Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 1012 - 1008: Absorption

Of course, even though the valley lacks the presence of a Great Sky Demon, it is filled with mechanisms and secret treasures.

Barging in rashly will certainly lead to severe damage.

But just waiting here will only mobilize the entire Ghost Bone Sect.

At that time, it won’t be the Great Heavenly Demon Palace ambushing them, but they ambushing the Great Heavenly Demon Palace.

The mechanisms in the valley are very mysterious, containing beast souls that can harm people’s souls.

The secret treasure is a massive Filthy Soul Altar, ten times larger than the one he shattered before.

Even with Breaking Space, he cannot guarantee he can withstand such a huge Filthy Soul Altar.

He now understands that the four elders prepared to die previously were to activate a secret technique, sacrificing themselves to nourish a treasure in the cave.

A treasure that spawns Ghost Bone Flowers—Ghost Soil.

What the Great Heavenly Demon Palace knows is that the Ghost Bone Sect uses secret techniques to cultivate Ghost Bone Flowers.

But no one can figure out what secret technique is used. Even interrogating some disciples of the Ghost Bone Sect failed to clarify it.

Because the secret technique is a secret mastered only by the core members of the Ghost Bone Sect.

The fundamental secret is Ghost Soil.

It comes from the outer world, bizarre and powerful.

After forming ghost seeds with the secret technique, Ghost Soil can transform this body into the power that spawns ghost seeds, causing them to germinate and blossom.

After Ghost Soil makes Ghost Bone Flowers bloom, it consumes heavily and needs to be nourished again.

The method of nourishment is to sacrifice Essence Qi, and the stronger the cultivation, the better the effect, requiring at least a Heavenly Demon.

Leng Tieya looked down at the mountain beneath his feet.

This mountain was not chosen randomly.

The deep pond beneath the mountain is extremely deep, connected to the earth’s deepest part, with particularly dense earth energy.

Ghost Soil is even more suited for this mountain; the effect is better.

Leng Tieya shook his head.

Despite its formidable power, he finds this evil thing, which needs to be nourished by Essence Qi, unlikable.

Thinking of this, he floated and descended into the mountain cave, where his longsword was lightly thrust into the center of the small high altar.

The longsword plunged effortlessly, like it entered tofu, straight down a foot, with a gentle shake.

Immediately, stones collapsed, revealing a golden disk, one meter in diameter.

In the center of the golden disk, there was a pool of purple pulp.

He knew this mass of purple pulp was Ghost Soil.

It emitted an unusual aura that made him momentarily dazed.

An inexplicable hunger arose, tempting him to devour it at once.

He pondered for a while, extending his hand.

A white lotus appeared in his palm, slowly blooming layer by layer, revealing the translucent gem inside the central stamen.

The gem shone brightly.

Leng Tieya concentrated and activated it.

The gem suddenly brightened, and a mass of peculiar aura surged in, drilling into the gem.

In the blink of an eye, all petals turned pale gold.

The pale golden flower slowly closed and formed a bud, disappearing into his palm.

Leng Tieya nodded satisfactorily.

Just as expected.

The Breaking Space Demon Device absorbs the aura of Ghost Soil, previously contained within each Ghost Bone Flower.

Now, it absorbs freely, with the aura’s richness multiplied dozens of times.

Looking again at the Ghost Soil, it had turned from purple pulp into clear water, with the peculiar aura completely gone.

Leng Tieya surveyed the Ghost Soil, shaking his head.

Now the Ghost Soil no longer has its power, utterly depleted; its fundamental strength has been absorbed by the Breaking Space Demon Device.

He was curious about the nature of this Ghost Soil’s aura, which could allow the Breaking Space Demon Device to open the Void Gate.

Is it because this Ghost Soil comes from the outer world, making it absorbable by the Breaking Space Demon Device?

Still, this is merely one mass of Ghost Soil, with three similar ones elsewhere.

Super Sense swept across the surroundings, noticing a group of Ghost Bone Sect experts approaching.

He knew the Ghost Bone Sect would never abandon this place for Ghost Soil.

Unless they could retrieve the Ghost Bone Flowers and Ghost Soil, which are fundamental to the Ghost Bone Sect.

The location of another Ghost Soil is three hundred miles away.

He thought over it and decided to risk trying.

As for those Ghost Bone Sect experts, even if they found this place, it would be useless.

He decided to leave them some clues, guiding them to him.

——

Leng Tieya stood atop a mountain peak, using Super Sensing Illumination to observe the mountain ten miles away.

Inside the mountain there was a cave.

Inside the cave guarded by sixteen Heavenly Demons.

Besides the sixteen Heavenly Demons, there were Ghost Bone Flowers identical to those in the previous cave. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Over a hundred Ghost Bone Flowers emitted soft light, dreamy and illusory.

Leng Tieya pondered, disappearing in a flash and reappearing at the back of the cave.

The Breaking Space Demon Device emerged from his palm, adhering to the mountain wall.

He was silent and stealthy, with the Cloud Concealing Treasure Robe completely masking his presence.

The Breaking Space Demon Device began to bloom, with the gemstone at the center of the petals flashing, instantly absorbing the peculiar aura.

The original pale golden flower, in the blink of an eye, gained an extra hint of golden hue.

He vanished in a flash.

In the next moment, he reappeared outside the original cave.

Four Ghost Bone Sect experts were standing outside the cave, and upon seeing Leng Tieya, charged at him furiously.

The Ghost Bone Sect masters inside the cave were equally enraged, rushing out upon hearing the commotion.

Leng Tieya shook his head, and his longsword turned into a white rainbow, slashing across their necks.

After the Seventh Grade, his life transcended again; Essence Qi and spirit both elevated a level, as did his speed.

In front of him, these Ghost Bone Sect experts seemed to move in slow motion, unable to block or evade.

In the blink of an eye, his sword returned to the scabbard, kicking one head after another into the deep pond, shattering the Soul Pearl while the Soul Blade swept through.

With his entry into the Seventh Grade, the Soul Blade’s power increased, effortlessly breaking their bone patterns.

Thus the corpses were kicked down too.

In the next moment, he appeared outside another mountain, disappearing again and reappearing inside a cave.

The Ghost Bone Sect experts guarding the cave were all lazy and complacent.

They didn’t believe the enemy could show up, given how concealed and hard to find this place was, and without any top experts showing up, the enemy wouldn’t be drawn here.

Therefore, when Leng Tieya raised his Swordsmanship to the extreme, even when the sword aura reached their bodies, they couldn’t react and were decapitated one by one.

Leng Tieya didn’t bother with their corpses, thrusting the longsword straight into the small high altar.

A gentle sword shake scattered the stones, revealing the golden disk with its pool of purple pulp inside.

...

In the woods outside the valley, Huang Daochu suddenly whispered, "Junior Brother Leng is coming."

Zhu Qingzhi turned to look.

They were calmly observing the valley’s movements, waiting for news.

Several Great Heavenly Demon Palace experts were tracking Ghost Bone Sect experts to locate other Ghost Bone Sect strongholds.

Huang Daochu whispered, "The earlier batch has been dealt with, so Junior Brother Leng probably won’t have any more Ghost Bone Sect experts heading over."

Zhu Qingzhi asked, "How many batches of Ghost Bone Sect experts have gone over?"

"At least six."

"That should be enough; no matter how much the Ghost Bone Sect values that place, they won’t repeatedly send disciples to die."

Not even the Great Heavenly Demon could conquer it, and there’s no need to send more disciples.

The next ones to go would have to be Great Heavenly Demons.

But the Ghost Bone Sect’s Great Heavenly Demons are limited; they can’t just send them randomly.

At this time, Leng Tieya returning was a wise decision.

While they spoke, Leng Tieya suddenly appeared before them.

As if he had always stood there, only now revealing himself.

Leng Tieya clasped his fists in greeting.

After exchanging pleasantries, Leng Tieya said, "Chief, let me go in and explore the path first."

Zhu Qingzhi arched his long eyebrows.

Huang Daochu whispered, "The captives have already been sent to the palace, just waiting for interrogation results."

"How long will it take?"

"... Another quarter of an hour should be enough."

Leng Tieya nodded slowly.

Zhu Qingzhi, studying Leng Tieya all this while, finally spoke, "Junior Brother Leng, you have made progress again."

Huang Daochu nodded quickly.

He felt it most intensely, and doubted his previous judgment, suspecting an illusion.

Thinking Leng Tieya couldn’t possibly progress further.

Great Heavenly Demon Cultivation isn’t Heavenly Demons, nor beneath Heavenly Demons; how could such rapid progress be possible.

Progress in Great Heavenly Demon Cultivation typically takes a hundred years; how could there be continuous advancements in just a few months?

It defies logic, far too unimaginable.

At least he had never heard of it; no matter how talented the predecessors were, they never experienced such circumstances.