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Chapter 469: Abyssal Immortal Armor
Chapter 469: Abyssal Immortal Armor
"So that's how it is."
Shen Yi observed his surroundings for a while and gradually understood the situation.
There were no jade slips or books here, so it was probably not the secret area of the Law Concealment Pavilion he had imagined. It was merely a special place prepared for Xuanqing.
No wonder even an elder's Dao token couldn't open this wooden door.
On the other hand... Xuanqing had already possessed the Sect Leader's order when he was still a disciple.
Shen Yi shook his head.
This actually made things much more convenient, saving him the trouble of having to choose.
However, before that, he should first digest the gains he had acquired.
The twelve Returning to Emptiness aquatic demons provided nearly five hundred thousand years of demonic life span, plus the over twenty thousand years from the Elder Dragon Fish.
[Remaining Demonic Life Span: 1220,000 years. Can be condensed.]
Shen Yi first condensed six Sealing Demon Stones.
Then he tried to transform the Elder Dragon Fish's corpse into a Blood Sea and infuse it into the stones.
At this moment, he felt a strong sense of resistance emanating from his forehead's Dao Palace.
It was as if two tigers couldn't coexist on the same mountain.
Upon closer inspection, he realized it was the Dragon Fish Pillar that had already merged with the Dao Palace.
Even with their father-daughter relationship, they still regarded the Elder Dragon Fish's corpse as a mortal enemy.
"..."
Shen Yi knew that only one Sealing Demon Stone could exist at a time.
But he hadn't expected that even one that had become a Dao Pillar would count.
He sighed softly.
However, he wasn't too disappointed.
After all, if a Sealing Demon Stone could kill a living demon, it probably wasn't anything good.
If it didn't exist, then it didn't exist.
Shen Yi changed his approach and infused the corpse into the Dragon Fish Pillar.
The Dragon Fish patterns above gradually changed, and the bump on its forehead slowly transformed into dragon horns. The quality of the Dao Pillar improved once more.
Although he had already received the gift from heaven, this would make the Dao Palace more stable, which was better than nothing.
It was also a way to leave behind the Elder Dragon Fish's demonic remnants, helping him deduce cultivation techniques and gain a broader understanding of the Dragon Palace's aquatic demons.
The next moment, Shen Yi closed his eyes and extracted the remaining twelve aquatic demon corpses from the finger ring.
Coming from the same power, although they weren't Dragon Fish, there were still demons of the same race.
After some sorting, he had just enough to condense seven Sealing Demon Stone statues.
This was both good and bad.
Based on Shen Yi's recent experiences, the more he advanced in the Palace Ascension Technique, the more difficult it would become. The quality of the Dao Pillars not only influenced the heavenly gifts but also determined how far he could ultimately progress.
The first three layers were all Heavenly Palaces.
Shen Yi had already experienced the benefits of the Primordial Purple Qi, and the more of it, the better.
Of course, setting aside these considerations... even if he could condense twelve Sealing Demon Stones, the demonic life span wouldn't be sufficient.
Shen Yi focused his mind.
He manipulated the demonic life span and began to condense the demon origin.
Demon souls gradually took shape, and at the same time, the demons' flesh and blood merged into his forehead.
[Remaining Demonic Life Span: 450,000 years]
As the panel stopped changing, seven lifelike demon statues appeared in his spiritual sea, and he compared each with the Measurement Pillar Ruler.
Golden rays filled his vision.
All of them were second-rank or higher Dao Pillars, and the best among them was only slightly weaker than the Green Rhino Sealing Stone.
Such a terrifying scene would be something other cultivators might pursue for their entire lives.
But for Shen Yi, it was merely an unexpected bonus from his trip to collect the autumn wind.
He selected six Sealing Demon Stones and activated the Palace Ascension Technique again.
The white surroundings suddenly expanded, revealing a Blood Sea Dao Palace.
As time passed, the same process repeated.
There was no need to worry about the palace ascension failing. Supported by six second-rank pillars, the boundless Demon Emperor's Palace slowly but steadily added another grand hall!
Fifth Layer of Returning to Emptiness.
A purple hue gradually emerged from the thick white mist around him.
Even through the formation array, heaven and earth delivered its promised gift.
Unfortunately, this time, the only spectator was the illusion of an old man without consciousness in front of him.
He wore a gentle smile, waiting for Xuanqing to speak, seemingly oblivious to the five-story-tall Boundless Demon Emperor's Palace.
"..."
Shen Yi put away the Dao Palace and stood up with a sigh, walking towards the old man.
He cupped his hands habitually, "I have reached perfection in cultivating the Phoenix Immortal Body and supported by the Heavenly Derivation Nine-Nine, my body technique is the Dragon Leap Heavenly Virgin. Please advise, Senior, from which aspect should I start to enhance my strength?"
"With your talent, cultivating the Heavenly Derivation Nine-Nine to perfection will be sufficient for use below the White Jade Capital," the old man advised softly.
"Hmm." Shen Yi exhaled, "My talent is average."
It was the kind where, relying solely on oneself, even breaking through the initial stage would be difficult, and even with a fortuitous encounter, one might not be able to reach the Jade Liquid realm.
However, this old man might not know about the initial stage and Jade Liquid.
"Average talent?"
The old man's thoughts probably didn't include a response to this sentence.
He was stunned for a long time, then quickly skipped this topic, "Since you mainly engage in close combat, how about enhancing your physical body with spirit arrays?"
"Why not directly cultivate physical body spirit arts?"
Shen Yi frowned slightly, unsure why this extra step was necessary.
"You've forgotten, Xuanqing, it's because I don't have it here." The old man shook his head, reached out, and a swarm of tiny characters flew out, flashing with mysterious brilliance. Soon, they densely covered the surroundings, extending beyond sight.
"Hiss."
Shen Yi stared at the surroundings in a daze, feeling a chill on his scalp. It was hard to imagine... that this was a cultivation technique?
He slowly walked towards the corridor formed by these tiny characters.
The corridor seemed to have no end.
Just walking from one end to the other took three full days.
When the panel rose with a prompt, he suddenly snapped back to his senses.
[Returning to Emptiness (Spirit) - Abyssal Immortal Armor Array: Uninitiated]
This was when the benefit of learning various skills showed.
Shen Yi felt the vast number of tiny characters in his mind and, after a brief experience, tried to transform them into an array diagram.
The process was extremely slow, almost to the point of stagnation, but at least it proved that he could comprehend it.
This was far better than the Heavenly Transformation Nine-Nine.
Shen Yi bowed to the old man once more and then stepped out of the wooden door.
He needed to conserve his energy.
He swiftly left the Law Concealment Pavilion and soon arrived at the Ancestor Hall.
"Senior Xuanqing, have you ever heard of the Abyssal Immortal Armor Array?" Shen Yi didn't bother with pleasantries and sat down on the meditation cushion.
Although the occasional quotes that popped up in his mind were annoying, the saved lifespan was very real.
"Cough, cough."
Xuanqing stiffly lifted his face from the Ancestor Statue's boots.
This Sect Master, when asking questions, never considered the feelings of others.
It made him seem like he had some sort of strange habit.
Fortunately, Xuanqing didn't disappoint Shen Yi.
"I know a little."
He turned around and extended his index finger to point again.
After a moment, the wooden face showed a hint of confusion, as if he had lost some memories.
Shen Yi closed his eyes and absorbed the newfound insights in his mind.
As expected, just like before, he felt it was too simple and abandoned it without hesitation.
No wonder the old man had a bitter smile on his face.
This was consistent with Xuanqing's personality before reaching the Fifth Layer of Returning to Emptiness, where he only used a single Dao Pillar.
"Please help me take inventory of these items, Senior Xuanqing."
Shen Yi handed over the storage bag he obtained from the Water Moon Trading Alliance, giving him something to do.
"As you wish, Senior Shen."
Li Xuanqing took the bag, suddenly realizing that he wasn't averse to these trivial tasks. At least while doing them, he could temporarily forget his worries.
Shen Yi nodded slightly and turned to leave the Ancestor Hall.
His desire for strength suddenly became more urgent.
After gradually learning about Xuanqing and the former Southern Yang Sect Master, he realized that the annihilation of the Southern Yang Sect might not have ended as he had thought.
The old man had obviously already reminded Xuanqing.
It seemed that he had anticipated this.
Moreover, he didn't seem like the type to act on impulse without reason.
Yet, in the end, he sacrificed the entire sect.
This insane act was likely forced, and the opponent might be even more ruthless than he had imagined.
Even if not for repaying Xuanqing's kindness, Shen Yi had to understand the situation for his own safety.
Otherwise, it would be like living with a sword hanging over his head, unable to rest easy.
But with his current strength, not only in all of Hongze, but even among the Southern Hong Seven Sons, he was insignificant.
"Huff."
Returning to the familiar peak.
Shen Yi sat cross-legged, opened the panel, and began to deduce this newly acquired Spirit Array.
[First Year: You digest the insights in your mind, and without the need to understand them again, you see the vast array, before which the most complex formation you have ever encountered seems like a crude doodle.]
He skipped the most difficult part, but compared to other arrays, this was just the beginning.
Fortunately, Shen Yi was well-versed in this process... at least he understood it very well.
He had a certain mental preparation.
And unlike the last time he deduced the Heavenly Transformation Nine-Nine, he didn't end up in such a mess.
Just then,
Shen Yi noticed that his divine soul, which had not changed for a long time, was visibly thickening at a perceivable rate.
He stared at the constantly popping up prompts on the panel and finally found the reason.
[4,900th Year: You still can't perfectly outline the array. To inscribe such a massive array onto the Dao Embryo body without any errors is an immense challenge, testing the divine soul.]
Shen Yi had not yet used his divine soul abilities.
But the stronger it was, the more room he would have to maneuver when facing others' divine soul attacks.
An unknown amount of time passed on the panel.
Shen Yi's clear eyes suddenly reflected a complex array.
His divine soul aura became so dense it was almost overflowing from his forehead.
[23,000th Year: You have finally mastered a part of the Spirit Array.]
[Returning to Emptiness (Spirit) - Abyssal Immortal Armor Array: Entry]
Shen Yi lowered his head, slowly untied his black robe, revealing his robust upper body. Then, golden threads emerged from his fingertips, crawling up his body like a dragon snake.
"Hiss!"
He clenched his teeth, enduring the heart-palpitating feeling.
As the spirit array was inscribed on his body, his aura became chaotic, connecting with the five viscera of his Dao Embryo body.
Fortunately, he had the experience accumulated over the long years on the panel.
The golden threads slowly inscribed themselves into his flesh, leaving barely visible intricate patterns.
Each point contained tens of thousands of brushstrokes.
When the Dao Palace's aura was exhausted,
He began to mobilize the surrounding heavenly-earth essence energy.
As the energy in the area was depleted, Shen Yi moved to another spot to continue meditating.
This process repeated for a long time.
Until the inner disciples of the Southern Yang Sect clearly felt the spiritual energy thinning.
Finally, a golden array with black mist appeared on Shen Yi's chest.
It seemed like the alternation of day and night, but upon closer inspection, it carried a desolate feeling of everything returning to nothingness.
Shen Yi took a deep breath.
Then, he activated the chest array, which instantly covered the sky and fell between the mountains and rivers.
A dense aura of death spread out, gathering towards the suspended human figure.
The gray and white mist quickly condensed into a set of incomplete armor, covering only the right shoulder and arm.
The bizarre patterns on it held no practical meaning, but they gave those who saw it a sense of their spirits being pulled into it.
"..."
Shen Yi slowly clenched his fingers with strength.
The sharp wrist armor connected with his skin.
In an instant, a vast and awe-inspiring aura made the heavens and earth seem like nothingness.
(End of Chapter)
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