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Chapter 215: The Immortal Dragon Breaks Through
Chapter 215: The Immortal Dragon Breaks Through
"Nine Demons Demonification Art."
Glancing at the name of this new martial arts technique, Shen Yi sighed. He turned his gaze inward, observing the scarlet Xiao Ying within him, its murderous aura seemingly affecting even the Yin Spirit beside it, causing it to exude a hint of killing intent.
How had he deviated further and further from the image of a gallant young hero of the jianghu?
The idealized image of a white-robed swordsman riding a fine steed and roaming the lands flashed through his mind.
Back in Boyun County, he had been faced with life-threatening dangers and had no choice but to take what he could get. Any martial arts technique to cultivate was a blessing.
He had thought that after resolving the troubles left by his past life, he would be able to relax a little and do the things he wanted. Perhaps he could right wrongs and help those in need, meet a few heroic and graceful female knights-errant, and leave behind a legendary tale of his exploits in the jianghu.
But as soon as he left the county seat, he stumbled straight into the quagmire of the Qingzhou Demon Calamity.
A gallant young hero of the jianghu, a legendary tale... and then, upon his first appearance, someone had shouted, "This demon is Master Shen!"
Shen Yi's eyes twitched.
Now, after slaying the Howling Moon Demon King and Madame Qinghua, Qingzhou was temporarily peaceful, but he had offended the Thousand Demon Cave, a force that seemed extremely formidable just by its name.
In less than a year, his opponents had escalated from the black-skinned dog demon of Kaizhi to a demon emperor of the Transformation Realm.
And Shen Yi was the type of person who hated unexpected developments.
In theory, with his current strength and cultivation, as long as he didn't encounter a demon emperor, he should be able to ensure his own safety and even travel the world without fear.
Moreover, that demon emperor was currently preoccupied and couldn't spare the time to deal with him.
But what if he happened to stumble upon them...
With this thought in mind, Shen Yi calmed his mind and turned his attention to the panel.
With no clear path forward, he could only strive to stand firmer where he was!
【Primordial Chaos. Nine Demons Demonification Art: Uninitiated】
【Remaining Demon Life Force: 8,552 years】
The original plan was to forge a demonic body using demonic blood, but this martial art's approach was to nurture the Immortal Demons, a method similar to feeding one's Dao Infant. The goal was to have all nine demons grow to the level of Demon Kings.
The nine demons were also confined within his body.
It was a roundabout way, but it ultimately led to tempering the body.
Shen Yi channeled the demon life force into his body.
【Year 1: You channel the demonic blood within your body, infusing it into your flesh and bones to nourish the Immortal Dragon. It obediently consumes it, and a strand of scarlet meridian appears in its body, formed from condensed demonic power. It begins to digest the demonic blood.】
The Immortal Dragon had originally been condensed from a nascent dan-stage demon's power.
It was worlds apart from the Demon Kings, and the assistance it provided to Shen Yi had become negligible.
But at this moment, infused with demonic blood, the Immortal Dragon's aura was rapidly rising.
【Year 52: The Immortal Dragon successfully absorbs a drop of demonic blood, its cultivation approaching that of the Immortal Elk. It moves instinctively within your body, and the Mountain Lord and Toad Lord instinctively make way for it.】
...
Shen Yi watched the panel, having a rough idea of what was happening.
Initially, as the weakest Embracing Dan Realm demon lord, the White Elk's flesh and blood could only be transformed into a single drop of demonic blood. The Little Demon King's level was eight drops, while the two true Demon Kings were forty-six and eighty-six drops respectively.
He wondered what the limit of this Immortal Dragon was.
The panel prompts flew by, and the demon life force continued to decrease.
【Year 2,649: The Immortal Dragon has digested fifty drops of demonic blood. Its body is covered in scarlet patterns, and these patterns suddenly glow. A dense and overpowering aura instantly spreads out, and even the Immortal Wolf has to give way by a third in the face of this aura.】
"It's still consuming?"
Shen Yi turned his gaze inward and noticed that the demonic blood was still decreasing.
【Year 3,816: With the integration of seventy-two drops of demonic blood into its body, the Immortal Dragon finally stops feeding. It becomes increasingly fierce, and the other eight Immortal Demons hide in the corners, no longer daring to approach it. Your innate divine ability, derived from the Immortal Dragon, has been enhanced.】
【Primordial Chaos. Nine Demons Demonification Art: Initiated】
【Remaining Demon Life Force: 4,736 years】
"..."
Shen Yi stretched out his arms, feeling that the improvement from this cultivation session was even more terrifying than when he had faced the Howling Moon Demon King.
True to its name, this demon martial art was peculiar yet exceptionally powerful.
There were only forty-two drops of demon blood left in his Qi sea, temporarily reserved to supplement his Dao Infant.
He got dressed again and released Qinghua Furen, allowing her to enter his Qi sea and merge with his Yin Spirit for further harmonization.
For now, he would use her to test the waters.
If she didn't perform well or if he encountered stronger demons in the future, he would simply forge another demon soul and replace her.
Summoning his Dao Infant was too eye-catching, and Hongyun was too ostentatious.
Shen Yi decided to use the Carefree Wind-Riding Technique to make his way back to Qingzhou City. It might be slower, but at least it wouldn't alarm the people of an impending demon invasion.
...
The Town Demon Office was bustling with activity.
In addition to the craftsmen who had been called in, countless school captains and even the deputy generals in their large cloaks were working as laborers to repair the collapsed buildings.
Lately, there had been fewer and fewer tasks, shifting from their initial hectic pace to now searching far and wide for traces of demons.
That group of vicious and violent beasts now had only one wish—to slip away from Qingzhou quietly and avoid being caught by the black-skinned dogs of the Town Demon Office.
"Back already?"
A booklet floated in the courtyard, accompanied by the meditating Jiang Qiuluan.
Looking at Jiang Yuanhua, Shen Yi felt a sense of admiration for his attitude, "You're still here?"
His Yin Spirit was almost disintegrating into smoke, yet he remained calm and composed.
"I want to see more of Qingzhou."
Jiang Yuanhua smiled, recalling Chen Qiankun's prediction that he would be abandoned by everyone.
Now that he had lost his physical body, no one could see him, which conveniently solved that problem.
After all, out of sight, out of mind.
"By the way, this is the booklet I'm preparing to submit to the Martial Temple. Take a look and see if there are any issues."
The matter of the Howling Moon Demon King's demise certainly needed to be reported.
Since it concerned himself, Shen Yi didn't stand on ceremony and took the booklet to browse through it.
It was a neatly written report.
It informed about the death of the demon king but blurred the specifics by mixing truth with falsehood, omitting any mention of Qinghua Furen as well.
After closing the booklet, Shen Yi looked up, "Thank you."
"You're welcome. As for the court's rewards and such, you can receive them on my behalf and keep them for yourself." Jiang Yuanhua nodded.
As for merit and promotion, now that he was just a wisp of Yin Spirit, these things could be directly "given" to Shen Yi.
The two men didn't spell it out, but the implication was clear.
Jiang Yuanhua would never fully trust anyone, including the Martial Temple, and offending the Blood Transformation Demon Emperor was a huge matter that couldn't be concealed. However, at the very least, he could obscure the identity of the person who had dealt the blow.
Even if there was only a slim chance that the Martial Temple might crumble under pressure and sell out Shen Yi's identity to outsiders, it was worth taking precautions.
Of course, even with his influence as a general to cover things up, if there were people with ulterior motives who wanted to investigate, even though Qingzhou was far from the capital, this matter would eventually be exposed.
But in Jiang Yuanhua's opinion, given Shen Yi's terrifying growth rate, it was still very necessary to buy even a year or half a year of time.
"It's time for me to go."
Jiang Yuanhua retrieved the booklet and reminded Shen Yi, "You've met the Princess of Ji, so you should have heard of the Xuan Guang Cave. That place has many disciples with varying personalities, and the Martial Temple is weak and can't really interfere...”
(End of Chapter)
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