novelapdf Chapter 349 Mysterious Fire Demon Zombie
Chapter 349 Mysterious Fire Demon Zombie
"As expected... those old monsters who can advance to the late Nascent Soul stage are all outstanding figures and chosen ones of their time... each with their own great opportunities and extraordinary encounters..."
After returning to his cave, Fang Qing was not worried or afraid. Instead, he was quite interested in the Heavenly Fiend Old Monster.
"Demonic arts are inherently fierce, advanced, and incredibly unpredictable... usually only a few Yang-attribute and lightning-attribute techniques can counter them."
"But the Heavenly Fiend Old Monster forged a different path, refining lightning magic through demonic arts. Lightning magic possesses the most yang and strongest power... thus becoming unrestrained by any constraints, truly a gifted individual."
A heaven-reaching spiritual treasure of the lightning attribute? Could it be that "Thunder Sound Bell"?
"That's not right... According to my calculations, shouldn't that Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure have been inherited by Leiyin Temple?"
"However, this world is vast, and it's possible that a Nascent Soul cultivator from outside the Zhou Tian Star Palace possessed another lineage..."
Fang Qing calculated the cause and effect, his eyes narrowing slightly: 'A heaven-reaching spiritual treasure of the lightning attribute... lightning magic... a lightning rank?'
The path of Qi cultivation has no tribulation, suggesting that the positions related to lightning have been divided or hidden.
Judging from the tribulation of the Qi Refining Path, that level of attainment might be hidden in the 'Primordial Heaven'!
Fang Qing had long considered this his for the taking, and even specially cultivated the "Thunderclap Technique" to prepare for it.
"The Qi Cultivation Path has no techniques or lineages related to lightning attributes..."
Therefore, the inheritance of top-tier lightning-attribute cultivation techniques in the Qi Refining Path, and even treasures... are all relevant clues! We can't let them slip by!
"But that person is at the late Nascent Soul stage, which I can't handle yet. I'll leave it for now... There are priorities; let's deal with that disguised demon first."
Fang Qing took a deep breath and released the coffin containing the corpse of the great demon.
He waved his hand again, and a bright green flame appeared, with countless white points of light inside, dancing like fireflies.
It is the spiritual fire of heaven and earth—the 'Azure Flame of Withered Bones'!
"Zombies also fear the power of Yang attributes... The reason why the Xuanhuo Demon Zombie is special is that it has refined the spiritual fire of heaven and earth into it, thus eliminating a major weakness. It is similar to the magic of demonic lightning."
"This final step, of course, has to be done by me personally, otherwise, whose corpse will I become?"
Fang Qing raised his hand, and strange array flags appeared all around, each depicting various array patterns.
"rise!"
He cast a spell, and the various colored array flags immediately overflowed with colorful spiritual light.
Splash!
The expressionless fourth-tier corpse immediately stood up, its eyes tightly closed.
Drops of essence blood were slowly flowing from his body, carrying an alluring and sinister aura.
"Even if it's just a half-finished product, it's still a powerful fourth-tier corpse refinement."
"As expected, what do those demon bastards know about corpse refining? We still need materials from powerful demons!"
With a flick of his finger, the radiance of the [Female Earth] converged from all sides, and in the darkness, an infinitely terrifying figure seemed to open its eyes and stare at the refined corpse.
【Female Soil】Also known as 'Grave Soil' or 'Corpse Soil', it is a perfect match for corpse refining.
But the sect that truly became famous for this was the Yin Corpse Sect of Southern Xinjiang!
"Hmm... The mastermind behind the Corpse Forest Master is definitely very concerned about his condition; he's an unstable factor..."
"If I get the chance, I'll give him a good beating..."
"What's this called? To cover up one lie, you have to tell an even bigger one? To gain this much revenue, you have to face an even stronger enemy?"
"With each step leading to the next, I'll probably have to destroy the entire Qi Cultivation Path before I feel safe..."
Fang Qing chuckled to himself and made a hand seal with one hand.
That ball of 'withered emerald fire' was immediately grabbed by a skeletal arm in the void and shoved into the corpse!
In an instant, the corpse opened its eyes, its pupils turning a vibrant green, as if about to spew flames.
Seeing this, Fang Qing crushed many jade bottles, causing the pills and materials to turn into water and merge into the refining corpse...
……
The process of refining corpses was so swift that the years passed in a flash.
Several months later, a streak of light landed outside Fang Qing's cave dwelling; it was none other than the Lame Immortal!
He chuckled and sent out a transmission talisman, and the cave gate suddenly opened with a roar.
Then!
A ball of emerald green flame appeared, and this flame was also at the fourth level, making him extremely wary.
"Um?"
The lame immortal quickly retreated, and a near-fourth-tier refined corpse blocked his way.
But this action seemed to have angered the emerald flames. A speck of 'Dead Bone Emerald Flame' landed on the refining corpse, and in an instant, the flesh and blood of the refining corpse vanished, leaving only a stark white skeleton scattered on the ground, causing the lame immortal great pain...
Amidst the flames, a young man in a yellow robe appeared, his pupils turning a ghostly green as he stared intently at the lame immortal.
Lame Immortal's forehead was immediately covered in cold sweat. Within his dantian, a small nascent soul opened its eyes and looked warily at the Xuanhuo Demon Zombie.
"Fellow Daoist... how is my Xuanhuo Demon Zombie being refined?"
Suddenly, a voice transmission came from inside the cave: "The control was a little sluggish just now, and your hostility triggered its instinctive retaliation. Please don't take offense."
"I have this feeling that this is deliberately meant to intimidate me?"
The lame immortal entered the cave, inwardly grumbling but daring not to show it on his face. He then took out two jade boxes from his storage bag: "Fellow Daoist... I have already exchanged that water-attribute demon core for you, and this earth-attribute essence pill has already had its essence extracted and refined into the body of that true spirit puppet to be used as a puppet spirit..."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work."
Fang Qing offered a reassuring remark, then asked, "Are there any other cultivators who wish to exchange for Nascent Soul spiritual items?"
"Yes, thank you for your hard work."
Fang Qing offered a reassuring remark, then asked, "Are there any other cultivators who wish to exchange for Nascent Soul spiritual items?"
The lame immortal's expression immediately changed: "Fellow Daoist, you mustn't... I obtained a Nascent Soul Pill by chance, which is a private matter, and no fellow Daoist would dare to say a word about it... But if I keep taking out Nascent Soul Pills and Heavenly Infant Fruits... sooner or later someone will connect me with you, and then drag the matter of the Returning Void Secret Realm into it."
The Nascent Soul stage monsters were certainly not fools.
The lame immortal's reminder wasn't out of kindness, but rather out of fear of being dragged into Fang Qing's scheme.
"In that case, let's leave it at that..."
Fang Qing first looked at the earthen-yellow pill, and sure enough, the lizard phantom inside had already disappeared.
He then picked up the Water Attribute Essence Pill, which was as big as a fist, black in color, with its spiritual energy contained within, and looked like a black round stone.
"This fourth-tier water-attribute demon core comes from a 'Sea Soul Trident Turtle'..." the lame immortal explained.
After all, this is the cultivation world of the East Sea, where most of the demon cores produced are of the water attribute.
But it was another turtle-type demon beast, which left Fang Qing speechless: 'Am I just born to clash with turtles?'
"Hmm... I'm going to use Zhan Hongxiu as a guinea pig, and my relationship with that old turtle might not be any better..."
After inquiring about the progress of the True Spirit Puppet's crafting, Fang Qing learned that it would take several more years. He seemed thoughtful and then dismissed the lame immortal.
Then, he sat cross-legged and began to practice the "Swallowing the Sea Technique".
Splash!
An invisible black hole appeared and swallowed both fourth-tier pills at the same time.
In an instant, countless pure spiritual energies emerged from the dantian. The main nascent soul opened its small mouth, absorbing strands of the purest spiritual energy. Its originally thin body gradually grew taller and stronger...
In comparison, the second Nascent Soul next to it could only watch longingly, like a malnourished little brother.
Whoosh!
Inside the cave, countless gray-black mists appeared, accompanied by the roar of a third-tier demon king.
Then, two more fourth-order demonic phantoms materialized, one of which was a yellowish-brown lizard that looked like a human standing upright.
The other one was a giant tortoise with a ferocious carapace that was divided into three forks, resembling a small mountain.
"Hmm... these essences have advanced further, and can now be used in Nascent Soul battles. As for Core Formation cultivators, they'll basically die if they get hit..."
After a long while, Fang Qing opened his eyes and touched his dantian with satisfaction: "It will probably take a few months to fully digest it. By then, I won't be far from the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage. At most, I'll need another fourth-tier Great Pill to reach the mid-stage bottleneck..."
After all, even demonic arts, when devouring cultivators, will result in some loss; it's impossible to immediately advance to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm after devouring a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Top-tier demonic arts emphasize "purity above all else," eliminating most impurities and waste to prevent them from affecting one's future foundation and spirit.
Out of 100, it's considered good if one or two out of 100 remain.
The Devouring Sea Technique is better, but it also suffers more than half of the damage, especially the damage to demon cores of different attributes!
Fang Qing was quite satisfied with this utilization rate, considering he had only been in the Nascent Soul stage for a few years.
"But...do we need to wait a few more years until the True Spirit Puppet is finished before going to find that dressed-up spirit demon?"
Fang Qing casually did some calculations, and his expression gradually became serious.
"Back in the Ruins of Return, I couldn't defeat that spirit demon, and that spirit demon couldn't defeat me either..."
"But after leaving the secret realm, my main body condensed a Nascent Soul and, within just a few years, refined the Profound Fire Demon Zombie, mastering numerous fourth-tier techniques, causing my strength to skyrocket... That spirit demon is also devouring cultivators, learning and progressing rapidly..."
"Now is when the gap in strength between the two sides is at its greatest, and the probability of victory is even higher than in the secret realm!"
"According to the divination, if we miss these few years, we might have several mid-Nascent Soul cultivators devoured by it, causing their cultivation to skyrocket... making it impossible to stop!"
"Or rather... our growth curves are different. My period of explosive growth has just passed, and I'll be entering a period of steady growth, while that spirit demon's strength is about to enter a period of explosive growth... At this time, I must seize the opportunity to strike and interrupt its momentum..."
"Alas, this is only because those Nascent Soul cultivators from the Demon Extermination Assembly were too useless. They chased after that spirit demon time and time again, but not only did they fail to seriously injure it, it also repeatedly managed to devour the cultivators' Nascent Souls..."
"We can't wait for the True Spirit Puppet; we must act immediately."
With this thought in mind, Fang Qing raised his hand and sent out a talisman.
The talisman, like a phantom, transformed into an exact replica of him, sitting cross-legged on the futon, creating the illusion of seclusion.
After activating the cave's formation, Fang Qing's figure flashed, instantly traversing the void and disappearing from sight.
……
In the misty void, a wisp of clothing appeared in his hand, the very same piece he had torn from the body of that dressed-up demon during their battle in the Guixu Secret Realm!
"With this as our foundation, and the cause and effect between us..."
Fang Qing quickly calculated with his fingers and suddenly understood. He then began his journey through the void...