Chapter 637: The Two-Headed Demon, Spatial Materials
Chapter 637: The Two-Headed Demon, Spatial Materials
The Chaos Spirit Sword swiftly slashed downwards, but the black shadow in the air was exceptionally agile.
With a bizarre twist, it managed to dodge Chu Ning's strike.
It rushed towards Chu Ning!
Under the suppression of essence energy, Chu Ning was unable to use his void escape technique, and at this moment, he couldn't retreat either.
With the protection of his Undying Golden Body and the defensive Spirit Light from the Chaos Immortal Art, he still had some confidence.
However, to be safe, he immediately activated the Ziyang Spirit Flame.
At the same time, he redirected the Chaos Spirit Sword towards the black shadow and slashed again.
At this moment, the black shadow had already touched the outermost layer of Chu Ning's Undying Golden Body defense.
"Ah!"
A cry of pain and anger echoed as the black shadow was blocked by the Undying Golden Body.
The shadow tried to fly back, but Chu Ning wasn't going to let it escape again.
"Ahh!"
Another cry of pain and anger sounded as the Chaos Spirit Sword pierced the shadow.
The next moment, the Chaos Spirit Sword swiftly split into seven, forming the Chaos Sword Array!
The injured shadow tried to retreat, but it collided with one end of the sword array and bounced back.
As it attempted to escape, it found itself trapped with no way out.
Transparent sword beams from the Chaos Sword Array continuously attacked the shadow.
At this moment, Chu Ning and the others finally got a clear look at the black shadow's appearance.
It was slightly larger than a human Nascent Soul Cultivator, but its appearance was extremely bizarre, with two heads and four legs.
At first glance, it resembled some transformed demon beasts.
"Demon Soul!"
Chu Ning had previously killed a Beyond World Demon, and now he recognized that this shadow was the demon soul of a Beyond World Demon. His expression turned slightly cold.
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Naturally, he wasn't going to let it off easily.
However, due to the suppression of essence energy, his divine sense couldn't be fully released, and this demon soul had obviously used some kind of demonic secret art to hide, which Chu Ning hadn't sensed until now.
It was only when they got closer to the corner that he was able to sense the presence of the demon soul with his powerful divine sense.
If Chu Ning hadn't been so alert and skilled, he might have fallen for the demon's trick.
Just as Chu Ning's expression turned cold, Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian, who were behind him, saw that the demon soul was trapped by Chu Ning, and they breathed a slight sigh of relief.
However, they remained vigilant.
"Human cultivator, how dare you block my supreme demonic power!
Damn it, I've been trapped in this cave for almost ten thousand years, and only now have I finally encountered a human cultivator..."
One of the heads of the Beyond World Demon's demon soul was shouting, while the other head suddenly detached from its body.
I immediately rushed towards the sword array.
"Ah!"
But in the next moment, a cry of pain echoed as the head flew back.
Although it returned to the body, this head was slightly smaller than the other one.
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Seeing this, Chu Ning asked calmly,
"You entered this cave ten thousand years ago, so when did you enter this world?"
"Ten thousand years ago, or twenty thousand years ago?"
"Why do you ask?"
The larger head of the Beyond World Demon slightly raised, and its gaze towards Chu Ning revealed a hint of apprehension.
Clearly, Chu Ning's restraining effect made this Beyond World Demon feel apprehensive.
"Nothing much, just want to see how much you know, so I can decide how you'll die."
"Good! Good! These words, I could only hear from human cultivators like you twenty thousand years ago.
Ten thousand years ago, those guys could only fight for their lives in front of us.
I never thought that in this world, where Divine Transformation cultivators cannot appear, there would be someone like you."
The Beyond World Demon's demon soul had actually answered Chu Ning's question.
Hearing that it had entered this world twenty thousand years ago, Chu Ning's eyes flashed with surprise.
"You entered twenty thousand years ago? To have lived until now, your strength must be formidable. How did you end up in this Nine Peaks Cave?"
"You want to know more about the core area of Demon Mountain from me, haha, a delusion!
Go in, go in! It's best if you all go in, and then never come out!
Haha!"
The demon soul burst into a fit of mad laughter.
"But even if you don't enter, our Demon Clan will eventually break free.
This world will eventually be ours, haha!"
With a burst of mad laughter, the demon soul began to tremble violently.
"Hmph! You still want to self-destruct!"
Seeing this, Chu Ning coldly snorted, and with a thought.
The seven Spirit Swords of the Chaos Sword Array suddenly rushed towards the demonic soul.
"Ah!"
Another agonizing scream echoed.
The violently trembling demonic soul gradually disappeared into thin air.
At this moment, Chu Ning remained vigilant and did not let his guard down.
The Spirit Swords merged into one, and he gripped them in his hand, shooting towards the passageway beyond the corner.
Simultaneously, his divine sense probed ahead.
Only after confirming that there were no further abnormalities did he take a step forward into the corner.
His divine sense and gaze simultaneously fell upon a set of dry bones ahead, easily recognizable with its two heads and four legs.
"It's that Beyond World Demon!"
At this moment, Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian followed and saw the dry bones on the ground. Qin Changkong spoke first.
Chu Ning nodded slightly; this wasn't the first time he had seen the remains of a Beyond World Demon.
He didn't approach rashly but instead summoned a wisp of Ziyang Spirit Flame to his fingertip.
With a flick of his finger, purple flames shot out, landing on the dry bones.
The dry bones instantly burned upon contact with the Ziyang Spirit Flame, and a black orb appeared in its place.
Chu Ning recalled how he had used Xuan Bing Yan to refine the remains of a Beyond World Demon on the altar at the bottom of Yun Qi Mountain, and he couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"This Ziyang Spirit Flame is much more effective in refining the Beyond World Demon than Xuan Bing Yan. As the ultimate Yang Spirit Flame, it may be extremely useful in dealing with Beyond World Demons."
As he thought this, Chu Ning reached out and grabbed the black demon pearl in the void, taking it into his hand.
Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian couldn't help but look over curiously.
In fact, they had also killed Beyond World Demons before, like when one possessed Zhuang Zhong's body and entered Wanfa Valley, only to escape later.
In the end, Qin Changkong personally took action and killed it.
However, what he had slain was the demonic soul, not the demonic body.
And at Eternal Brightness Sect, there was once a demonic body, but it was later possessed by another Beyond World Demon's soul and escaped.
Looking at the demon pearl in Chu Ning's hand, Situ Yuanlian exclaimed in surprise, "Chu, is this demon pearl formed after refining the demonic body of the Beyond World Demon?"
"I'm not entirely sure," Chu Ning thought for a moment and then shook his head.
"It's also possible that it's the effect of this heavenly flame."
Chu Ning was indeed not very certain, as both times he had refined the remains of the Beyond World Demon, he had used heavenly flames.
As for other methods, like using Infant Fire, he didn't know if it would have the same effect.
As Chu Ning spoke, he handed the demon pearl to Situ Yuanlian.
The latter took it and carefully examined it before passing it to Qin Changkong.
Qin Changkong held it in his hand and couldn't help but exclaim, "Such powerful demonic energy!"
After speaking, Qin Changkong's heart trembled slightly, and he said solemnly, "If this demonic soul hadn't separated from the demonic body, it would have been truly difficult for us to deal with."
Situ Yuanlian also frowned, "I wonder why this demonic soul separated from the demonic body. Could it be that this demon was injured before?"
"That's possible," Chu Ning replied.
"This demon might have hidden in the Nine Peaks Cave during the fierce battle back then, or it might have tried to escape from here but failed.
Without the presence of true demonic energy in this place, its physical body couldn't sustain itself over time.
Thus, it had no choice but to abandon its physical form, leaving only the demonic soul."
"Chu, you have a point," Situ Yuanlian nodded slightly.
Qin Changkong then returned the demon pearl to Chu Ning's hand.
"Chu, you killed this Beyond World Demon, so the treasure naturally belongs to you.
Moreover, this pearl is filled with abundant demonic energy, and even if we had it, we wouldn't know how to handle it."
Chu Ning casually put the demon pearl into his storage bag. This pearl was still useful to him, as his Demon Shadow Spear could unleash greater power with the help of the true demonic energy from this Beyond World Demon.
Of course, he wouldn't tell them about this.
Looking around, there were no further abnormalities in the entire cave.
It was only then that Situ Yuanlian turned to Chu Ning and said, "Chu, I won't hide it from you. Just now, when Qin mentioned your abilities, I was half-believing and half-doubting.
But now I truly believe it. To be able to deal with such a Beyond World Demon so easily, I can't think of anyone else besides you."
After Situ Yuanlian finished speaking, Qin Changkong immediately laughed, "Brother Situ, now you know why I insisted on bringing you along. With Chu here, I believe our journey will be full of surprises but no real dangers."
Despite having just encountered a Beyond World Demon, Chu Ning's easy solution had put both men at ease.
They continued walking through the cave, with Chu Ning leading and Qin Changkong following behind. After another half an hour, nothing unusual happened.
The three arrived before the restriction at the cave entrance.
"Let me try this restriction," Situ Yuanlian spoke up this time.
After attempting it, he managed to break through the restriction at this location.
This caused the three of them to be slightly surprised.
The restrictions within the Nine Caves Peak were indeed formidable, but they couldn't be considered exceptionally powerful.
Based on Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian's experiences, even Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators should be able to open it without any issues.
The Beyond World Demon who entered this cave must have had a cultivation base no lower than the Late-stage Nascent Soul Realm.
However, they were unable to break through the restriction.
It could only be said that the various array formations and restrictions within the cave had a more obvious restraining effect on the Beyond World Demon.
Exiting the cave, they entered a small valley.
Unlike the entrance, which had several cave openings, at this moment, the three of them didn't see any other cave openings,
suggesting that there was another exit.
Like before, this valley was also enveloped in a gray haze, with not a trace of vitality to be found.
Faintly, they could still see some damaged array formations.
As the three walked through the valley, their gazes surveyed these array formations.
At this moment, Chu Ning suddenly stopped in front of an array formation.
Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian also halted their steps.
Seeing Chu Ning examining the dilapidated array formation before him, Qin Changkong couldn't help but speak up, "This valley should have been an excellent treasure site in the past. I have some impression of this kind of array formation.
According to ancient records, it seems that it was only needed for planting the Manjusaka Flower.
This place should have had the Manjusaka Flower planted here, but it's a pity that they've all been damaged."
"Manjusaka Flower?"
Hearing Qin Changkong's words, Situ Yuanlian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Isn't this the legendary flower that can be used to sense spatial power, and even many Divine Transformation Cultivators carry it with them when they break through the void?
It's said that this flower has extremely strict requirements for its planting location, and it's not planted in the most core area but here instead."
Qin Changkong nodded slightly, just as he was about to speak, he saw Chu Ning had already entered the broken array formation.
He curiously examined it.
Then, he saw Chu Ning searching through the broken array and soon found several pieces of materials.
Holding four pieces of material in his hand, Chu Ning turned around and said, "Although this array is already damaged, some of the materials inside have been preserved."
As he spoke, Chu Ning handed two pieces of material to Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian.
He then raised the other two pieces of material in his other hand.
"Fellow Daoists, here are two pieces of Void Spirit Stones and two pieces of Heavenly Wall Crystals.
These two materials are quite useful to me, so I'd like to take one of each.
Fellow Daoists, you can divide the remaining two pieces between yourselves..."
"Fellow Daoist Chu!" Before Chu Ning could finish speaking, Situ Yuanlian interrupted him.
"These treasures were originally discovered by you, and since these materials are useful to you, you might as well keep them all.
To be honest, even if you gave them to me, I wouldn't know how to use them."
Qin Changkong also nodded slightly.
"Brother Situ makes sense, Fellow Daoist Chu, you might as well keep these materials."
Chu Ning didn't decline since both of them said so.
These two materials, aside from being used to set up this ancient array formation, were also crucial materials for refining spatial secret treasures.
Initially, Chu Ning had obtained the refining method for a spatial secret treasure from his master, Han Song, which required these two materials.
However, these materials were extremely rare, and Chu Ning had never seen them on the Sky Curtain Continent or in the North Cold Region.
He never expected to find them soon after entering the Demon Mountain.
After this discovery, the three of them weren't in a hurry to leave the valley; instead, they searched the valley again.
Of course, they didn't find any spiritual herbs or treasures, but they did find several good materials for refining and array formations.
Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian divided them.
The three of them then left the valley and flew to a barren peak ahead.
At this moment, there was already a group of people on the peak, who were none other than the Yu brothers and their companion.
Seeing Chu Ning and the others emerge, Yu Zhifang couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Fellow Daoists, we've been waiting here for some time. Why did you only come out now?"
Chu Ning looked at the Yu brothers and their companion, who seemed relaxed, and knew that their journey had been smooth.
Just as he was about to speak, several figures flew over from the other side.
It was Huo Junrui and two Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Demon Dao Alliance, and all three of them had slightly serious expressions.
(End of Chapter)
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