Chapter 213: Reforging the Demon Soul
Chapter 213: Reforging the Demon Soul
Looming tall mountains surrounded the area, their grass gently swayed by the breeze. After being disturbed by Jiang Yuanhua, Shen Yi decided to leave the city and ventured into a desolate area in Qingzhou on his cloud. Although the grass was not as soft as a bed, it offered a unique comfort. Shen Yi savored the hard-earned tranquility briefly.
He opened his panel, scanning the inscriptions under the Martial Arts section one by one. Aside from the Demon Arts, the most precious techniques were the Carefree Wind Technique, the Two Extremes Dragon-Tiger True Intent, and the Devouring Heaven Immortal Pill Technique. These were the pinnacle of martial arts accessible in Qingzhou.
However, their usefulness to him now was negligible.
It was only after truly breaking through to the Hunyuan Realm that Shen Yi understood the meaning behind Jiang Qiuluan's words about why the Immortal Sect lacked what he sought. The reason was not difficult to guess. For instance, Shen Yi had forged his Dao Infant with demonic power, while Jiang Qiuluan had achieved the Hunyuan Realm through the Icy Inferno Seven Killing Sword Intent.
What worked for one may not work for the other.
The Yin Spirit was different, as it was condensed from incense wishes, allowing for a traceable path.
"Exceptional comprehension."
As Shen Yi gazed upon the over 20,000 years of demon lifespan, he suddenly felt a bit uncertain.
Never mind, why bother with so many thoughts? He would just take it one step at a time.
At least for now, there was still room for improvement.
With this in mind, Shen Yi gritted his teeth, and 10,000 years of demon lifespan instantly vanished.
[Demon Origin: Can reshape a demon soul to serve by your side eternally. It shall be forever enslaved, never attaining transcendence, enduring all the sufferings of the world to protect its master's supreme law.]
[Quantity: One]
[Remaining Demon Lifespan: 10,400 years]
As he watched the numbers change, Shen Yi's heart twitched, and the previous sense of leisure quickly faded. If his guess was correct, and he could indeed use this item to cultivate the Yin Spirit as well, then all would be well. But if he was wrong...
He cleared his throat and hurriedly dispelled this ridiculous thought.
"Is it used the same way as the Demon Treasure Crystal?" Shen Yi directed his gaze toward the Demon Origin, hesitating about which martial art to infuse it with. Suddenly, a multitude of shadows appeared in his vision.
A fox pieced together from meat scraps, a flood dragon with only half its body remaining, a white deer without a head...
So, he had been practicing martial arts with this group of "things" within the panel? Although Shen Yi felt a bit uncomfortable, he did not react too strongly, as he had done all this himself.
These were likely the so-called demon resentments.
As for which demon to use the Demon Origin on, Shen Yi hardly hesitated. With such a vast lifespan, only the Demon King was worthy.
There was just too much of a gap between the Howling Moon Demon and the Ox Demon's strength.
"Reforge the demon soul."
As Shen Yi's heart stirred, the panel's prompt appeared before him.
[Enduring the tribulations of ten thousand years, dissolving the resentment within, and comprehending the supreme grace of its master, one may reshape the soul of its past life.]
With just a short prompt, a faint, indistinct wail seemed to echo in Shen Yi's mind.
Accompanying the sound, a vague shadow slowly materialized before him. It gradually condensed into a 30-zhang-long Ox Demon and then slowly transformed into a human form.
The entire process was very slow.
As Shen Yi waited, he took out the Ox Demon's corpse and opened his mouth slightly. The massive corpse instantly withered, and the demon blood leaped out of the skin sac, flowing into his mouth.
A total of eighty-six drops of demon blood were stored in his Qi sea.
Only at this moment did the woman begin to condense her upper body. She stared blankly at the young man, her gaze unfocused and devoid of emotion.
As time passed, a blue and floral-patterned long skirt gently swayed in the grass, and her bare feet hovered slightly above the ground.
Suddenly, Shen Yi's divine sense established a tight connection with another being.
In Madame Qinghua's cloudy eyes, a spark of clarity appeared as if an invisible brush had lightly touched them.
As if awakening from a recollection, Madame Qinghua's voluptuous figure bowed respectfully. "Qinghua pays respect to her master."
Before her words faded, Madame Qinghua's entire body vanished from where she stood.
Shen Yi waved his hand, and she reappeared, looking somewhat dazed. With another wave, she vanished again.
"That's handy."
It seemed that he could indeed recall her from the panel.
Shen Yi summoned her once more and attempted to touch the tight connection in his mind with his divine sense.
In the next moment, Madame Qinghua's face turned deathly pale, and she knelt without hesitation. "Spare my life, Master!"
Only after confirming his complete control over her did Shen Yi heave a sigh of relief.
After all, he intended to have her try to merge with his Yin Spirit, and this was no small matter.
But before that, he wanted to try something else.
"Do you remember who you are?" he asked.
At this question, a fleeting hint of confusion crossed Madame Qinghua's eyes, and after thinking carefully for a long time, she replied, "Qinghua was once a Yao King under the Thousand Yao Pit. She was the wife of the Blood Transformation Demon Emperor and is now her master's protector, willing to die a thousand deaths for him."
"Tell me all the Yao Demon Cave Mansions you know about," Shen Yi said. At the moment, he only wanted to make up for the one thousand years of lifespan he had consumed.
Madame Qinghua hesitated again before speaking. "The Blood Transformation Demon Emperor resides in the 19th Cave of the Thousand Yao Pit. The Hundred Spirits Yao King is in the 197th Cave, and the Nine-Headed Green Phoenix Yao King is in the..."
"Wait." Shen Yi interrupted her. "I'm talking about the ones outside, the ones that live alone."
Qinghua paused, then said timidly, "Me."
Shen Yi raised an eyebrow.
Madame Qinghua quickly explained, "The Blood Transformation Demon Emperor restricted me very strictly, and I resented it. So, I left the Thousand Yao Pit to find a secluded cave mansion to focus on raising my children. I only had handmaidens and guards by my side, and they would report my whereabouts to the Demon Emperor at regular intervals to prevent me from contacting other Yao Kings outside the Thousand Yao Pit..."
Shen Yi frowned slightly, sensing something amiss. "Didn't you bring any guards with you to Qingzhou this time?"
"I brought two personal handmaidens who carried my sword and umbrella," she replied. "I gave them a cloak and a cloud-riding treasure and told them to wait outside, as well as to keep an eye on the various yao demons in Qingzhou and find out where the Howling Moon Yao King is. If the situation turned unfavorable, they were to return to the Thousand Yao Pit to find the Blood Transformation Demon Emperor."
Madame Qinghua explained in detail, not daring to omit anything. "They are connected to me through a secret art, and now that Qinghua has been slain by my master, they should have returned."
After hearing this, Shen Yi slowly closed his eyes.
Noticing his action, Madame Qinghua said softly, "My master has vast powers and cultivates the supreme law. There is no need to worry about the Blood Transformation Demon Emperor."
"Speak sense," Shen Yi said.
"It has devoured the only named disciple of Master Nie, the True Man of the Mysterious Sword, and has been pursued for more than three years. It cannot even return to the Thousand Yao Pit, so escaping won't be easy. Perhaps it has already been slain," Madame Qinghua consoled.
Perhaps?
Shen Yi opened his eyes and slowly placed his palm on the hilt of his waist knife. Only the cool touch of the Abyssal Spring could help him calm down.
He recalled Qinghua back into the panel.
Then, he opened the panel and poured the Yao Demon's lifespan into the Devouring Heaven Pill to consume the law.
[In the first year, you try to let Madame Qinghua merge with your Yin Spirit, and let her fight with the gradually growing Yin Spirit consciousness...]
(End of Chapter)
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