Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 518 - 513 Remnant Demon Cultivator, Killing Fellow Sect Members?_1
The Heavenly Spirit Material required to refine the Birthless Killing Sword, besides the Sky Slaughter Stone, included another kind of Heavenly Spirit Material called the Extinction Demon Jade.
The Sky Slaughter Stone and the Extinction Demon Jade were not ordinary Heavenly Spirit Materials, as both inherently possessed killing and demonic properties.
Cultivators exposed to these two materials would be eroded by killing intent and demonic energy, and no one below the Divinity Transformation Stage could escape unscathed.
Both would lead to one losing their nature, the former turning into a mass murderer while the latter becoming a deranged demon.
Even if a Low-Order Cultivator had the good fortune to come across these two Heavenly Spirit Materials...
This was not fortuitous but a calamity.
Cultivators in the Divinity Transformation and Lianxu Stages had strong Divine Souls, and their resistance to ’contamination’ was much more formidable.
Even so, handling the two Heavenly Spirit Materials had to be done with extreme caution, as prolonged contact was not advisable.
Jia Ren took out the Extinction Demon Jade with great care, starting with its processing first.
The two Heavenly Spirit Materials required that the Extinction Demon Jade be processed first, and the order of processing could not be mistaken.
The refinement of the Heavenly Spirit Material took three years, followed by the processing of auxiliary Spiritual Materials, engraving, and assembling Heavenly Treasure Patterns.
The Heavenly Treasure Patterns were many times more complex than the Spirit Treasure Patterns, and a single type of material, even if it was a Heavenly Spirit Material, couldn’t bear it alone.
Several Supreme-grade Spiritual Materials that matched were combined together to form the Heavenly Treasure Patterns.
Jia Ren meticulously processed each piece of Spiritual Materials at hand, with great attention to detail.
In order to conceal his strength, he deliberately suppressed the refining speed, though the quality of his refinement was not deliberately reduced.
Once all materials were processed, parts of the Heavenly Treasure Patterns were inscribed onto every refined material.
The Heavenly Treasure Patterns between each Spiritual Material complemented each other, forming a cycle when sent into the furnace.
He controlled the materials to change shapes, developing towards the appearance of the Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure he wanted.
Artifact Refiners adopted this method to reduce the difficulty of creating Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures.
If a mistake occurred at any step of the process, corresponding materials could be replaced, allowing for a chance to remedy the situation.
If ’one-form creation’ encountered problems, it meant the Heavenly Spirit Materials and other materials would be wasted and could only be downgraded to a Spirit Treasure.
Jia Ren, handling this for the first time, chose a less difficult method, carefully carving bit by bit, engraving the corresponding Heavenly Treasure Patterns.
Finally came the Blood Fiend Womb Treasure Technique unique to the Birthless Killing Sword.
Pieces of the Blood Fiend Origin Crystal were added, and the Blood Fiend turned into threads of Blood Fiend that continuously moved between the various Spiritual Materials, resembling a viscous spider web, gradually bonding the constantly ’assembled’ pieces together.
Once they integrated into one, the Blood Fiend Qi combined with Earth Fire to form the Blood Fiend Earth Dragon, continually tempered until it formed the sword embryo.
The Blood Fiend Earth Dragon and the sword embryo resonated with each other, gradually enhancing their Spiritual Nature.
The moment the Birthless Killing Sword was nurtured and emerged from the furnace would be... the moment it attracted heavenly tribulation and a baptism of heavenly lightning.
Only once it survived the thunder intact and developed a consciousness did it become a true Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure.
Jia Ren refined the artifact methodically while his Second Nascent Soul continued to push deep into the heart of the Source Treasure Cave Heaven.
To obtain a relatively detailed map, one could not just advance in one direction.
A Demon-Spotting Talisman was activated, and at the same time, Heart-Mind Sensing was used to search for traces and the aura of Magical Beasts.
The Demon-Spotting Talisman was not very useful in the Mysterious Realm, mainly because the Magical Beasts that were not good at concealing their demonic aura were almost extinct.
The Magical Beasts of the Source Treasure Cave Heaven had not experienced such persecution and thus hadn’t developed a similar awareness; moreover, their demonic aura was a method of demarcating their territories.
Although the Demon-Spotting Talisman was of low grade, it still had opportunities to be useful.
Heart-Mind Sensing, combined with the Demon-Spotting Talisman, accurately identified the tracks of Magical Beasts.
He made a map along the way, recording the locations where the Magical Beasts resided.
"Encountered another Magical Beast!"
With a thought from the Second Nascent Soul, killing intent exploded, and Killing Sha transformed into a circle of red ripples that surged in all directions.
The green snake that hadn’t yet approached stiffened in place, its life energy already dissipated.
This was a Fourth Order Magical Beast, merely as thick as a pinkie finger and looking quite petite.
After its death, it unexpectedly grew to more than thirty feet in length, creating an extremely stark contrast.
Excellent food for a True Dragon!
The Second Nascent Soul casually placed it into the Spirit Storing Bag, continuing to prepare Magical Beast ingredients for Jin Sheng.
He hadn’t traveled far before he felt like he was being watched.
Lingbao Sect Cultivators?
Or... Demon Cultivators that had not been completely dealt with?
The Second Nascent Soul used Heart-Mind Sensing to pinpoint the enemy. Sensing something amiss with the earth, he decisively used the Five Metals Divine Escape to vanish from the spot.
A white skeletal hand emerged from the ground with a cracking sound as if crushing the air, and thick black qi billowed up like smoke from a beacon fire.
The Void crackled, and countless trees exploded into fragments by the blast.
A thousand-foot area was left devoid of trees.
A slow response by even a moment would have resulted in a successful sneak attack by this person.
Having missed the attack, the assailant did not reveal himself.
He used some kind of secret technique to merge with the trees, his presence completely undetectable.
This Divine Skill of concealment was decent, but it was not enough to fool a Heart-Mind Sensing of Grandmaster Level.
The Second Nascent Soul pretended not to notice, muttering to himself, "Eh, who is sneaking up on me? Where is this guy?"
Huo Chen was hidden within a tree, having merged with it completely.
He was well-versed in the way of the assassin; failing to hit with a strike meant fleeing a thousand miles away.
His body moved to merge into another tree, as fast as a blink of an eye, and most importantly, without any sound or Spiritual Power Fluctuation.
If it hadn’t been for Jia Ren’s precise knowledge of this person’s whereabouts, he almost let him escape.
Huo Chen thought he could escape just like before, but in the next instant, he felt a chill in his body as his blood and soul nearly came to a standstill.
"How is this possible?!"
"How did you discover me?!"
Huo Chen’s body was torn apart by the blood-colored sword light, and his Divine Soul was nailed to the ground by the Seven Slaughter Sword before it could even fly out.
The intense killing intent was present but not unleashed. With just one percent of a finger snap, the violent killing intent would destroy his Divine Soul.
"You’re a Demon Cultivator? A misunderstanding, this is a huge misunderstanding!"
"Cultivators of the Lingbao Sect are trying to hunt us down. Only by working together can we overcome this obstacle; we should not fight amongst ourselves."
The Second Nascent Soul’s aura was so thickly laden with Killing Sha that it in no way resembled that of Lingbao Sect Cultivators.
"Soul Searching Technique!"
The Second Nascent Soul paid no attention to his words, pressing five fingers against the man’s forehead and activating the rarely used Demonic Path secret technique.
"No!"
Five fingers like a dragon, with a black glow emanating from the palm, were pressed upon the Divine Soul’s head, and streaks of black qi invaded the soul.
Huo Chen was frozen on the spot, feeling his memories beyond control, being roughly rifled through by countless coarse hands.
The Divine Soul gradually became dull and unresponsive.
The Second Nascent Soul closed his eyes, absorbing the memories and information received.
This was a Mid-Stage Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivator from the Cloud Demon Sect. During the great battle between the Xuantiandao Sect and the Lingbao Sect, he took the chaos as an opportunity to plunder the Market owned by the Lingbao Sect and was subsequently hunted down for retribution.
After being captured by the Lingbao Sect, he was imprisoned for over twenty years before being thrown into the Source Treasure Cave Heaven.
He mastered a Divine Skill called Wooden Concealment Escape, which he was most adept at using for concealment and escape. Relying on this Divine Skill, he survived safely in an unknown world until now.
Most of his companions who came with him perished at the hands of Lingbao Sect Cultivators.
Huo Chen saw that the Second Nascent Soul was only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage and aimed to launch a sneak attack, never imagining he would instead die by his hand.
The memories obtained from the Soul Searching Technique are incomplete. Trying to acquire Divine Skills through such Demonic Path means is impractical.
The Second Nascent Soul skillfully extracted a piece of remaining flesh and took it back to the Insect External Incarnation. After being devoured with the Corpse-Eating Bizarre Pill, he acquired the Wooden Concealment Escape skill the man had mastered.
He successfully eliminated a Demon Cultivator and did not encounter further danger as he continued to explore the Secret Realms within the Cave Heaven.
Not long after moving forward, within the pure qi transformed by the Demon-Spotting Talisman, he sensed a deep black aura.
The aura of Magical Beasts is divided into harmless white auras for oneself, orange auras for those of comparable strength, and beyond that, red auras for those stronger than oneself.
The deep black aura can only be sensed when the Demon-Spotting Talisman reaches the Technique-Nearing-Dao Level, a special aura.
The Realm of the Magical Beast is far greater than one’s own, so powerful as to be beyond conflict, which turns the observed aura black.
The deep black aura most likely indicated a Seventh-order Magical Beast comparable to the Body Integration Realm, an existence he should not provoke.
The Second Nascent Soul took out a map he had drawn and decisively marked the corresponding area in red with a black skull pattern.
He continued to scout nearby, mapping out all the regions where Magical Beast aura had been active.
Recording the hunting ground of a Seventh-order Magical Beast was crucial. He needed to avoid this region in his future movements.
The map gradually became more detailed and informative, and all the Magical Beasts associated with white and orange auras were dealt with.
Only the red and black aura Magical Beasts were avoided from a far distance, with no intention of provocation.
The hunting of Magical Beasts proceeded smoothly, though it was regrettable that no Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were acquired.
Many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures often conceal themselves naturally, and without the assistance of a Treasure-Seeking Mouse, finding them right under one’s nose is not a guarantee.
The Second Nascent Soul had arrived relatively late to explore the Source Treasure Cave Heaven. How could he compare with the Combat Law Sequence Cultivators who loitered in the outer layers?
The most easily discovered treasures in the outer layers wouldn’t last until now.
He roamed around, drafting an even more detailed map.
’Someone!’
Through Heart-Mind Sensing, the Second Nascent Soul sensed the aura of Cultivators and decisively avoided them.
Unfortunately, without the aid of a Bewildering Spirit Bead, the Divine Breath Technique that the Second Nascent Soul possessed could not deceive other Cultivators.
A figure came flying rapidly, brandishing a Purple Sword. Even before arriving, a purple sword light slashed towards his head.
"Li Zhongyuan, stop! I am Jia Ren’s avatar from the Lingbao Sect."
When Li Zhongyuan heard his name, the Purple Sword paused mid-air and did not strike.
His eyes scanned over the Second Nascent Soul, disbelief apparent.
"This is my Identity Token from the Lingbao Sect!"
The Token flew out, carrying the imprint of Jia Ren’s aura.
This was a subordinate Token of the Lingbao Sect, capable of verifying the identity of a Cultivator.
Li Zhongyuan’s eyes flashed with a faint light, clearly capable of discerning the authenticity of the item.
However, he had no intention of taking it. With a wave of Spiritual Power from afar, he forcibly shattered the Lingbao Sect Identity Token.
"Hmph, audacious Demon Cultivator, don’t think you can assassinate me with such tricks."
"Demon Cultivators must be executed!"
The Purple Sword thundered forth, slashing toward the Second Nascent Soul’s neck instead of the head with the momentum of thunder.
Jia Ren possessed Divine Skills and secret techniques that were too tempting. While Jia Ren remained in the Lingbao Sect, there was no opportunity to strike.
Now, encountering Jia Ren’s avatar, particularly a Demonic Path avatar, was an opportunity for him!
He feigned ignorance, aiming to slay Jia Ren’s avatar to try and acquire Law of Heaven and Earth, Spirit Devouring Treasure Art, and Ji Kong Palm with soul-searching type secret techniques.
