Only after the demon army retreated did Gu Yifeng collapse to the ground, barely supporting himself with his Longquan sword. Looking around, he saw that his comrades, who had been so affectionate before, were now keeping their distance from him with some fear.
Because he had killed too many demonic beasts, in just three hours, the killing intent around him had gradually solidified. Under the influence of the killing intent, his eyes turned red without fading at all.
"kill……"
Gu Yifeng's throat tightened, and he unconsciously let out a soft roar. A murderous intent lingered, as if he had been affected by the killing aura and was starting to get carried away, having completely forgotten the purpose of his trip.
Just as he was losing control, his eyes transformed into vertical pupils, and a cool aura emanated from his sea of consciousness. The dragon soul emitted a pale blue light, instantly dispelling the killing intent in his heart.
Gu Yifeng finally snapped out of his rampant killing intent. A stench of blood entered his nose, and his first reaction was to gag, but he stopped after a few breaths.
"The Nine Refinements of the God of Slaughter, what exactly is being refined in the first refinement?"
After Gu Yifeng calmed down, this question came to mind, and he began to ponder it. About an incense stick later, he came up with an answer: murderous intent.
Most cultivators kill for a purpose: for fame, for profit, for cultivation, for enlightenment...
The essence of killing is to achieve one's own goals. Because of desire, it begins, and over time, killing is passed down and gradually evolves into war.
But are these killings truly in accordance with the Way of Heaven and the Great Way?
Gu Yifeng was puzzled. These things probably didn't make sense. Whether it was the way of heaven or the great way, killing should not be done for personal gain by eliminating innocent people.
"This test is about the heart! It's about whether you can maintain your composure and control your killing intent after killing for justice and gradually sinking into the killing."
Gu Yifeng quickly understood. He scanned the area with his divine sense, then took a step forward. An array pattern slowly spread out from under his feet. He continuously drew runes with his hands, and finally struck out with his palm.
"Talismanic spell, Fire Meteor!"
A massive fiery meteor crashed down, instantly blasting the ground open and revealing a frenzied killing array capable of influencing people's hearts, which was then shattered.
As the formation shattered, Gu Yifeng's vision returned to the Sword Tomb, and the entrance behind him was now quite a distance away.
Before he could observe for even a moment, the scenery around him changed again, and he was immediately thrust into the second trial.
The second trial tests one's killing intent. A person who has been killing for a long time will inevitably condense killing intent. However, for ordinary cultivators, although the existence of killing intent can suppress evil and unorthodox methods, it does not bring much benefit to themselves.
Even a powerful killing intent can attract inner demons, and combining with these inner demons can cause great trouble to one's own cultivation.
Therefore, mastering the art of killing intent is quite important.
In the second trial, Gu Yifeng killed tens of thousands of demonic beasts to accumulate enough killing intent to solidify. If it weren't for the dragon soul suppressing his sea of consciousness and using the power of the four elements to keep him conscious, he would have been instantly eroded by the killing intent.
Under the influence of the murderous aura, Gu Yifeng is very likely to completely degenerate into a killing machine.
Fortunately, he possessed a dragon soul, and with the Dragon Phoenix Flame in his dantian, he completely mastered and refined the killing intent after about an incense stick's time, and was able to control it at will.
With a thought, the killing intent around him would dissipate; with another thought, the killing intent could surge forth, exerting immense pressure on the enemy.
However, Gu Yifeng has not yet mastered the relevant secret techniques and is unable to transform his killing intent into a domain.
The time it took to break through to the Tai Xu Realm was too short, so short that he wanted to enter the Time Secret Realm again to cultivate properly, and he hadn't fully understood many of the abilities of the Tai Xu Realm.
The Complete Library of All Things is, after all, only theoretical knowledge, and cannot be perfectly replicated by cultivators in practice.
The first six trials of the God of Slaughter's Nine Refinements were not difficult, and Gu Yifeng passed them all with ease. After passing the six trials, the killing intent around him began to transform into baleful energy.
As he progressed through the seventh level, the surrounding scenery changed, and he arrived in Yuzhou City once again. The plot was the same as what he had experienced in Xuanwu Heaven, except that this time the protective formation of Yuzhou City had not yet been broken.
The demon lord at the Emperor Realm had now materialized, confronting him—or more precisely, confronting the White Tiger Sacred Beast, which was on the verge of ascension.
Gu Yifeng turned around and saw that he had transformed into the human form of the White Tiger Sacred Beast, with a powerful force within him, which was also at the Refining God Realm.
"White Tiger Saint Lord, what will you choose this time? I gave you a choice last time, but all four of you brothers refused in unison. This time, it's just you. What will you choose?"
The Demon Lord of the Emperor Realm chuckled evilly and slowly spoke to the White Tiger Sacred Beast with a smile.
"Me? Of course I'll send you to your death!"
Gu Yifeng was taken aback upon hearing this. Then, some of the memories of the White Tiger Sacred Beast surfaced. After looking at it for a while, he suddenly charged forward and struck out with a palm. A sharp claw light instantly tore through the space.
This is power that is infinitely close to the Emperor Realm. Although it is still far from the true Emperor Realm, as long as one fights desperately, it is enough to resist the attack of the Demon Lord in front of him.
"Very good, I hope you still have this idea later."
The Demon Lord easily dodged his attack, chuckled, and vanished instantly. The next moment, a huge black shadow enveloped the entire city of Yuzhou high above it.
Gu Yifeng's eyes instantly glared angrily. The dark shadow was actually a piece of land, inhabited by ordinary humans. The cries of these mortals echoed through the air, constantly disturbing his mind.
Meanwhile, the entire city of Yuzhou was thrown into complete chaos. No one expected that the Demon Lord would have the ability to split the continent into pieces.
"kill!"
Having made his decision, Gu Yifeng showed no fear and immediately sprang into action, while the continent above him began to descend slowly at an extremely fast speed.
A terrifying impact, carrying an inescapable pressure, slowly descended.
Gu Yifeng roared, "Killing the enemy is killing, and killing yourself is the same."
This is what it means to sacrifice oneself for a noble cause. As long as one can protect the continent, what is there to fear in death?
With this thought in mind, Gu Yifeng roared again, his figure transforming into a huge white tiger, hundreds of feet tall, with nine tails, wings on its back, and its pure white feathers looking incredibly beautiful.
This is the true form of the White Tiger Sacred Beast. Compared to the White Tiger clan, it is far inferior. This is the perfect White Tiger bloodline.
Gu Yifeng's choice was to use his true form as a white tiger to support this piece of land. The terrifying pressure almost broke his back, but the speed at which the land was falling did not decrease in the slightest.
"kill!"
Gu Yifeng roared again, and his terrifying killing intent transformed into a domain that instantly spread out, dividing the land into thousands of floating islands. With a flap of his wings, he created a gale that instantly blew these islands apart.
Soon, cultivators from Yuzhou City came out to meet them.
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