King of Assassins-Chapter 990 - 681: Audience (Part 3)

Placed in the pool, it should be used by King Jinlin to cultivate and absorb spiritual energy.

Gao Xuan used the Nether God Claw to obtain some memory fragments from King Jinlin, but he hasn't had the time to study them yet. However, the purpose of such a treasure is obvious and doesn't require much research.

Such a piece of Ren Water Essence is more precious than the Dragon Talisman.

The Dragon Talisman, to put it bluntly, is just an Immortal Artifact, and still one with a master. Its true function isn't for combat, but for controlling the Bai Cang River.

The Ren Water Essence is different. It's a manifestation treasure of the Heaven and Earth Law. In terms of level, it's much higher than the Dragon Talisman.

Gao Xuan examined the Ren Water Essence and without hesitation threw it into the Profound Nether Curse Sea of the Hongyi Sword.

The Hongyi Sword is the most handy and most powerful among sword artifacts.

Absorbing the Ren Water Essence can greatly enhance the affinity of the Hongyi Sword with the laws of this realm and slightly improve the quality of the Hongyi Sword.

Had he known there was such a treasure, Gao Xuan would have come to kill King Jinlin first.

The Hongyi Sword is like a dragon coming from afar across the river, unfamiliar with the local waters. The Ren Water Essence is like a local beauty. By deeply engaging with the beauty, one can understand local customs and form a strong connection with the area.

In this way, the power of the Hongyi Sword will surely increase greatly.

Gao Xuan was satisfied with obtaining the Ren Water Essence. He glanced around the cave mansion and discovered many children's bones in a corner.

Over hundreds of years, this creature must have eaten tens of thousands of boys and girls.

Boys and girls indeed carry a bit of Pure Yang and Pure Yin Qi, which is why demons like to consume them.

Seeing that there was nothing else in the cave mansion, Gao Xuan waved his sleeve and flew out of the cave mansion. Above the cave mansion, Gao Xuan pressed down with his palm.

The cave mansion below silently collapsed into a giant pit, including the array within, all perishing together.

After cleaning things up, Gao Xuan controlled his sword to pierce through layers of river water and went straight into the clouds.

Returning to the Celestial Master Temple, Gao Xuan instructed Ripples to watch the door as he entered the meditation chamber on his own.

Gao Xuan first opened the Nether God Claw and took out the memory fragments of King Jinlin to examine them.

The life experience of the Four Tribulation Great Demon seemed very ordinary. Born as a special golden-scale species, lucky enough to be favored by the North Sea Dragon Race, and raised in the Dragon Palace as a pet.

Over time, it developed spirituality and was transformed into a human form by Ao Qiong, the sixth son of the Dragon King.

Due to being memory fragments, much was missing. Overall, Ao Qiong favored him, which is why he cultivated into a great demon.

When Ao Qiong matured and became the Master of Qiong River, he sent King Jinlin to the Bai Cang River, to assist him.

Qiong River is upstream of Bai Cang River. According to King Jinlin's memory, Qiong River stretches thousands of miles, connecting externally to the North Sea and internally to the three major rivers and several large rivers of the Northern Province.

"It seems it won't be easy to provoke."

Gao Xuan wasn't afraid of the North Sea Dragon Palace, but there was no need to become enemies with them either.

Slaying demons is his duty, as well as his personal hobby. If the other party doesn't understand and insists on making things difficult for him, then he will have no choice but to stand firm.

Even though the Dragon Race is strong, the Celestial Court isn't to be trifled with. If they provoke a Dragon Race of too high a level, the Celestial Court will not sit idly by.

Gao Xuan didn't pay much attention to Ao Qiong, but he did gain a deeper understanding of Water Element Primordial Qi after studying King Jinlin's memory fragments.

The difference between a great demon and a human is significant, but the cultivation secret methods are passed down from the Dragon Race. These secret methods are useless to other cultivators because they can't practice them.

However, they are very important to Gao Xuan. The Dragon Race's cultivation secret methods allow him to view the Primordial Qi Law from another perspective. Such knowledge is extremely valuable.

Gao Xuan deciphered all the memory fragments and gained a lot from them.

Following that, Gao Xuan applied what he had just learned and re-refined the Hongyi Sword, focusing on integrating the precious Ren Water Essence.

In cultivation, there is no sense of time.

Gao Xuan focused on refining and cultivating in his room, ignoring the disturbances and changes in the outside world.

The higher echelons of Wuyuan Kingdom, however, were unable to remain calm. Gao Xuan's consecutive killings of two great demons demonstrably proved his extraordinary strength.

Originally, powerful figures like Jiang Yunfeng and Zuo Wentao did not think highly of Gao Xuan. After all, he was too young and the Celestial Court was too far away. Besides, Gao Xuan actively sought to provoke the great demons.

The way he killed Iron Horn King seemed like a trick to everyone. As for the secret clash between Gao Xuan and Monk Golden Light, no one knew about that.

But Gao Xuan's act of killing King Jinlin with one sword made everyone uneasy.

The key point was that National Preceptor Tao Jun witnessed the battle firsthand, ensuring there was no falsification involved.

Although Jiang Yunfeng and Zuo Wentao were strong, they were slightly inferior to King Jinlin.

This battle completely changed the attitudes of Jiang Yunfeng and Zuo Wentao.

Both were somewhat uneasy. With Gao Xuan being so powerful and assertive, and with their two great sects rooted in Wuyuan Kingdom, how should they deal with Gao Xuan in the future?

Both initially wanted to avoid getting involved with Gao Xuan, fearing entanglement with him.

This was also the strategy that National Preceptor Tao Jun had agreed upon with them.

Now that Gao Xuan had demonstrated great power, they could no longer afford to ignore him.

If Gao Xuan harbored discontent, they might not be able to stay in Wuyuan Kingdom.

However, since Gao Xuan killed King Jinlin, he has offended the North Sea Dragon Palace, and he might not have an easy time in the future.

If they get too close to Gao Xuan, and when Gao Xuan clashes with the Dragon Race, what should they do?

The two of them couldn't come up with a good solution and could only discuss the matter with National Preceptor Tao Jun.

The three great powers of the Wuyuan Kingdom found themselves at a loss. It was their first time encountering such a situation.

Keeping a distance didn't seem viable, but getting too close didn't feel right either. Handling such a situation with the right balance is incredibly difficult.