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Chapter 96: The Divine Soul Blood from the Void
Chapter 96: The Divine Soul Blood from the Void
The old demon's divine soul had just fallen into the body he had prepared beforehand.
Surprise flashed in his eyes.
Where's the Golden Core? Why is it gone?
He looked around and noticed a Foundation Establishment Cultivator seemingly staring at him.
Hearing the words of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
"My final divine soul attack, and yet you, a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator, remain unharmed. It seems you possess a Soul Treasure!"
With this thought, the old demon's eyes lit up with joy.
"The heavens have spared me, and after a great calamity, there must be great fortune!"
Having faked his death to escape the siege of nine Divine Infancy Cultivators, he had already suffered significant damage to his essence.
However, he never expected to encounter a Foundation Establishment Cultivator immune to his divine soul attacks.
On the verge of death, his indiscriminate divine soul attack struck, with the nine Divine Infancy Cultivators bearing the brunt, followed by the Essence Core Cultivators near Zuyuan Zhenren," he thought.
As a result, the Essence Core Cultivator fainted, but the Foundation Establishment Cultivator remained lively.
This proves that he must possess a Soul Treasure capable of defending against divine soul attacks.
Judging by his level, it's quite high.
If I can obtain it, I'll find a place to cultivate, and with this Soul Treasure, my chances of overcoming the Purple Mansion Tribulation will greatly increase."
How could he not be excited? Looking at Qi Yuan, he saw him as a delicious treat.
Qi Yuan also stared at him, his eyes filled with confusion. "As expected, the one who fainted from a brain bash has a problem."
Holding a kitchen knife, he was about to strike.
"Hmph! Even injured, I won't let a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator humiliate me," the old demon's eyes flashed with contempt, and he quickly cast his spells, intending to trap Qi Yuan.
But Qi Yuan, holding the kitchen knife, slashed forward.
Crack!
The knife seemed to tear through the old demon's divine soul, causing him pain akin to being ripped apart. The old demon's face lost its smugness and excitement.
This is no treat; this is a devil! Before he could think further, the knife shattered his remaining soul.
Zuyuan Zhenren's body fell to the ground once more.
"I hope no one wakes him up with another brain bash," Qi Yuan said, his eyes narrowing with suspicion.
At that moment, his gaze fell on Zuyuan Zhenren's body.
Suspended in the air was a blood-red droplet. He immediately took a closer look.
[Divine Soul Blood, originating from the Void, accidentally fell into the Great Shang, obtained by the old demon.
This blood, when fused with the body, can nurture a seed, eventually transforming into a Soul Artifact.
The stronger the seed, the more powerful the Soul Artifact.
After death, one can revive on the seed.]
"So, he's the old demon's seed, and the Zuyuan Zhenren I killed, fainted from the brain bash, was the old demon?" Qi Yuan gazed at the droplet, his eyes gleaming with greed.
"This droplet is truly a treasure!"
"Old demon, you're my lucky charm!"
"Old demon, I was wrong about you. You're not my enemy; you're my white moonlight, even whiter than Broken Wolf's moonlight!"
"This is divine soul blood from the Void, a real treasure!"
Soul Artifacts were extremely rare.
In the entire Great Shang, there might not be a single Soul Artifact.
Moreover, the Soul Artifact formed from the condensed divine soul blood seemed to be growth-oriented, making it even more valuable.
Qi Yuan immediately devoured the divine soul blood.
Instantly, he felt an additional droplet of fresh blood in his soul.
This droplet of blood could be parasitized at any time.
"If I parasitize a Yang God, wouldn't he become my Soul Artifact?" Qi Yuan's imagination ran wild, but he soon dismissed the idea as impractical.
"I need to find a suitable host for parasitism, to cultivate my Soul Artifact."
Qi Yuan thought to himself.
With the situation resolved, it was time to leave.
He turned to the old man, Liu Lao, who was still unconscious.
"Since you let me go first, I'll take you out as well," Qi Yuan said, waving his hand, and Liu Lao's entire body floated behind him, as if controlled like a corpse.
At that moment, a message from Kumu Zhenjun arrived on Qi Yuan's jade slip.
"The old demon has been slain, and we, the nine of us, will recuperate in the Demon Cave for four days.
How's your situation?"
Qi Yuan replied, "It's settled. I killed an Essence Core Cultivator."
There was a moment of silence from Kumu Zhenjun on the other end of the jade slip, before he responded, "After four days, I'll come to find you at Qise Peak."
"Mhm."
Qi Yuan, with Liu Lao in tow, left the cave.
Outside, the thirteen Essence Core Cultivators who had entered earlier had already emerged.
But this time, only eleven remained.
Two of them lay motionless.
The leader glanced at Qi Yuan in surprise, and seeing Liu Lao unconscious, his surprise grew.
"With this matter concluded, we'll each return to our sects.
However, during this time, we must not reveal that the old demon has fallen."
After speaking, the leader transformed into a stream of light and vanished.
The cultivators began to disperse.
Qi Yuan looked at Liu Guan.
"Sigh, it seems I have to send you home. No Blood City... Liu Guan, right?"
Half a day later, Qi Yuan sat in his courtyard, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He never expected to encounter the beautiful young woman from the spirit boat again.
That woman was none other than Liu Lao's daughter.
"I've brought your father back, and now I should be on my way," Qi Yuan said, his voice changing, a simple task for him.
"Thank you, senior, for saving my father's life," Liu Piao expressed her gratitude.
Her father was injured and unconscious outside.
If seen by a cultivator with ill intentions, her father's life would be in danger.
She never imagined someone would bring her father back.
Just then, hurried footsteps approached, "Grandpa, Grandpa!"
Duan Qianrou rushed in, wearing a plain white dress, her forehead glistening with sweat, looking extremely anxious.
"Your grandfather hasn't awakened yet," Liu Piao said, seeing her daughter and feeling relieved, "It was this senior who saved your grandfather from peril."
Duan Qianrou finally took a good look at Qi Yuan.
Unfortunately, Qi Yuan's face was concealed by a mask.
"Senior, I can't repay your kindness for saving my grandfather. I've prepared a small token of appreciation, hoping you won't reject it," Duan Qianrou said, extending her hand to offer a storage bag.
Inside the bag were countless blood crystals.
Qi Yuan didn't refuse. As he accepted the crystals, he felt the tattoo on his chest, Xiao Jia, grow slightly warm.
Qi Yuan seemed deep in thought. Could the Blood Crystal be useful to Xiao Jia?
"It's nothing, a simple task. I've delivered the person as promised, and now I should be on my way." Qi Yuan was eager to leave and see how the Blood Crystal would affect Xiao Jia.
Why was the tattoo on Xiao Jia's chest growing warm?
Before Duan Qianrou could speak, Qi Yuan transformed into a stream of light and vanished.
Not long after, in a secluded place, Qi Yuan summoned Xiao Jia.
He took out the Blood Crystal, which was not too big, translucent like a pomegranate seed, but even more blood-red.
Upon seeing the Blood Crystal, a wooden plaque fell from Xiao Jia's sleeve.
Xiao Jia's expression was one of joy.
"Do you like it? I'll give it to you," Qi Yuan said, offering the Blood Crystal to Xiao Jia.
Xiao Jia picked up the Blood Crystal with her sleeve.
After an unknown amount of time, the Blood Crystal disappeared.
Xiao Jia seemed delighted.
Seeing Xiao Jia's happiness, Qi Yuan's mood improved as well.
"Did you eat it?" Qi Yuan was surprised, thinking Xiao Jia didn't eat anything.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Jia was eating.
"I have plenty more here. There's enough for you to eat," Qi Yuan said, taking out more Blood Crystals from his storage and giving them to Xiao Jia.
He watched as Xiao Jia slowly digested them.
As he observed the Blood Crystal, a piece of information flashed through his mind:
[Blood Crystal, its effect is comparable to a low-grade Spirit Stone.]
The information he received was random, and it wasn't always possible to see crucial details at a glance.
"Since you like it, after I meet the Sect Master, I'll find an excuse to buy all the Blood Crystals from Bloodless City. These Spirit Stones are enough for you to eat," Qi Yuan said, eager to buy the entire Blood Crystal mine instead of paying for individual crystals.
He wanted the people of Bloodless City to work for him.
After all, the current emperor of Great Shang, Dong Xian, was his junior brother.
...
"Grandpa, you're awake?" Duan Qianrou stood by the bed, her eyes filled with excitement as she saw Liu Guan regain consciousness.
"Me?" Liu Guan was a bit dazed, but then the images in his mind started spinning. Before waking up, he seemed to see the Foundation Establishment Cultivator slicing Zuyuan True Monarch's Golden Core.
Later, the Divine Soul attack from the Black Rooster Old Demon swept over him, and he lost consciousness.
He couldn't remember what happened after that.
"Who brought me back?" Liu Guan asked.
"It was a masked cultivator, who didn't seem very old or have a high cultivation base," Duan Qianrou replied.
"Was it him who brought me back? Where is he now?" Liu Guan asked, a bit agitated.
"Grandpa, he left four days ago," Duan Qianrou answered.
"He left?" Liu Guan's eyes flashed with disappointment.
"Grandpa, he is a true peerless genius! Even the Great Shang Ten Paragons would pale in comparison. He's just a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but I saw him shatter the Golden Core of an Essence Core Cultivator with a single strike," Duan Qianrou said, her eyes filled with admiration.
"What?" Duan Qianrou was shocked, covering her mouth in disbelief. "Is there such a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in our Great Shang?"
A Foundation Establishment Cultivator defeating an Essence Core Cultivator was almost unimaginable.
"There is. It's me, your grandpa..." Liu Guan briefly explained what had happened to Duan Qianrou. "I tried to befriend him, but he was cautious about revealing his identity. He didn't tell me his name."
"Dad, I won't tell anyone," Duan Qianrou assured him.
"Don't worry, Qianrou understands the importance of this," Liu Guan said.
"But who is he? Could he be from the Desires Demon Sect, the Divine Light Sect, or the Floating Mountain's Zhao Jiujian?" Liu Guan suddenly had a realization. "Now that I think about it, when the Black Mountain Sect was destroyed, some seniors speculated that the cultivator might have been an Essence Core Cultivator disguised as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, or perhaps just a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Could it be..."
If the person who destroyed the Black Mountain Sect was the one who teamed up with Qi Yuan, then everything could be explained.
"A Foundation Establishment Cultivator?" Duan Qianrou was surprised.
Suddenly, she remembered the person sitting next to her mother on the spiritual boat that day.
At the time, her mother wanted to introduce that person to her, but she was unhappy about it.
Later, when she was riding in the Flying Rabbit Carriage, she encountered that person descending from the Black Mountain Sect's direction and asking her for directions.
Initially, she didn't pay much attention, nor did she make any connections.
Now, hearing her grandfather's words, a huge guess flashed through her mind.
She quickly looked at her mother, "Mom, doesn't the cultivator who brought grandpa back seem familiar?"
"Huh?" Liu Piao was a bit dazed.
"That day, when you returned from Nan Mountain, you chatted with a young man and wanted to introduce him to me.
That day, the Black Mountain Sect was destroyed, and you met that person on the way back. He even asked you for directions," Duan Qianrou said anxiously.
"Do you mean they are the same person?" Liu Piao understood her daughter's implication.
She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination or if she was influenced by her initial impression.
But hearing her daughter's words, she truly felt that the person who brought her father back resembled the one she met.
Their way of speaking, sometimes imaginative, was also similar.
...
Four days had passed since Qi Yuan returned to Seven Color Peak.
Xiao Jia had consumed most of the Blood Crystals in Qi Yuan's storage.
Qi Yuan observed Xiao Jia's body, but there didn't seem to be any significant changes.
However, after their fusion, the blood-colored armor on Qi Yuan's body seemed to have increased in both offensive and defensive capabilities.
This surprised Qi Yuan.
Regardless, Xiao Jia seemed to particularly enjoy eating Blood Crystals as if they were snacks.
Qi Yuan thought, once the Sect Master returns, he'll have him purchase Bloodless City and all its mines.
After all, for Xiao Jia, there's only one word:
Spoil!
Even though he wasn't a domineering CEO, he still wanted to spoil his wife.
Especially for a wife like Xiao Jia.
"Qi Yuan," a voice sounded in Qi Yuan's ear.
The Withered Tree True Monarch appeared outside Qi Yuan's house.
His expression was complex, with a hint of anticipation. "You have passed my test by defeating an Essence Core Cultivator. Now, I'll tell you about the opportunity I mentioned."
"Sect Master, what is this opportunity? Please tell me quickly," Qi Yuan said, eager to enhance his strength.
"Actually, I'm not from Great Shang, but from the Eastern Earth," the Withered Tree True Monarch revealed. "I hope you can represent me in the Eastern Earth Prodigy Battle!"
Thanks to [Feixue Nian] for the generous reward!
(End of Chapter)
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