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Chapter 404: The Secret of Nanyang Zong (Two-in-One, 4k)
Chapter 404: The Secret of Nanyang Zong (Two-in-One, 4k)
Shen Yi sat with his back straight in the grand hall.
With an abundant supply of demon lifespan essence, the Dao Palace expanded to a limit of five hundred and thirty-two zhang.
He continued his cultivation for another thousand years.
However, the second technique recorded in the Manual of the Limitless Dao Emperor remained elusive, and he couldn't seem to adapt it for use with the Demon Emperor Palace.
Shen Yi opened his eyes, temporarily halting the infusion of lifespan essence.
He had always completed imperfect techniques in the past, but this was the first time he had attempted to cultivate a complete technique, only to end up with an imperfect version.
On the panel, Qinghua had already taken over forty lives.
In such a short time, almost all the demon kings who had obeyed White Swan's commands had perished at the hands of the Golden Body Technique.
Remaining Demon Lifespan Essence: 123,000 years. Can be refined
Demon Suppressing Stone: Expend 10,000 years of vitality to create a statue that can absorb demon spirits and remnants, using the bloodline of the Heavenly Demon to prove your mastery.
"Suppressing Stone?"
Shen Yi pondered for a moment, suddenly remembering something.
Could this be the object Ling Xi mentioned to suppress the palace? And it came just as his Dao Palace had reached its final form.
Moreover, this Suppressing Stone was much cheaper than he had anticipated; he had expected it to cost a hundred thousand years' worth of essence.
Without further ado, he decided to give it a try.
The ten thousand years of demon lifespan essence quickly dissipated.
The next moment, Shen Yi's vision darkened as if he had stepped into an endless shroud of silent night.
Within this endless night,
A square stele stood erect, its body a dull gray-white.
"Is this it?"
Shen Yi waited patiently for a long time but realized that it was just an ordinary stone.
Then he recalled that it needed to absorb demon spirits.
Casually, he grabbed the nearby Golden-Eyed Lion Emperor, who was bobbing his head as he memorized the pill formula, and pushed him towards the stele.
"..."
The Golden-Eyed Lion Emperor looked like a kitten being choked, helplessly flailing his limbs as he stared at Shen Yi.
Stuck against the stele, he couldn't merge with it no matter what.
"This won't do,"
Shen Yi frowned slightly, then glanced at the restriction he had set up at the door.
He then retrieved White Horse's corpse.
In an instant, Shen Yi felt the stele tremble, as if it were awaiting his command.
"Eat."
As his thoughts stirred,
The hideous corpse before him suddenly transformed into a river of blood that flowed into Shen Yi's body, then into the night, and finally into the stele.
In that moment, the sound of stone flakes peeling away whispered in his ears.
It was as if a skilled craftsman were using an invisible chisel to swiftly carve the image of a magnificent running horse. Beneath the stone skin, one could even see veins of blood. Aside from its overall gray-white color, it was as lifelike as a living creature.
White Swan Suppressing Stone: Unensouled
Shen Yi took a deep breath, suddenly feeling like he had been tricked.
So that ten thousand years of essence was just the entry requirement?
Up until now, he didn't even know what this thing was for.
"Huh."
Shen Yi exchanged it for the Demon Origin.
This was the first time he had rebuilt a great demon's soul.
He used five pills in succession.
Only then was White Swan's demon soul barely complete.
Shen Yi finally understood why this Suppressing Stone required ten thousand years of demon lifespan essence to unlock. It was indeed a steep price.
He sent the newly condensed White Swan towards the Suppressing Stone.
Holding his breath, he quietly observed the changes.
In the blink of an eye, a strand of color spread from the top of the Suppressing Stone, and as the snow-white color covered its body, a spiritual light flickered in the black vertical pupils of the white horse.
This stone statue seemed to come to life in a bizarre way.
Shen Yi remained silent for a moment before opening his eyes again and exiting the shroud of night.
Immediately, a wisp of spirit light emerged from his brow.
It transformed into a tall and sturdy white horse, which gently stamped its hoof before kneeling respectfully before Shen Yi.
"Is that it?"
Shen Yi looked at the white horse. Although its colors were vivid, one could still see that its body was made of stone upon closer inspection.
It would be impossible to use it to deceive other demons.
As for having it help in a fight,
Was it worth six thousand years of demon lifespan essence, even if it was as powerful as a Demon of the Perfected Nascent Soul stage?
"Wait, since it's called a Suppressing Stone, it must have something to do with the Dao Palace."
Shen Yi looked at the remaining sixty thousand years' worth of demon lifespan essence.
Once again, he began to channel it into the Manual of the Limitless Demon Spirit Palace.
In the first year, you placed the White Swan Suppressing Stone within your Dao Palace, using its bloodline to achieve the power of the Dao Technique.
Myriad Demons Bow in Submission. Breaking the False
With the blessing of the Suppressing Stone, your Dao Palace has become more stable.
The cultivation process went extremely smoothly, and only three prompts appeared before it ended.
"It has a suppressing effect but isn't really a palace-suppressing object."
Shen Yi pondered for a moment and shook his head.
Whether or not these six thousand years of essence were worth it would depend on the specific effects of the new technique.
Once he reached the Returning Void Realm, battles would mostly be fought between Dao Palaces. If he could endlessly enhance the stability of his Dao Palace and had sufficient demon lifespan essence, who would be his match?
With this in mind, Shen Yi patted White Horse on the head, watching as it obediently rubbed against his palm, not daring to show any signs of resentment from their past grievances.
"My master, you must leave as soon as possible."
Only when Shen Yi removed his hand did the White Swan Demon Emperor quietly speak, "If White Swan is away from the cave for ten days and doesn't return, that old dog will definitely make a move. Given its nature of rather killing innocents than letting the guilty go, your recent strange behavior will surely make you the first suspect."
"It's not a demon. Your Transformation Art is useless against it."
"It's not a demon?" This was the first time Shen Yi had heard of the cave master's identity.
"To be precise, that old dog is the guardian beast of Nanyang Zong. It's registered and documented, and its familiarity with Nanyang Zong's techniques is beyond your imagination."
The White Swan Demon Emperor let out a bitter laugh, "It even truly mastered several techniques and claimed itself as a cultivator, looking down on us demons and refusing to associate with us."
"Then why did it let you occupy the Thousand Demon Cave?" Shen Yi asked curiously as he channeled his lifespan essence to deduce the Dragon Leaping Heavenly Female technique.
"Because it's afraid." White Swan seemed to have some understanding of the ancient past and narrated softly, "When the sect met with disaster, the old dog survived. According to the original rules, it should have used the badge to open up Nanyang Zong, left to find an allied sect to take over this place, and at most, it would have taken a few hundred years for the sect to flourish again."
"But the first thing it chose to do was to steal and devour the heavenly treasures left behind by the sect."
"And when it had eaten its fill..."
White Swan blinked its black eyes and whispered, "Its life would come to an end."
When the sect met with disaster, the guardian beast committed theft.
If it had been a cultivator, it would have been forgivable, but it was just a watchdog.
"It slaughtered the mortal descendants of the Nanyang Zong cultivators, fed demonic beasts with spiritual herbs, occupied the inner sect, and severed the lineage. The sect master and elders left ten elder badges, nine of which were destroyed by it, and only one was lost outside because that elder happened to be back in the sect selecting disciples..."
"What is this elder badge?" Shen Yi asked, his mind slightly dazed.
He had finally touched upon Nanyang Zong's deepest secret.
"You can understand it as an elder's token or a sect master's token. With this item, you can activate the entire Nanyang Zong array formation."
"And that item is now in the hands of the old dog on Wutong Mountain."
"But to do that, you need to place the elder badge in the main hall of Nanyang Zong... The old dog hasn't left that place for tens of thousands of years."
"After devouring so many heavenly treasures, it merely changed from guarding the back kitchen to guarding the main hall. It's still that watchdog, and it even refuses to remove the iron chain around its neck."
The iron chain was proof of its identity as Nanyang Zong's guardian beast.
But ever since it started slaughtering the descendants of Nanyang Zong cultivators, there was no turning back.
"And that's why it considers Nanyang Zong as its private property." White Swan looked at the surrounding pill formulas and said, "It would rather cultivate us to guard this place than destroy these useless things."
"... "
Shen Yi fell silent for a moment, never expecting that the so-called demon-plagued world was caused by a moment of greed from a mere dog.
"You may find it hard to imagine, but even an ordinary spiritual dog that has devoured most of Nanyang Zong's leftover treasures can reach an incredibly terrifying level."
At this moment, White Swan finally understood what his master had been doing during this time in the Thousand Demon Cave.
But even so, it didn't think anyone could truly fight against that old dog.
"My master, don't expose yourself. Otherwise, if the old dog finds out that the pill formulas and techniques have been leaked, it will definitely not mind carrying out another slaughter like it did in the past."
"Understood." Shen Yi withdrew his gaze.
Seeing that the Dragon Leaping Heavenly Female technique was stuck at the Great Perfection realm again, he took out the pills he had collected earlier and summoned the Xuan Ming Spider Emperor.
"Help me see if there are any precious pills for practicing the Spirit Body Technique among these."
Perhaps it was luck, or perhaps these pills were prepared specifically for the technique, as many demons didn't seem to favor them.
Surprisingly, the Xuan Ming Spider Emperor picked out a bottle of Red Sun Bathing Spirit Pill.
The Spirit Body Technique and the Tempering Body Technique actually had something in common.
They both tortured the body, but the methods of choice were different.
White Swan glanced warily at the bottle of pills, obviously having suffered losses from it in the past.
At this time, Shen Yi's miscellaneous spirit root showed its usefulness, as he hadn't encountered a technique that was incompatible with him so far.
[Spirit Transformation. Divine Sparrow Nirvana: Not Entered]
Boom—
Golden flames erupted from within, instantly engulfing Shen Yi's body. The flesh and bones forged by his Dao Infant were almost instantly incinerated, revealing his jade-like bones and spiritual organs.
"In the first year, you attempted to integrate the potent medicinal power of the Red Sun Bathing Spirit Pill into your body."
"..."
Shen Yi glanced at the surrounding demons, who were anxiously observing him, and bit his lip, his expression calm as he stifled his cries of pain.
Most cultivators would probably never experience such agony in their entire lives.
However, Shen Yi was faring better than expected, as the pain he endured during his previous cultivation of the Immortal Demon Nine Sheddings was not much better than what he was experiencing now.
Since it was a systematic cultivation technique, it meant that someone had tried it before, and there shouldn't be any issues or unexpected situations... Hss.
"My lord's endurance is truly beyond compare."
White Swan watched as Shen Yi swallowed another pill, and despite its stoic nature, unlike the fawning Xuan Ming, it couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
"Get lost."
Xuan Ming shot it a glare and quickly floated over, pointing at the other pills on the ground. "My lord, don't force it! This one stabilizes your mind and reduces pain, and this one replenishes your spiritual energy..."
Shen Yi slowly clenched his fist.
He took a deep breath.
Then, he quickly opened the bottles and popped the pills into his mouth.
The next moment, the searing pain lessened by ninety-five percent.
"Oh no."
Xuan Ming Spider Emperor sensed its master's cold glance and felt a chill run down its spine.
It couldn't understand why a normal cultivator wouldn't realize something was wrong and continue to take a second pill.
Could it be that its master had cultivated like this before?
"Phew."
Without the torment of excruciating pain, Shen Yi finally had the peace of mind to observe the changes in his body.
Fire tempers true gold.
Of course, if it were an ordinary physical body, it would undoubtedly be burned to ashes without a doubt.
However, the spiritual body formed after the Spirit Transformation was different.
With the help of the True Yang Qilin Stone, this body, forged from the essence of heaven and earth, was becoming more refined under the tempering of the pill's flames.
Shen Yi's physical strength, which had remained unchanged for a long time, finally began to show signs of improvement.
"..."
In the grand hall, only the hissing sound of the dazzling flames remained.
And on Shen Yi's constantly regenerating body, a layer of golden radiance gradually appeared.
"In the 37,000th year, you are like a phoenix, using true yang as an egg, being reborn from the flames, transforming into a divine phoenix, and perching on the phoenix tree."
"Divine Sparrow Nirvana: Perfected."
"Remaining Demon Lifespan Essence: 26,000 years."
Shen Yi sat cross-legged, his black robe fluttering without any wind, and thin rays of light condensed into golden patterns that fell on his pale, jade-like skin.
Between his eyebrows, a wisp of golden flame appeared, resembling a vertical pupil.
When he opened his eyes, the pure and intense golden light that burst forth was even more concentrated than that of the Golden-Eyed Lion Emperor, illuminating the entire grand hall as bright as day.
As Shen Yi's breathing calmed down, the radiance gradually faded, and the golden flames disappeared.
Only his pitch-black eyes still held a hint of the scorching intent that had yet to dissipate completely.
"Have you memorized it all?"
Shen Yi looked at the demons beside him, and their gazes instinctively shifted away, as their souls couldn't bear to face the sweep of that golden light.
White Swan Demon Emperor quietly crouched on the ground. With Shen Yi's powerful spiritual body, if his master wanted to cut him down again, he might not even need to summon his Dao Palace.
"Yes, my lord. I have memorized it all," Xuan Ming Spider Emperor replied softly.
Shen Yi felt the intense changes in his body and looked forward even more to the subsequent cultivation of the Immortal Phoenix Indestructible True Body.
White Swan's reminder was very important.
He couldn't continue to be greedy.
He needed to make another trip to the fourth cave, get the medicinal ingredients, and then figure out a way to discard this identity without arousing suspicion.
With that in mind, Shen Yi once again used the Nanyang Transformation Art to transform back into an eight-zhang-tall lion and recalled the White Swan Demon Emperor, turning it into a galloping horse statue, which he placed between his eyebrows, hidden within the night-like darkness.
Then, he removed the restriction he had set up at the entrance.
Just then, a message was delivered to him.
"Hmm?"
Shen Yi reached out and caught the flowing light, recognizing the familiar voice within. It contained only one sentence, gentle yet slightly weary.
"Recover from your injuries and come out soon. I'm waiting for you."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yi's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he had a strange premonition.
He hesitated for a moment before the Ghost Tail Spear transformed into a stream of light and landed in his palm. Then, he strode out of the Pill Refining Hall.
(End of Chapter)
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