the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and began to climb higher.

"Li Huo Demon Vibration!"

Xiao Chen waved his hand and threw out the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd. In an instant, thirty-six Li Huo Thunders erupted from it.

A massive explosion erupted, instantly leveling the entire courtyard.

Staring at the raging inferno before him, Xiao Chen thought for a moment, then manipulated the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd to deliver a second volley.

"No—!"

As the second round of Li Huo Thunders fell, a shrill cry was heard, only to be cut short by the violent explosions.

’Such tenacious Life Force?’

Xiao Chen stood in mid-air on his sword, scanning his surroundings to confirm no one was around.

So he summoned his Profound Fire Crow and had it fire several more blasts of Profound Yang Fire into the very center of the inferno.

This time, no matter how many times he attacked, there was no sound from below.

After a long moment, the flames dimmed and the smoke and dust cleared.

A large, oval-shaped crater had appeared in the ground. The wooden puppet, the altar, and the giant had all vanished.

All that remained were two stone pillars that had supported the altar, now piled on top of each other.

Amidst them was a piece of palm-sized white jade.

"Wait, this isn’t Jade."

Xiao Chen picked up the white jade and realized the texture was wrong.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered it was actually a piece of refined white bone.

He couldn’t tell what kind of Spirit Beast this piece of bone came from, but it was uniform in color and refracted light with a jade-like luster.

Judging by its position, it must have been near the very center of the altar.

Therefore, this Jade Bone was very likely the core of the altar.

Xiao Chen took the opportunity to check the vicinity for any other clues.

But unfortunately, the courtyard had been completely obliterated by the Li Huo Thunder bombardment.

Other than a field of rubble, nothing useful remained.

He meticulously swept through the entire city again, blowing up a clock tower that was similarly covered in strange lines.

In a luxurious courtyard in the western part of the city, he discovered more than a dozen beautiful women, all naked, chained up, and with vacant expressions.

He cut their chains and gave the place a thorough search.

On a desk in the study, he found a rather thick secret manual: the "Enchanting Soul Spirit-Gathering Technique."

Xiao Chen read through it with great interest.

It actually mentioned a brand-new approach to Foundation Establishment: using a specially crafted Blood Spirit Medicine to replace the usual Spiritual Objects.

’If I’m not mistaken, that’s exactly what I just witnessed at the city center.’

Below that was a note: "Those bastards from the Luotian Sect have monopolized all the Foundation Establishment Pills. But even without them, I, this old master, can still pioneer a new way to achieve Foundation Establishment."

"Hm? The Luotian Sect?"

Xiao Chen examined the material of the secret manual. It was indeed made of Pure Gold, merely coated with a layer of azurite-blue lacquer on the surface.

’Looks like this thing is quite old.’

There was also a section on a Secret Technique in the back.

It contained detailed records on how to create a special incense called Enchanting Soul Fragrance.

The next step was to use the Enchanting Soul Fragrance to lure other cultivators.

Then, through a special ritual, one could harvest their Spiritual Power to create the Blood Spirit Medicine.

According to the "Enchanting Soul Spirit-Gathering Technique," if one could gather and consume ten of these Blood Spirit Medicines at once, the effect would be no weaker than using a Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Another madman willing to do anything for Foundation Establishment."

Xiao Chen shook his head. The inventor was indeed brilliant for forging his own path, but he had clearly strayed into demonic practices.

Even if he succeeded in reaching Foundation Establishment this way, did he really think the Orthodox Cultivators would just stand by and do nothing?

When trouble arose in Heyang County this time, the Li Huo Sect had immediately dispatched him to investigate.

Once a matter like this was confirmed, even if he couldn’t win the fight alone, he could always go back and call for reinforcements for a righteous group beatdown.

Putting away the Evil Technique, Xiao Chen walked outside and saw that only three of the younger girls remained, standing there at a loss.

The rest had found nearby ropes or ribbons and hanged themselves.

Xiao Chen rummaged through his Storage Bag, found a bottle of Fasting Pills, and handed it to them. "One of these a day will keep you from going hungry."

"If you want to go home, you can leave on your own. If you find you have nowhere to go, you can wait here. Someone will come to help you in a couple of days."

With that, he set off to return to the Li Huo Sect.

After turning in his mission report, Xiao Chen took the Jade Bone to see Elder Chen.

’Anything that can survive an attack like that unscathed can’t be an ordinary item. I should get it appraised.’