Chapter 987: The Power of Divine Slaying
Chapter 987: The Power of Divine Slaying
Within the Lian Yao Mountain, dust and smoke rose in all directions.
A young figure dashed ahead, graceful and slender like a celestial swan amidst the dust, leaving behind a trail of light.
Yet, behind him, a black dust storm raged.
Powerful and massive, a three-pin Jin Dan black pig demon, with its surging blood essence and dark demonic energy, swept away all trees and stones in its path, sniffing the sweet scent of human flesh as it pursued Mo Hua.
For a moment, the demonic force was awe-inspiring, and the scene was spectacular.
Animals scattered in all directions, and birds took flight in panic.
Xun Zi You followed closely behind, gripping the Tai Xu Jian in his hand, repeatedly tempted to unsheathe the sword and slay the pig demon.
However, he restrained himself, thinking it through.
If he acted, his presence would be revealed.
The intention of the old ancestor was to ensure Mo Hua's safety while allowing him to experience as much tempering as possible.
A sharp sword is forged through grinding, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from enduring the bitter cold.
By continuously protecting Mo Hua and not allowing him to face the slightest risk, he would never have the opportunity to grow.
Taking action now would be too early.
Moreover, the situation had not yet reached a desperate state.
Although the three-pin black pig demon was formidable and its demonic power was immense, each charge was extremely perilous.
However, Mo Hua, relying on his exceptionally exquisite body technique, dodged and weaved with the agility of flowing water, graceful as a celestial swan, as if dancing on a thread, managing to turn every critical moment into a narrow escape.
Xun Zi You was amazed and couldn't help but praise, "Mo Hua's body technique is truly exquisite. I wonder where he learned it from..."
But he knew that this situation couldn't possibly continue indefinitely.
After all, Mo Hua was only at the Zhu Ji stage, and his spiritual power was weak. Facing a three-pin Jin Dan pig demon with such overwhelming demonic power, he would eventually become exhausted.
In such an intense, perilous, and oppressive pursuit, exhaustion would mean the end.
Even a hint of fatigue or tension in his heart, a slight mistake in his body technique, or a momentary lapse, could lead to danger.
Each time Mo Hua escaped from the jaws of the black pig demon, it further provoked the demon's ferocity.
The black pig demon gradually grew enraged, its demonic power intensifying, and its speed increasing.
Xun Zi You tightened his grip on his sword, fully alert.
Mo Hua also felt the increasing strain.
The pressure from the three-pin Jin Dan black pig demon was overwhelming. Its surging demonic power and dark demonic energy were like a raging torrent.
Mo Hua seemed like a small boat in the midst of this tempest, drifting with the current.
This stubborn pig relentlessly pursued him with all its might.
After a long chase, Mo Hua still couldn't shake it off, and frustration began to build within him.
Using his peripheral vision, he glanced back and caught sight of the black pig demon's eyes, large as lanterns and glaring like copper bells.
Those eyes fixed on Mo Hua.
A surge of impulse rose within Mo Hua, but he forcefully suppressed it.
The black pig demon was too strong; taking risks was out of the question.
The immediate priority was to escape this three-pin pig demon without further entanglement.
Mo Hua continued his flight.
But the more he fled, the angrier the black pig demon became.
This ferocious demon, with its overwhelming demonic power, had never struggled to hunt its prey.
Mo Hua's prolonged evasion had ignited its killing intent.
The black pig demon relentlessly pursued, its speed increasing, its demonic energy intensifying, and the murderous gleam in its eyes growing more intense. It seemed determined not to rest until it devoured Mo Hua.
Cold sweat broke out on Mo Hua's back, and he felt increasingly strained.
At the same time, the anger in his heart intensified.
After a brief moment, Mo Hua suddenly calmed down.
He turned and glanced at the three-pin black pig demon, his expression cold, with a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
After a period of pursuit and escape, they reached a mountainous wetland.
Mo Hua's body flickered like a flash of light, and his shadow transformed into layers of mist.
In an instant, he split into three watery shadows.
The black pig demon was momentarily confused, losing its target, and charged towards one of the watery shadows, smashing it into pieces.
When the shadow shattered, a mountain wall was revealed.
The black pig demon, head, face, and half its body, crashed directly into the wall, becoming trapped within the mountain.
A deafening roar echoed, as if the mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting.
Trapped within the mountain, the black pig demon struggled frantically.
But its massive body made it difficult to turn around. After a while of struggling, it finally managed to break free, its face covered in dirt and its eyes red with rage.
This three-pin black pig demon had clearly reached the brink of fury.
It snorted with a foul stench, its demonic wind howling, and its eyes filled with bloodshot veins.
Its hideous pig nose twitched, and soon it caught Mo Hua's scent again. Its cruel gaze fixed on the right side.
Mo Hua stood not far away in the dense forest.
The surrounding mountains were lush, the air moist with water vapor, and a stream babbled nearby.
He didn't run; instead, he stood there, silently observing the massive three-pin pig demon before him.
A slender and weak cultivator stared directly at the enormous and powerful demon beast, shrouded in black demonic energy.
This was a blatant provocation.
The black pig demon roared with fury.
The roar was like a howl from the depths of hell, piercing eardrums and shaking the mountains.
Blood essence quivered, and demonic energy swept through.
The black pig demon charged towards Mo Hua, riding a wave of black demonic wind.
But just as it reached the halfway point, the ground beneath it suddenly surged with water, dissolving the mud and stones, transforming the area into a vast wetland.
The mountain became a swamp, and the ground turned into a muddy quagmire.
The black pig demon's massive body sank into the mud, and with the movement of the mud and stones, it sank deeper.
It struggled and thrashed, its demonic power causing the mud and stones to fly everywhere.
However, the swamp was deep, and the surrounding array was extremely clever.
It was clear that within twenty or thirty breaths, the pig demon would be unable to escape.
In this life-and-death pursuit, twenty or thirty breaths were enough to decide life and death, and it was also enough time for Mo Hua to escape.
Xun Zi You slowly exhaled, nodding to himself.
Mo Hua's array technique had become increasingly exquisite.
It wasn't just a simple reliance on the power of the array; instead, he used the array to derive the power of the Eight Trigrams, changing the terrain and utilizing the power of nature to trap the three-pin demon beast, seeking an opportunity to escape.
In a short amount of time, he was able to think of these things and execute them without a single mistake.
This child's talent and comprehension in Zhen Fa were indeed almost monstrous.
No wonder outsiders called him the "Little Monster of Tai Xu Gate."
"This way, without needing to take action himself, he could rely on his own abilities to escape from the clutches of this Third Grade Pig Demon..."
Xun Zi You felt relieved, but after a while, he noticed that Mo Hua had trapped the pig demon with Zhen Fa, but instead of escaping, he stood quietly in place, frowning.
Xun Zi You was startled and furrowed his brows.
What's going on?
What is this child doing?
Hurry up and run!
After a while, the pig demon would break free from the mud swamp array.
Time was precious, and with such a good opportunity, instead of escaping, he was standing there, posing... What was he thinking?
Xun Zi You frowned, staring at Mo Hua for a moment, when suddenly his heart trembled, and a ridiculous thought surged:
This child... could he be planning to... kill this pig demon?
No way...
He had just reached the Zhu Ji Realm, and he wanted to kill a Third Grade Golden Dan Pig Demon all by himself?!
He... must be crazy! Who gave him the courage?! Even if the ancestors of Tai Xu Gate blessed him, even if the ancestral graves of Tai Xu Gate caught fire and burned to the ground, with smoke rising and balding trees, it wouldn't save him from such recklessness! Xun Zi You's heart suddenly contracted, and cold sweat broke out all over his body.
At the same time, the two front hooves of the Third Grade Black Pig Demon had already struggled out of the mud swamp and reached the shore.
A hideous giant pig head emerged from the mud swamp.
Xun Zi You's heart raced, and without hesitation, he silently channeled his sword technique and drew out his sword.
But the next moment, a strange sword intent surged towards him, causing Xun Zi You's heart to palpitate. He turned his head in disbelief.
In the forest, the powerful pig demon struggled out of the mud swamp.
The weak Mo Hua stood facing the pig demon.
He pointed at his forehead.
It seemed ordinary, but in just a moment, an incredibly powerful sword intent, far beyond the Zhu Ji Realm, erupted from his frail body.
As divine consciousness roared, it seemed to unleash a surging storm of sword intent.
With the rising sword intent, Mo Hua's eyes became even more dazzling.
The pure golden light condensed to the extreme, and the sword light flowed with unparalleled sharpness.
At his fingertips, a wisp of spiritual power circled, touching his forehead, connecting the real and the illusory, and the mighty Tai Xu Sword Intent was slowly drawn out.
An astonishing edge gradually revealed itself in the world...
Sensing this ancient and profound sword intent, Xun Zi You's mouth hung open, and for a moment, he felt his breath stop and his heart skip a beat.
Seemingly aware of the danger, the pig demon's howls became even more piercing.
Its blood energy boiled, and its demonic energy turned dark as ink. As the demonic power surged, it leaped out of the mud swamp.
Then, disregarding everything, it pounced towards Mo Hua, as if it wanted to directly eradicate this hidden threat, snuffing it out in its cradle and devouring it.
At that moment, Mo Hua's gaze focused, and with a single point of his finger, he drew out a faint sword beam.
This sword beam was dazzling to the extreme.
It was an existence formed by divine consciousness.
Moreover, it was infused with the essence of the divine, a pure golden path of transformation, transcending the divine consciousness of ordinary cultivators.
Even Xun Zi You, at the late Jin Dan stage, could only see a vague sword shadow and, occasionally, on the sword shadow, a golden, lustrous thread of sword intent flowing with radiant light.
The black pig demon stared with its hideous eyes, carrying the black wind, and charged towards Mo Hua.
Mo Hua's gaze turned cold, and with a single point of his finger...
The Tai Xu Divine Slaying Sword emerged.
A massive sword shadow burst out, reaching its target in an instant, piercing the pig demon's copper bell-like, hideous eyes.
The eyes are the window to the divine consciousness.
The powerful sword intent, passing through this fleshly window, directly slashed into the demon's consciousness.
Like a golden blade slicing through mud.
The piercing and painful howls were ear-piercing, instantly echoing throughout the entire mountain.
Then, the screams abruptly stopped.
No one knew what happened in the demon's consciousness sea.
It was as if the King of Hell had called its name, and Death had come knocking.
The black pig demon's life suddenly vanished.
Not a single error, not a single hair out of place, not a single breath, not a single movement, not a single sound, not a single trace of life.
Its copper bell-like, ferocious eyes lost their luster in just a few breaths, completely dimming.
Its body, without the support of will, became a massive hunk of flesh. Its limbs went limp on the ground, but it continued to slide towards Mo Hua due to inertia.
The ground array lit up, and stone spikes rose like long spears, obstructing the black pig demon's body.
The stone spikes shattered one by one, and the black pig demon's speed slowed down until it finally stopped in front of Mo Hua.
Its eyes remained fixed on Mo Hua.
But with its consciousness completely extinguished, it had lost all signs of life.
Mo Hua stood silently in place, his slender figure momentarily as solid as a mountain.
The black pig demon's limbs and head lay on the ground, its flesh still clinging to its small mountain-like body, which now seemed to be meekly submitting.
All around, silence prevailed.
In the distant forest,
Xun Zi You remained in his sword-drawing stance, his entire body frozen like a clay statue, but his heart was stirred by a tumultuous storm.
...Dead?!
A Third Grade Golden Dan Pig Demon, killed by Mo Hua?!
Mo Hua, at the Zhu Ji Realm, had killed a Third Grade Golden Dan Pig Demon with his own strength?!
Xun Zi You's mind was in complete shock, and his hands began to tremble. For a moment, he almost couldn't believe his eyes.
Even though he had witnessed it himself, he still found it absurd.
For a fleeting moment, he even began to doubt whether he was still trapped in the nightmare of Gu Shan's evil fetus.
Everything he saw before him seemed like a dream...
Otherwise, it would be impossible for such an event to occur, defying the heavens...
It was almost impossible for a Zhu Ji cultivator to slay a Jin Dan cultivator, let alone a Jin Dan realm demon beast, which was even more powerful than a cultivator.
And the one who slew this Jin Dan realm demon beast was Mo Hua, who had weak blood energy and low spiritual power and had never been known for his cultivation strength.
He didn't even use the arrays to assist him.
Those arrays were only used for restraint and control.
He truly did it, relying on his own strength, his profound and unfathomable sword techniques, and his Dao techniques. With his own power, he directly faced off against the Third Grade demon beast and decisively slew it!
Xun Zi You was deeply shaken.
What kind of Dao technique was this, and what kind of formidable power did it unleash?
...
On the other side, the pig demon lay dead.
Mo Hua snapped out of his daze and looked at the enormous corpse before him, feeling a mix of shock and awe.
Is it... dead?
"I used my divine consciousness to transform my sword and killed a... Third Grade Golden Dan Pig Demon?"
Mo Hua looked at his own fair and delicate palm, finding it hard to believe.
And this was just a tenth of his divine consciousness power.
The killing power of the Divine Sword's manifestation was only a tenth of its full potential due to various constraints between reality and illusion.
Even so, this powerful Third Grade Pig Demon was undoubtedly slain by his single sword strike.
Mo Hua took a deep breath, inhaling the cool air.
If one day he could truly merge the wall between reality and illusion and release the Divine Sword completely, without any constraints, into the real world...
How terrifying would that sword strike be?
What level of cultivator or demon beast could it kill?
Mo Hua didn't even dare to imagine.
After a moment of shock, he remembered that such a commotion would surely attract attention.
The urgent task at hand was to find a way to "clean up" the mess, or else things would get complicated.
But how should he handle this?
Who should he ask for help?
Mo Hua looked at the dead pig demon, its eyes staring blankly, and fell into deep thought.
After a while, he took out the Tai Xu Men token and sent a message to Xun Zi You:
"Elder Xun, come quickly! I found a dead pig!"
Far away, Xun Zi You glanced at the token, and his expression instantly became very interesting:
"..."
Found a dead pig...
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have almost believed it.
Xun Zi You suppressed the turmoil in his heart, thought for a moment, and sent a message back to Mo Hua: "Where are you?"
Mo Hua looked around and gave a location.
"Good, I'll be there now," Xun Zi You replied.
"Mhm," Mo Hua acknowledged.
Xun Zi You then secretly ran to the foot of the mountain, circled around a few times, estimated the time, and then pretended to rush over in a hurry.
As soon as he arrived at the scene, Xun Zi You feigned shock: "A Third Grade Pig Demon?"
Mo Hua nodded.
"How did it die?" Xun Zi You asked.
Mo Hua shook his head. "I'm not quite sure. I just got here and saw the pig dead here. It's quite a big one."
"I estimate it was either killed by someone or died from a sudden illness and crashed into a tree."
"Crashed into a tree and died..."
"Pig heads are stupid and can't turn, so they just crash and die."
"..."
Xun Zi You didn't show any anger.
This kid, he's become so talkative, and he doesn't even make sense anymore.
Xun Zi You looked around and noticed that all traces of the formation had been erased, so he nodded slightly.
At least he erased all traces of the formation, which was a relief, and it saved him some trouble...
"Alright, I understand," Xun Zi You nodded. "This Refining Demon Mountain is unsafe. You should return first. I'll take care of this Third Grade Pig Demon."
Seeing that Elder Xun didn't ask further questions, Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief. But after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Elder, does this Third Grade Pig Demon count towards merit points?"
Although he currently had many merit points, enough for the time being, merit points were always welcome.
Moreover, this was a Third Grade Pig Demon. If he didn't exchange it for some merit points, Mo Hua felt guilty.
Elder Xun silently looked at Mo Hua and sighed, "Luck is also a part of strength. Since you 'found' it, it naturally counts as your merit."
Mo Hua felt relieved and smiled, "Thank you, Elder Xun!"
"Go back," Elder Xun said.
"Mhm."
Mo Hua bowed and took his leave, leaving the rest to Elder Xun Zi You.
After Mo Hua left, Xun Zi You remained silent for a moment before slowly approaching the black pig demon.
Looking at the almost intact body of the pig demon and its extinguished demonic consciousness, Xun Zi You couldn't help but inhale sharply. His eyes trembled, and he whispered in disbelief the name that was almost forgotten:
"Tai Xu... Divine Consciousness Sword Technique..."
These words seemed to possess an incredible power, stirring Xun Zi You's heart with both awe and fear.
He sighed, drew his sword, and with a flash of sword light, he sliced through the pig's skin, shredded its flesh, and pierced its heart.
The once intact pig demon was now covered in sword marks.
Only then did Xun Zi You use the transmission token to summon someone to deal with the massive corpse of the Third Grade Pig Demon.
...
On the other side, Mo Hua returned to the Tai Xu Gate and sat in his residence, still overwhelmed with emotions.
The scene of slaying the pig demon remained vivid in his mind.
The power of the Divine Sword's manifestation still left him in awe.
He couldn't help but look at his own hands, lost in thought.
In his hands, he held the secret to slaying Golden Dan cultivators...
This was the foundation of his divine consciousness cultivation, and now he truly understood the power of the Divine Consciousness Sword Technique.
A sense of control over power gradually spread throughout Mo Hua's body.
After eight years of tireless cultivation in the Qian Xue Zhou Jie, day and night, never-twisting, refining formations, swallowing evil spirits, and merging them with his divine marrow.
On top of that, he had been cultivating the sword path, gradually mastering the Divine Consciousness Sword Technique.
Little by little, his efforts accumulated, and his persistence paid off.
Now, his divine consciousness cultivation had finally reached a level where it could shine.
Mo Hua clenched his fists, his eyes sharp.
With the divine consciousness forming a pill, the sword technique was complete! From this point on, his divine consciousness line was a "death line."
Whether it was a human, a demon, or a devil, once his Divine Sword manifested and broke into their sea of consciousness, it could ignore all flesh, spiritual power, or demonic energy, erasing their divine consciousness and extinguishing their life.
And with that, he finally took the first step towards becoming a powerful "Divine Consciousness Cultivator."
He held the power of life and death in his hands!
(End of Chapter)
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