Chapter 146: Crossing the Swamp (monthly ticket plus more updates)
Right now.
Wang Yu didn't even glance at what fate awaited the alligator dragon; he focused solely on unleashing the Xuan Yin Hand, lunging towards the pale-faced Lan Boting.
Compared to the Qi Refining stage, when the largest gray-black giant hand was no more than one zhang long, when the Foundation Establishment King Yu wielded it, with the support of true essence, the Xuan Yin Hand at the Great Completion stage was a full ten zhang long!
The thirty-three-meter-long Xuan Yin Hand resembled the arm of a giant.
He suddenly grasped the weakened Lan Boting, his expression one of shock, his features contorted in disbelief.
"This is... the legacy of the Yellow Springs Temple. You are a true disciple of the Yellow Springs Temple? How is that possible! Besides... you should be in that position."
Looking at the panicked enemy, Wang Yu smiled.
"That's right, I, Wang, am a prospective disciple of the Yellow Springs Temple. How about that? Are you surprised?"
At this moment, the Xuan Yin Hand will unleash its true power as a second-tier high-grade technique. Due to the lack of true essence, Wang Yu has only condensed one Xuan Yin Hand.
But that's more than enough!
"No... Fellow Daoist Wang, I know Elder Ksitigarbha of the Yellow Springs Temple. He has connections with the Sword Sect..."
Um?
In the instant Wang Yu became suspicious, Lan Boting exploded into a pool of blood in his hand. He hadn't used any force; he still wanted the corpse of this mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
It's incredibly valuable!
With doubts in his mind, he looked at his comrade-in-arms, Tuolong, on the other side.
However, it was discovered that most of its neck had been split open, its spine was broken, and only some flesh remained at the bottom, barely preventing its head from falling off.
The Blood Essence Sword is incredibly domineering.
However, this also relieved Wang Yu, as the crisis was averted.
It seems I'll still have to break through in the sect in the future. With the help of spiritual veins, I won't need to consume my own spirit stones, and it will be safer.
If it is unavoidable to be in the wild, you must prepare flags in advance to conceal your movements.
Learn from your mistakes and you will achieve your goals.
Now is harvest time.
The carcass of the alligator dragon was quite valuable, but Wang Yu did not intend to sell it. Its essence and blood would be used to refine secret medicines, its flesh and blood would be used to refine beast-feeding pills, and its bones, tendons, and scales would be superior materials for magical artifacts.
And... this alligator dragon possesses a demon core!
The so-called demon core is not the golden core of human cultivators, but a symbol of rich bloodline. Even a first-order demon beast may condense a demon core.
It represents great talent.
The earlier a demon beast condenses its demon core, the greater its potential. This alligator dragon definitely has the potential to break through to the third rank, which makes it even more valuable.
Wang Yu knew of a kind of pill called the "Earth Dragon Mystic Pill," which was made by combining it with the "Earth Spirit Dendrobium" he had previously obtained. It could greatly enhance the body of a physical cultivator.
It is compatible with the [Dragon Spine] and can also activate a physical supernatural ability; you can consider learning it when you go back.
When he arrived near the pool of blood near Lan Boting, he first collected all the storage bags, his eyes filled with seriousness.
"If the speculation is true, this should be some kind of restriction or a contract with extremely strong binding force."
"He broke the contract, so he was punished and turned into a pool of blood, leaving not even his soul behind..."
Huangquan Temple, Elder Ksitigarbha.
Wang Yu stroked his chin. He had accepted the identity of a reserve disciple of the Yellow Springs Temple and possessed the Xuan Yin Hand inheritance. This identity was already high enough, and he was implicitly aware of some of the sect's secrets.
It's quite normal that Lan Boting was punished by the contract for speaking rashly.
"However, are the Sword Sect and the Yellow Springs Temple involved?"
He couldn't help but think of the origin of the Xuan Yin Hand technique—Su Qingshan! Could he really be a spy? But it doesn't make sense for a spy to carry the core inheritance with him.
My head hurts!
"I don't want to think about it anymore, it's none of my business anyway."
Take stock of what we've accomplished.
Aside from the two second-tier superior-grade Binding Demon Rope and the second-tier superior-grade Azure Water Sword, the rest of the magical artifacts are quite ordinary, not even as good as the Earth Element Cauldron that was obtained before.
The harvest of spirit stones is 32,000, a very lucrative one.
There were also five bottles of second-tier spirit pills, and a number of miscellaneous items, including a large amount of information and maps related to the Taihu Spirit Realm, as well as intelligence from within the Tianxu Sword Sect regarding the Withered Leaf Swamp.
The last one, in particular, is of great help to Wang Yu right now. He was worried about how to safely cross the swamp, and with this inside information, the difficulty will be greatly reduced.
Besides that, there were several tokens in the storage bag, which should be used for traveling within the Sword Sect. There were no other gains.
There wasn't a single manual on cultivation techniques or spells.
This is consistent with the situation of cultivators from powerful sects, who learn their skills from their sects, unlike independent cultivators who carry them with them.
Even if they achieve something outside, it is usually not as good as the inheritance given by the sect, so they don't bother to cultivate the inheritance outside.
"This is enough. Once I get rid of all the miscellaneous items, magical artifacts, and pills, I'll be able to join the ranks of those with a net worth of 100,000 spirit stones."
He came with 100,000 in assets, and he left with 100,000.
Despite expending a lot of energy, his strength has greatly improved. There are still many good people in the Taihu Spirit Realm, unlike Chi Yuan, where everyone is penniless.
After finding a secluded place to recover his true essence, he spent several more days refining the four second-tier magic artifacts: the Glazed Soul Lamp, the Earth Element Cauldron, the Demon-Binding Rope, and the Azure Water Sword.
Their strength naturally increases by a level, and upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, a cultivator's powerful divine sense is sufficient to support them in controlling two magical artifacts simultaneously, and in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, they can even control three.
With proper combination, it is enough to establish a comprehensive advantage.
Taking out the map that Lan Boting had painstakingly purchased, Wang Yu chose a direction and headed towards the Crimson Kite Demon Realm!
Having intelligence and not having intelligence are two completely different concepts.
Even so, they encountered numerous dangers along the way, which became increasingly severe the deeper they went. In particular, after entering the territory of Core Formation demon beasts, even Wang Yu's invisibility technique could not conceal him from such beings.
The only way around is from the edge, and over the years, both the righteous and the demonic have placed numerous restrictions and formations on these relatively safe paths.
There are even illusion formations used for fishing.
Wang Yu had only been gone for three days when he saw a fourth-order spirit ginseng growing under a tree. If the map hadn't marked it as a trap combining an illusion array and a killing array, he might have fallen into it.
The two regions have been fighting each other for many years, using all sorts of tactics. Sneaking across dangerous areas and crossing the Heavenly Gate to enter the heartland are some of the most overused tricks.
This shows just how many traps are hidden in these "safe paths".
In some places, the space to step is less than three feet wide, and you have to walk sideways.
"Old Lan, Old Lan, I misunderstood you. You're a good person."
Two months later.
Having just escaped the pursuit of a pack of wolves, Wang Yu discovered that the monsters' strength was gradually decreasing, which meant that he had passed through the most dangerous core area of the Withered Leaf Swamp.
They are already advancing towards the outer edge of the Crimson Kite Demon Realm.
My mindset immediately cleared up; the most dangerous moment was over.
Time slips away as we rush on our journeys.
In early January of Wang Yu's fifth year as an inner disciple, on a silent night when snow fell, nine familiar twisted mountain peaks came into view, and the spiritual energy in the environment had a sweet smell.
"It's been a long time, Holy Sect Master!"
Being addressed as the Holy Sect Master signifies that Wang has acknowledged his identity as a member of the demonic path, and it is no longer a forced choice. The second volume is about to begin, with the goal of Core Formation!
(End of this chapter)
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