Chapter 521 Unit 8 Unlocked, Facing the Ice Phoenix
Sublimation, sublimation, and sublimation again!
The aura that had reached its peak instantly transformed, reaching a new level. The Demonic Dragon Armor, wrapped in heavenly tribulation lightning, retreated back into its spine to receive the nourishment of the Golden Blood Divine Marrow, and also began to advance.
This step will take quite a while.
When Wang Yu's physical body was revealed, he was shirtless, and his well-defined muscles looked like works of art meticulously sculpted by a stonemason.
Every line is just right, absolutely perfect.
The pale skin caused by the Corpse Demon Secret Technique has returned to normal, but the silver-white hair color caused by the side effects of the technique during his youth has remained.
His prematurely gray hair has almost become one of his signature features.
An endless stream of power seemed to surge within him, giving him an impulse to shatter the heavens—an illusion caused by the sudden surge of power.
But its strength is indeed completely different from the past.
The fifth level of Body Refinement corresponds to the Nascent Soul stage, which is the pinnacle of the Ice Prison Realm. Below him, all living beings are like ants!
Mastery of power, golden blood essence, immortal body.
The three realms of divine power together constitute the heaven-defying close combat ability of a fifth-order body refiner. If time were to rewind to the era of Dongjijing, Wang Yu would be confident that he could kill Chi Tian with his fists.
The fifth-tier physical divine power [Dragon Emperor Fist], learned from the secret vault of the first human emperor in ancient times, has suddenly found a use, and most importantly... the eighth slot in the placement bar has been opened!
Back then, it was his divine sense that broke through to the fourth level first, helping him activate the seventh machine. Now, with eight slots available, Wang Yu placed the Sand Dragon Appearance Divine Power Technique into it without hesitation.
He wanted to accelerate his mastery of the Dharma Aspect Divine Power, and take advantage of the opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage to directly deduce and master his own Dharma Heaven and Earth Manifestation Technique!
Only by breaking through to the fifth level in both paths can one fully achieve the expected gains of entering the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm. The opportunity for body refinement breakthrough was unexpected, but according to the secret records of the Northern Demon Clan.
There should be a treasure within the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm.
The name is - [Treasure Vine that connects heaven and man]!
It was discovered by the Northern Demon Clan's predecessors when they explored the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm. However, the secret realm was not fully activated at that time, and the restrictions around the treasure were too strong, which could not be broken by anyone but a Nascent Soul cultivator.
They could only be recorded in ancient books, to see if future generations would have such an opportunity.
The Divine Vine is one of the spiritual objects for breaking through the Nascent Soul stage. It can help cultivators transform from Nascent Soul to Divine, allowing them to easily overcome this most difficult hurdle.
Legend has it that this treasure grows in the Phoenix Abyss Cold Pool!
After Wang Yu had adapted to his newfound power and briefly reviewed his thoughts, he turned his attention to the two kings of the Northern Demon Clan.
The latter two trembled simultaneously and bowed respectfully.
"Congratulations to the Supreme Demon Lord for achieving the fifth-tier Body Refiner! Looking across the world today, you are the first Venerable to possess such attainments in the path of body refinement, and you are destined to become famous throughout the world!"
"Congratulations to the Supreme Demon Lord on achieving the position of Venerable!"
Pure body-cultivation is no longer a popular path of cultivation.
In this one path alone, Wang Yu has indeed reached the pinnacle, but there is also the Earthly Fiend Demon Lord of the Refining Heaven Demon Sect, who cultivates both Dharma and body, using all kinds of fiendish energy to temper his physique.
His physical strength is no less than that of other body refiners of the same level, but he mainly follows the path of baleful energy, unlike Wang Yu who also cultivates body refinement techniques.
Therefore, he does not possess the extraordinary abilities of a body refiner.
Wang Yu and the powerful figures of the Northern Demon Clan were old acquaintances, and their attitudes would not change completely just because of a breakthrough in their cultivation levels. Therefore, Wang Yu remained humble.
"It was just luck. If the Northern Demon Clan hadn't brought me into this secret realm, I might still be trying my luck outside."
That was just a polite remark; nobody took it seriously.
That's all.
Wang Yu seemed to suddenly remember something.
"By the way, why is it that only the two of you are left in the Northern Demon Clan's team..."
"this--"
The Fire Crow King stammered and couldn't speak, while the Thunder Scale King remained silent for a long while before finally asking.
"I wonder if the promises you made before entering the secret realm still stand?"
"Alchemy?"
Wang Yu pondered for a moment before putting the three feet of snow back on his body.
"Sure, but you need to prepare the medicinal herbs. Have you found the location of the Azure Dragon Demon Lord?"
"not yet."
The Fire Crow King shook his head and sighed, his heart heavy with worry.
"The Five-Colored Holy Lord has not shown himself yet. I suspect that he found the Azure Dragon Demon Lord before us, since he could see the information left by the Azure Dragon Demon Lord when he succeeded as Holy Lord."
He probably won't tell us the whole story.
It's too late for regrets now that things have come to this.
They shouldn't have valued his reputation for benevolence and made him the Holy Ruler in the first place. Now it seems that it was all a facade all along, and most importantly, they can't figure out his plans.
With such a profound mind, he is indeed a remarkable person.
Wang Yu pondered for a long time before speaking slowly.
"Since the Azure Dragon Demon Lord came to the secret realm to heal his injuries, he must be in a place that will help him recover, or near a corresponding treasure. Your Northern Demon Clan knows this better than I do. Do you have any doubts?"
King Leilin shook his head directly; he never paid attention to this kind of information.
The Fire Crow King lowered his head and began to ponder.
"Excluding the Extreme Cold Hell Road and the Holy Lord's Palace Complex, the Ice Demon Forest is the most likely candidate. There is a unique ice crystal spirit there that can alleviate the burning pain of the Azure Dragon Demon Lord."
The process of how the Azure Dragon Demon Lord was injured was actually quite simple, and there was no conspiracy or trickery involved.
Back then, the demon races of the North and South split up. The Azure Dragon and the White Tiger, as the only two ancient descendants of the demon race, fought each other as demon lords, ending in mutual destruction.
The Azure Dragon was severely injured by the White Tiger's Six Paths Immortal Slaughtering Divine Power.
These are called: killing by sight, killing by hearing, killing by smell, killing by taste, killing by touch, and killing by thought!
The combined effect of a series of supernatural attacks caused the Azure Dragon Demon Lord to lose 80% of his combat power. At that time, a beast tide attacked the Crimson Phoenix Spirit City, and the Refining Heaven Demon Lord suddenly appeared for some unknown reason.
They aimed their spears directly at the Azure Dragon Demon Lord, intending to fight him to the death.
At that time, he had just broken through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and used the Demon Flame Technique to bring the Azure Dragon Demon Lord to the brink of death, thus causing the complete decline of the Northern Demon Clan.
And then comes the present situation.
Wang Yu had personally experienced the power of the Heavenly Demon Flame. As a legacy flame cultivated by generations of Heavenly Demon Lords, it had long since reached the limit of the fifth rank.
If the Azure Dragon Demon Lord were to be entangled by this thing, without a massive replenishment of life force, he would have no way to recover through normal means.
Not to mention that he still has remnants of the White Tiger Demon Lord's divine powers on him.
No wonder he secluded himself for over a thousand years. Even though he possessed the bloodline of an ancient remnant species, his lifespan was only twice that of humans of the same realm.
Demon cultivators of Earth Rank and below have the same lifespan as human cultivators. However, those with Heaven Rank bloodlines can extend their lifespan by about one-fifth.
The ancient remnants that go even further have a lifespan of 1 to 3 times longer.
The True Spirit Bloodline is more than ten times stronger than the True Spirit Bloodline. This is the talent of a favored child of heaven and earth, a gift from heaven that no one can take away.
Let's get back to the main topic.
After Wang Yu heard the whole story from the Fire Crow King, as well as the experiences of the Northern Demon Clan in the secret realm, his expression became somewhat strange.
From the biggest power to the biggest loser.
The Northern Demon Clan was indeed extremely unlucky. As for whether or not to save the Azure Dragon Demon Lord, Wang Yu felt that his role was not as important as the Fire Crow King and the others had imagined.
The other party was, after all, a peak Nascent Soul cultivator.
He must have come to the secret realm for seclusion because he valued some kind of treasure or special environment. If he could have recovered, he would have already done so. Why would he need to come and save him?
In other words, the Azure Dragon Demon Lord's situation is likely not good.
How can one or two low-grade fifth-rank precious pills be used to save someone?
After all, he was only a fourth-level top-grade alchemist. Fifth-level mid-grade, high-grade, and even top-grade precious pills were beyond his capabilities. At most, he could only try low-grade ones.
Therefore, his role was really not significant.
"This is a case of grasping at straws in desperation..."
With this thought flashing through his mind, Wang Yu fell silent. He had a good impression of the Northern Demon Clan, although he regarded the Azure Dragon Demon Lord as a hypothetical enemy.
But that's the worst-case scenario. He's always been like this, planning ahead and taking things one step at a time. We're far from being enemies yet.
After a moment of contemplation.
He said.
"Alright, you all follow me and continue exploring. We'll see how things go when we encounter the Azure Dragon Demon Lord. My alchemy skills also have their limits; I'm far from reaching the pinnacle of the Ice Prison Realm."
"--good!"
The two demons had no choice but to agree. In their eyes, Wang Yu's alchemy skills were already quite advanced, far superior to those unreliable alchemists among the demon race.
He had been in charge of supplying the Northern Demon Clan with high-grade pills for the past few decades, so he had complete confidence in Wang Yu.
However, the situation is beyond their control now. Whether Wang Yu agrees or refuses, they have no say in the matter. It's already quite good as it is now.
After reaching a preliminary agreement, Wang Yu released Yan Ling and Yu Tangtang from under the Ice Prison Demon Seal with a wave of his hand. He shook their upper cores with his divine sense, and they immediately woke up.
"This is……"
Memories of the time she lost her mind flooded back, and Yan Ling blushed, looking at Wang Yu awkwardly.
The latter just smiled.
"Don't worry about it, I still have something to ask you later."
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Wang, Yan Ling will do her utmost!"
The thing he was referring to was the Ice Phoenix Corpse guarding outside the Phoenix Palace. Considering the rarity of True Spirit Bloodline, Wang Yu had reason to suspect that the Ice Phoenix Corpse was likely Yan Ling's previous incarnation.
The soul imprint on her body might produce unexpected surprises.
Furthermore, he took away the core of the Eight Gates Heavenly Escape Formation.
As time goes by, the demonic life force within the formation will rapidly diminish, even if they don't deal with the Ice Phoenix Corpse and hide in the Phoenix Palace for several years.
This thing will probably naturally disappear as well.
Wang Yu had his eye on Bingfeng's body, which was why he wanted to take on the challenge. He worried that Bingfeng would turn into pus after death, as the demonized corpses turned into pus directly after death.
Therefore, the best course of action is to wait for it to weaken naturally and then take the opportunity to devour it with the Heavenly Demon Transformation.
Furthermore, the Ice Phoenix's natal Phoenix Flame is also a fifth-order ice-attribute flame, which is extremely suitable for enhancing the Ice Dragon Pill Flame. This is the best opportunity for it to catch up with the Refining Heaven Demon Flame.
These two advantages alone mean that Wang Yu would not let it go.
On the side.
Yu Tangtang, who had just woken up, pouted and pounced into Wang Yu's arms, pretending to cry.
"Tangtang is so scared. Sister Yanling is so useless."
Wang Yu: "..."
Yan Ling: "..."
Sometimes it's really helpless. A bratty kid's words are like a knife cutting into your heart. It hurts so much, it breaks your defenses.
Wang Yu skipped over this topic altogether.
“There should be other benefits inside the Phoenix Palace. You can wander around. I’ll go check on the condition of that ice phoenix at the entrance.”
Having just broken through his cultivation level, Ice Phoenix was clearly an excellent whetstone, perfect for testing his combat strength. They couldn't help him with a battle at the Nascent Soul level.
The Fire Crow King quickly tried to curry favor.
"This must be Blood Eye's daughter. You can leave her in my care for now. Your Excellency is free to investigate. I guarantee she will not be harmed in any way."
"Alright."
After receiving approval, the two humans and two demons strolled around the Phoenix Palace. There were indeed other opportunities here, but they were all small trinkets, far less precious than the Ancient Demon Finger.
Wang Yu, on the other hand, was somewhat scratching his head.
He didn't want to go back on his path. He really didn't expect his body refinement cultivation to break through at this time. After that, the cultivation method would no longer be suitable, and it would not be able to improve the effect and level of the Golden Blood Divine Marrow at all.
He thought of the body-refining technique from the Tianhai Ancient Sect in his mind.
He needs to go into seclusion for a period of time to continue developing the path of the "Yinming Demon Dragon Technique".
With the power of the Crystal Mind, and by acquiring some spiritual items and treasures to temporarily enhance comprehension, that should be about right.
While pondering his future path, he hurried to Danbi in the Phoenix Palace. Before he even arrived, he felt a biting cold wind blowing in his face.
The sea of fire formed by the Ice Phoenix True Flame completely enveloped the entire palace. Perhaps because the formation was broken, the Ice Phoenix Corpse, deprived of the abundant demonic life force of the outside world, appeared exceptionally violent.
Upon spotting Wang Yu peeking out of the palace entrance, a beam of icy blue fire shot out from his mouth.
Wang Yu reached out and blocked, the immense control brought by his mastery of power compressing the invisible field into a transparent defensive shield.
The surging fire split open to both sides, leaving a large patch of ice crystals and charred marks on the ground, perfectly matching the characteristics of the Ice Dragon Flame.
After a brief probing, Wang Yu retreated back into the Phoenix Palace.
This time, the [Return to the Void Hidden Heaven Spell] was used directly.
As a secret technique for concealment within the Void Dao Canon, its effectiveness was far from being fully realized in Wang Yu's hands.
This is because, given his strength, there are very few beings he needs to avoid. The Ice Phoenix Corpse in front of him is incredibly powerful, so he plans to test it out a few times first.
We'll capture Ice Phoenix alive once we've mastered her usual methods.
Since the formation had already been broken, he didn't need to rush. He could just use it a few more times to accelerate the weakening of the Ice Phoenix, since these demonized monsters all relied on that life force to move.
When the vitality in the environment decreases, it will naturally lose that abnormal self-healing ability, and may even cause the body to completely collapse due to excessive consumption of vitality.
If you can't beat them, wear them down.
Once the supplies are nearly exhausted, the spoils will be his. There are no other cultivators within the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm that could affect him, making it the perfect time to carry out this plan.
After hiding in the mezzanine of the space, Wang Yu slowly moved outside the hall.
As expected, she wasn't discovered this time. Ice Phoenix stood atop a pillar in the square, her murky, bloodshot eyes fixed on the shop entrance.
Ice-blue flames continuously flickered from the phoenix's beak.
Ready to attack any creature emerging from it, Wang Yu clenched his fist slightly and walked from the spatial interlayer to Ice Phoenix's side.
Gather your strength, throw a punch!
(End of this chapter)
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