Chapter 476: Seizing the Magical Treasure, the Youming Old Ghost

Chapter 476: Seizing the Magical Treasure, the Youming Old Ghost

February 2, 2025

As they watched, a gray, sinister-looking ghostly claw, emanating an evil aura, was slowly extracted from Meng Dian's body.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was shocked.

This thing, at first glance, was clearly not something from the righteous path.

Meng Dian had been activating such an evil magical treasure!

Although Meng Dian resisted with all his might, how could he possibly withstand Lu Qing's power?

Soon, the gray ghostly claw was completely seized by Lu Qing from Meng Dian's dantian.

With the gray ghostly claw extracted, Meng Dian's aura weakened significantly, and his eyes revealed a look of despair.

However, at this moment, no one had the time to pay attention to him.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the gray ghostly claw.

The gray ghostly claw, after being pulled out by Lu Qing, hovered in mid-air, but it did not remain still.

Instead, it began to writhe frantically, like a living creature.

The gray mist on the claw transformed into layers of skeletal evil spirits, and from within, piercing, invisible screams echoed, piercing the souls of all present, sending chills down their spines.

It was hard to imagine where Meng Dian had found the courage to refine such an evil object within his body.

However, no matter how the gray ghostly claw struggled and twisted, under Lu Qing's power, all its efforts were in vain.

It was firmly suppressed, unable to do anything.

"The Youming Ghost Claw, indeed, is this evil treasure!"

At this moment, an aged voice rang out, filled with surprise.

Hearing this, everyone turned to look.

The speaker was an elderly Taoist priest, dressed in a Taoist robe, with a celestial aura and white hair and beard.

Everyone was startled.

They recognized that the speaker was located at one of the three major secret realms, the Green Sheep Temple.

It was evident that he was a senior expert from the Green Sheep Temple.

During this Sacred Assembly, the three major secret realms had maintained a low profile.

But their low-key presence did not mean they would be overlooked by others.

When the ethereal-looking old Taoist spoke, everyone's hearts trembled.

"Oh? Senior knows the origin of this thing?"

Lu Qing turned to the old Taoist priest.

At the same time, he also noticed Yang Ming Taoist standing beside the old Taoist, and he nodded slightly in greeting.

This nod caused Yang Ming Taoist's heart to stir with excitement.

He never expected Lu Qing to acknowledge him.

"The Youming Ghost Claw is the name of this evil treasure in your possession, young friend. It was the famous magical treasure of a powerful evil cultivator's Primordial Soul from the previous cultivation era.

In the cultivation world of the previous era, it was also one of the renowned evil spiritual treasures."

A spiritual treasure from the previous cultivation era!

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts trembled.

After so long since the world's revival, the secrets of the previous cultivation era were no longer hidden.

Those who were invited to the Sacred Assembly were all influential and powerful sects, and they naturally had some knowledge about it.

Hearing that this gray ghostly claw was an evil treasure passed down from the previous cultivation era, and moreover, a legendary spiritual treasure, it was impossible not to be astonished.

At the same time, they finally understood why Meng Dian was so powerful—he had been controlling such an evil spiritual treasure.

"Young Master Lu, this is indeed the famous magical treasure of a Primordial Soul cultivator named Youming Old Ghost from the ancient cultivation era."

At this moment, "Yan" also sent a soul transmission to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing nodded slightly, but he still had another question for the old Taoist priest.

"A spiritual treasure from the previous cultivation era?

If so, how did it come to be passed down?

It is said that in the late period of the previous cultivation era, all Primordial Soul cultivators left this world.

Senior, did the original owner of this evil treasure fail to board the ship that departed from this world?"

Lu Qing could use his special ability to investigate the origin of the gray ghostly claw.

However, the information he obtained was limited, and he couldn't clarify all the details.

"Regarding this matter, our Green Sheep Temple has some records in our inherited scriptures," the old Taoist priest said.

"In the late period of the ancient cultivation era, many Primordial Soul cultivators did indeed board the ship and left this world.

Even those from demonic sects followed and departed.

However, a small number of Primordial Soul cultivators failed to board the ship.

Among them was the owner of the Youming Ghost Claw, a Primordial Soul cultivator named Youming Old Man."

"This Youming Old Man was a powerful Primordial Soul cultivator from the ancient cultivation era who practiced evil cultivation. He was reclusive and solitary, preferring to act alone.

He had a cruel temperament and took pleasure in tormenting living beings, making him a notorious demon in the cultivation world.

Most of these evil cultivators were unattached and solitary, which made their actions even more extreme than those of the demonic sects."

"This has made many orthodox immortal sects, though they detest him, wary of overstepping their bounds. Without absolute certainty, they dare not offend him too much."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in understanding.

Even they, as members of these orthodox sects, with their vast influence and power, would generally not offend those powerful cultivators who had nothing to lose.

Otherwise, once enmity is formed, it could lead to an endless feud.

Even if they could eventually slay their opponent, they might suffer significant losses, making it a Pyrrhic victory.

At this thought, someone glanced at Lu Qing without revealing their intentions.

Just like Hanging Mountain, one of the Four Great Secret Realms, with its long heritage and profound foundation, it still ended up being destroyed and its secret realm ruined because it offended this person.

"But this is just a normal situation." The white-haired old Taoist spoke as everyone's thoughts wandered.

"In the late stage of the previous cultivation era, this situation began to change.

At that time, for the sake of refining the Boundary-Breaking Vessel, various Primordial Gods worked together to collect precious materials from all over the world.

Among them, it's unclear which Primordial God proposed it, but in the end, many orthodox Primordial Gods joined forces.

They began to hunt down and exterminate the scattered cultivators of the demonic path.

In the end, the majority of the demonic path's scattered cultivators were killed under the joint efforts of the various orthodox sects.

The magical treasures and artifacts they left behind were seized and used to refine the Boundary-Breaking Vessel.

Only a few demonic path cultivators managed to escape by desperately using secret arts or hiding in advance, their ultimate fate unknown.

Among those few demonic path cultivators was this Youming Old Man."

"It is said that this Youming Old Man was surrounded by several orthodox Primordial Gods on the edge of the South Sea. However, he managed to escape into the deep sea using demonic arts, and his whereabouts became unknown."

"The deep sea is the territory of the sea clans, so those Primordial Gods didn't pursue him further."

"It seems that the Youming Old Man has met his end after all. As for how his famous magical treasure ended up in the hands of Fellow Daoist Meng Dian, I have no idea."

The old Taoist looked at Meng Dian, whose face had turned pale, and his aura was weak.

It was evident that the gray ghost claw had been forcibly extracted from his Golden Core, causing him significant harm.

However, the old Taoist's eyes showed no pity, instead carrying a hint of coldness.

"This Youming Ghost Claw is a demonic artifact, and that gray aura is condensed from the souls of countless living beings.

Fellow Daoist Meng must have refined quite a few living beings to restore it to this extent, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts trembled, and they all looked at Meng Dian.

Meng Dian's body trembled, and his face turned even paler.

He struggled, "Old Taoist, don't make baseless accusations. This treasure was obtained by me unintentionally. I worked hard to refine it and have never harmed anyone!"

However, the old Taoist didn't respond to his words, merely continuing to look at him coldly.

The powerful cultivators present remembered the evil aura Meng Dian had emitted when he used the terrifying ghost claw earlier, and they couldn't help but believe the old Taoist's words.

At that moment, Meng Dian no longer resembled an orthodox cultivator; he was like a demonic cultivator!

Feeling the gazes around him, Meng Dian's expression became visibly flustered.

Just as he was about to argue, Lu Qing suddenly spoke up:

"Senior, you said that the Youming Old Man has met his end, but I'm not so sure about that."

The old Taoist was startled and looked at Lu Qing in shock.

The others also turned to look at Lu Qing.

They saw Lu Qing looking at the gray ghost claw, which he had been suppressing, and said, "You should know, old ghost of Youming."

Youming Old Ghost? Inside this gray ghost claw?! Everyone's gaze fixed on the gray ghost claw.

Then, they saw that the gray ghost claw, which had been struggling and twisting earlier, had become unusually calm, quietly floating in mid-air without any movement.

As everyone was puzzled, Lu Qing smiled.

"Since you refuse to show yourself, then die."

After saying this, behind Lu Qing, a virtual image of an ancient, fiery red cauldron appeared.

The cauldron's mouth opened, and the gray ghost claw was sucked directly into it.

Countless transparent flames appeared within the virtual cauldron, wrapping around the gray ghost claw and burning it.

With Lu Qing's current cultivation, the power of the Nanming Lihuo was terrifying.

Even without using the physical Li Huo Ding, its flame's might was not something ordinary spiritual artifacts could withstand.

Moreover, the Youming Ghost Claw, as a demonic artifact, was inherently restrained by the Li Huo Ding.

Furthermore, it had been severely damaged before and had not yet recovered to its peak state.

The Nanming Lihuo burned the gray qi on it, causing it to sizzle and emit a series of miserable shrieks, but it did not burn into nothingness.

As the Youming Guizhao, like a living being, let out shrieks that could pierce one's soul, everyone's faces turned pale.

This evil treasure was indeed bizarre beyond measure; just looking at it sent chills down one's spine.

As the Nanming Lihuo continued to burn, the gray qi on the Youming Guizhao rapidly diminished.

Soon, its true form was revealed—a hideous gray bone claw.

Just as the Nanming Lihuo was about to refine the bone claw, a hidden presence deep within the claw could no longer bear it.

Suddenly, a large amount of gray qi surged out of the bone claw, temporarily blocking the Nanming Lihuo's burning.

Part of the gray qi even transformed into a gloomy ghostly face, staring fixedly at Lu Qing.

"Boy, don't push your luck!"

"You, the Youming Old Ghost, have finally decided to show yourself?"

Lu Qing's heart stirred, temporarily halting the Nanming Lihuo as he looked at the gray qi ghostly face and said calmly.

The surrounding powerful cultivators were already dumbfounded.

There really was another bizarre existence within the ghost claw?

As for Meng Dian, he was as stunned as a wooden chicken, his face filled with disbelief.

He couldn't believe that this treasure, which he had controlled for so long and had completely refined, had another consciousness hidden deep within it!

"Boy, how did you discover me?"

The gray qi ghostly face stared at Lu Qing, unable to understand how he had been exposed.

He believed that he had hidden himself deeply enough.

Even that fool with the surname Meng hadn't noticed his presence.

Yet this boy had immediately sensed his location and directly exposed his origins.

This shocked the gray qi ghostly face, and he also found it absurd.

What troubled him even more was that the opponent happened to possess another spiritual treasure, one that could suppress him.

"Nanming Lihuo, boy, I never expected that the Lihuo Ding of the Lihuo Sect would fall into your hands. Did you inherit the legacy of the Lihuo Ding?"

"It seems you, old ghost, still haven't recognized the current situation."

Lu Qing shook his head. Suddenly, the shadow of the large cauldron appeared, and the flames surged again, burning towards the gray qi ghostly face.

"Do you think you're in a position to question me now?"

The suddenly enhanced Nanming Lihuo burned the gray qi ghostly face, instantly creating a large hole in it.

The voice couldn't help but cry out in pain, and it had to mobilize more gray qi to resist the burning.

However, Nanming Lihuo was the nemesis of gray qi.

No matter how much gray qi the presence mobilized, it was all directly burned away, turning into nothingness.

As the gray qi ghostly face was burned smaller and smaller, it was about to disappear completely.

The voice finally couldn't bear it any longer and shouted, "Stop! I surrender!"

The Nanming Lihuo paused but did not dissipate; it continued to surround the ghost claw, ready to pounce at any moment.

Seeing this, the gray qi ghostly face's mood became even gloomier.

Why did this damn thing have to fall into the hands of this boy?

If it were any other spiritual treasure, he would have a way to resist.

But the Lihuo Ding contained the fire rules within it, and it could stimulate the terrifying Nanming Lihuo, making it one of the most effective spiritual treasures against him from the ancient Xiuxian era.

Moreover, the strength of the boy before him was also bizarre, and even he couldn't see through it.

In a weaker position, he had no choice but to temporarily yield.

"Are you being honest now?" Lu Qing asked calmly. "Then I'll ask, and you answer."

Hearing Lu Qing's commanding tone, the gray qi ghostly face distorted.

But given the current pressing situation, he forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart and nodded, "What do you want to know?"

"Are you the Youming Old Ghost?"

"Not bad, I am the Youming Old Man you speak of!" The gray qi ghostly face said arrogantly.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding powerful cultivators were shocked.

It was indeed the Youming Old Ghost!

According to the old Taoist from Qingyang Temple, he was a Primordial Soul Realm master from the previous Xiuxian era!

How had he survived until now?

For a moment, everyone's hearts were filled with a profound and indescribable shock.

"So, it was you," Lu Qing nodded. "It seems you also used the technique of seizing a body, taking over the spirit of your own spiritual treasure, and evading the heavenly tribulation of the five declines to survive until now."

"How did you find out?!"

This time, it was the Youming Old Man who was shocked.

(End of Chapter)

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