Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 585 - 580 Deceiving the Heavens Pearl, World Devouring Strange Charm?_1
Jia Ren’s eyes turned a deep red, as if they were about to drip blood.
The power of Thought Burst was too strong!
If the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower hadn’t possessed spiritual nature and protected its master in time, it definitely wouldn’t have been able to block this strike.
To be precise, the Thought Bizarre’s move hadn’t unleashed its full power before it was forcibly interrupted by the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
The true power was probably not even one-tenth of what it could have been.
This was a Thought Bizarre that had yet to mature. The more people who became aware of its existence, the more it would grow.
The power of Thought Freeze and Thought Burst would increase tens, even hundreds of times.
Even a Mahayana Stage Cultivator would perish disastrously on the spot when facing a remote Thought Burst.
Is this the strength of the Bizarre Demons, the unknowable kind that grow stronger the more they are known?
BOOM!
A black spear, imbued with an eerie aura, shot through the air like a meteor. The one who threw it was none other than the Taiqing Fangzhu, now under the control of the Thought Bizarre.
The black spear was no ordinary object. Thousands of malevolent thoughts rushed within it, exuding a potent corruptive force.
Without the influence of Thought Freeze, such an attack posed no threat to Jia Ren.
"Birthless!"
A stream of blood-red sword energy surged from his fingertips. It was charged with the sword’s aura of birthless slaughter, the crimson blade appearing as if it had a life of its own as it slashed towards the black spear.
The Birthless Killing Sword, having reached Combined Body Perfection, was renowned as the most formidable weapon of slaughter. Its power was not to be underestimated, and the sword light it manifested possessed unbelievable might.
The light of the blood sword clashed head-on with the black spear.
The black spear exploded instantly. It was pierced by the light of the blood sword, which continued its unstoppable trajectory toward the distant Taiqing Fangzhu.
BOOM!
The Taiqing Fangzhu couldn’t dodge in time and was torn apart by the blood sword, reduced to large, fluttering chunks of flesh and blood.
With a single strike, a Void Refining Stage Cultivator of the same realm was instantly killed.
The exploded black spear didn’t disperse. Instead, it transformed into black light filled with countless grudges, shooting towards Jia Ren.
Before the expanse of black light could touch Jia Ren, a layer of golden armor blocked it, preventing any further advance.
Jia Ren looked at the Taiqing Fangzhu’s shredded remains but didn’t sense the Thought Bizarre’s presence among them.
Having failed in its sneak attack, the Thought Bizarre has already abandoned this body.
Intense Spiritual Power Fluctuation emanated as the Sect Master of Taiqing and another cultivator in a moon-white Taoist robe appeared instantaneously. Looking down at the fleshy remains on the ground, both wore grim expressions.
"How dare you kill a disciple of the Taiqing Sect! You must give the Taiqing Sect an explanation!"
The cultivator in the moon-white robe, perhaps disliking Jia Ren, spoke first to gain the upper hand.
Even if this person was contaminated by some bizarre power, he was still a member of the Taiqing Sect. Others cannot be permitted to harm him.
Jia Ren’s Suppressing Demon Divine Armor vanished. Without even glancing at the man, he looked towards the Sect Master of Taiqing and said, "Malevolent entities should be slain by all. If I hadn’t resisted, should I have simply waited to be slaughtered?"
"If the Taiqing Sect is unwilling to grant me justice, then I can only rely on the sword in my hand to claim it!"
Facing two Nascent Soul period cultivators, he dared not be the slightest bit careless.
The Birthless Killing Sword emerged. Its weapon spirit, with wildly dancing red hair, gazed at the two men with cold, cruel eyes.
Their rich blood and life essence are the best tonics to enhance my power.
The sword trembled, eager to unleash a massacre.
As the Birthless Killing Sword appeared, the cultivator in the moon-white robe felt a chill run down his spine. It was as if a bloodthirsty weapon was pressed against his neck, ready to decapitate him at any moment.
Just as the Sect Master said, he’s a great demon who slaughters without restraint!
"Thank you, young friend, for your assistance in ridding the Taiqing Sect of this menace."
"The Taiqing Sect’s hospitality has been lacking, and we find it inconvenient to see you off. It would be best if you left quickly, to prevent any rift from forming between the Taiqing Sect and the Lingbao Sect."
The Sect Master of Taiqing was wary of Jia Ren’s Birthless Killing Sword and did not wish to engage in battle with him; his tone carried a clear sense of detachment.
With Sinful Denizens causing trouble in the Taiqing Sect’s territory, this was a precarious time, and it was unwise to make more enemies.
"I have been presumptuous. I shall take my leave now!"
Jia Ren had obtained what he wanted from the Taiqing Sect and had no intention of lingering. He transformed into a golden Escape Light and vanished over the horizon.
He released his divine consciousness to confirm no one was following, changing his location several times en route to avoid any trouble.
I have a feeling my identity has been discovered!
He recalled the expressions in the Taiqing Marketplace; they had shown no surprise upon seeing the Birthless Killing Sword.
It’s highly likely they saw through my identity much earlier.
The Mysterious Realm is teeming with countless experts, and the powerful individuals of each sect possess unique methods. It’s incredibly difficult to rely on a single trick to prevail every time.
The quality of the Bewildering Spirit Bead isn’t high enough. The materials to refine the Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl, have vanished. I wonder if a substitute can be found...
The Bewildering Spirit Bead is highly practical, especially when combined with the Mirror Flower Divine Moon; they complement each other perfectly.
Unfortunately, the Bewildering Spirit Bead is just a Spirit Treasure. It hasn’t been incorporated into the Demon-Sealing Pagoda System, so it cannot grow further, and its effect is somewhat disappointing.
After learning the Heaven-Refining Treasure Technique, the Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure I most want to refine is the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl. It’s a superior substitute for the Bewildering Spirit Bead.
Besides concealing one’s destiny and aura from divination, the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl can also deceive the heavens themselves.
If someone holding the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl tried to assassinate me, I wouldn’t sense it coming, not even through a Whim of the Heart.
It makes one difficult to target with curses and similar methods, truly a supreme treasure.
Unfortunately, many ancient materials have disappeared in the Mysterious Realm. The Mysterious Spirit Jade required to refine the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl is extinct; not even the Lingbao Sect has managed to refine a single one.
I wonder if the Daqian Kingdom has any Mysterious Spirit Jade?
The thought of the Dead Immortal and the Golden-Winged Peng Bird made me give up on that idea.
Where should I go to cultivate next?
Ancestor Ji Kong has returned to the Lingbao Sect. Since he carries the secret technique of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, I dare not rashly return to the sect myself, fearing unpredictable developments.
And because of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, I daren’t summon Jin Sheng and Mo Lin from the Second Spirit Treasure Sect in the Source Treasure Cave Heaven to assist me.
The Golden-Winged Peng Bird is indeed a huge problem.
If only I could get my hands on an Infant Bizarre from the Daqian Kingdom...
The Infant Bizarre could revert the Golden-Winged Peng Bird to its juvenile state. Then, the Duosheng Demon Mosquito could use its hitherto unused life-snatching talent to take its place...
That way, not only would the problem of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird be solved, but my Insect External Incarnation would become a Golden-Winged Peng Bird, and its strength would undergo a qualitative transformation.
Jia Ren suppressed this idea and quickened his pace, hastening far away from the Taiqing Sect’s territory.
This region was also under the influence of the Hidden Cultivation Association, and with numerous Bizarre Demons rampant, he only wished to cultivate peacefully, not to step into any troublesome whirlpools.
He flew for hundreds of thousands of miles to a sparsely inhabited area and submerged underground with the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl.
His body entered the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, and he began to experiment with the ideas in his mind.
Can items replicated by the Bizarre Mirror be converted using the Soul-Exchange Secret Art?
To prevent a failure that could cause severe losses, he couldn’t test with the Zhenjie Xuanstone. Instead, he took out a Purple Spirit Jade Shoot of lesser value for the experiment.
He took out the seldom-used Bizarre Mirror and placed the Purple Spirit Jade Shoot in front of it.
The mirror’s light twisted and distorted for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea before the Purple Spirit Jade Shoot finally materialized.
The higher the grade of the treasure, the more difficult it is for the Bizarre Mirror to replicate, and the longer it takes.
Let’s begin!
Guarded by the Suppressing Demon Divine Armor, Jia Ren continuously reviewed the Soul-Exchange Secret Art in his mind before taking action and initiating the conversion.
This secret technique was not complicated. Converting between two items of the same kind and origin was not difficult.
It didn’t take long for the conversion of Spiritual Energy to be completed.
Half an hour later, the unstable, alien spiritual energy that constituted the Bizarre Mirror’s replica vanished like a dissolving bubble.
Yet, a Purple Spirit Jade Shoot still remained before him.
Was it successful?!
Jia Ren inspected the result with an excited heart. Moments later, his expression gradually turned odd.
The alien spiritual energy within the Purple Spirit Jade Shoot had indeed been converted. However, it hadn’t become the ordinary nature’s spiritual energy found in spiritual medicine. Instead, it was now filled with the power of Bizarre Demons.
To put it precisely, this was a Bizarre Demon version of the Purple Spirit Jade Shoot. One bite would guarantee you’d "spiral to heaven."
The only difference from a normal Bizarre Mirror replica is... a Bizarre Mirror’s replica would disappear after the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, but this one continues to exist.
What use is this?! Isn’t it purely garbage?
Just as Jia Ren was about to discard the Purple Spirit Jade Shoot, he considered that it might still be useful for concocting Mysterious Pills and shouldn’t be wasted.
If I can hide the bizarre power within, this item could be a potent tool for ambushing others. A Mysterious Pill made from this, once ingested, would surely rank among the most lethal poisons in the world.
What about talismans?
I’ve used the Bizarre Mirror to replicate Bizarre Talismans before. Due to the Bizarre Mirror’s own power limitations, their strength was diminished to varying degrees.
After conversion with the Soul-Exchange Secret Art, both the strength and effect might have undergone significant changes...
Thinking this, Jia Ren took out a Boundary-breaking Talisman to begin his experiment.
After waiting for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the Bizarre Mirror, slowly as an old ox pulling a worn-out cart, condensed a Boundary-breaking Talisman.
Jia Ren repeated the process, again using the Soul-Exchange Secret Art for the conversion.
Shortly after, the conversion was complete. The Boundary-breaking Talisman, like the Purple Spirit Jade Shoot before it, did not disappear.
Let’s test its effectiveness!
Jia Ren left the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl and found a suitable place to test the talisman.
The Boundary-breaking Talisman was primarily used to break through formations. It could open a passage to the Void in areas where space was weak.
It was akin to a low-grade version of shattering the Void, with its effects limited to a small area.
This time, however, it was different. A black mist emerged, continuously eroding space. This created a powerful force of spatial pollution, causing a huge tear in the Void that rapidly expanded towards other areas.
The tear in the Void grew larger and larger. Its expansion didn’t stop but instead intensified. The gap widened from an initial ten zhang, to a hundred zhang, then a thousand, and finally ten thousand zhang...
The expansion of this spatial black hole seemed limitless, giving the impression that it would devour the entire Mysterious Realm.
Could this thing have transformed into a World Devouring Strange Charm?
Jia Ren dared not let this transformation continue. He risked sparking an uncontrollable inferno that would be beyond his ability to resolve.
He activated the Suppressing Demon Divine Light, forcefully extinguishing the expanding bizarre power.
Having dealt with the trouble there, he decisively transformed into an Escape Light and fled.
「A short while later.」
Several figures arrived together. The weakest among them was a Void Refining Stage Cultivator, and three others were Nascent Soul period cultivators from the surrounding tens of thousands of miles.
They had all been alarmed by the spatial disturbances and had rushed to this location at the earliest opportunity.
The newcomers saw the gigantic, ten-thousand-zhang-wide tear in space, still unhealed, and their faces filled with shock. Their emotions remained turbulent for a long time.
"What kind of monster has appeared in the Mysterious Realm?"
"Could it be the legendary World-Devouring Beast?"
Legend told of a terrifying primordial behemoth that fed on cultivation worlds, leaving behind unhealable rifts wherever it gnawed. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
The scene before them was exactly like those legends described.
While Bizarre Demons already ran rampant across the Mysterious Realm and that crisis remained unresolved, now an entity resembling the World-Devouring Beast had emerged.
"Truly, it is a season of endless troubles."
