Cultivation: Starting from a Mortal Bone

Yan Yu’s expression shifted slightly.

It wasn’t that she couldn’t hold out—at this rate of devouring, with her cultivation, she could easily endure for ten days or half a month.

However, what worried her was that, though the ancient evil was suppressed, it showed no sign of injury; instead, its aura was slowly growing stronger.

This was practically like feeding the evil!

Hence, she hurried Qin Yu along.

"Go!"

Qin Yu spoke no further; True Essence surged within, transforming into sharp arrows that shot straight at the tightly bound evil spirit.

Yet, just as the arrows were about to pierce the evil, this seemingly immobilized ghostly entity suddenly split apart like a phantom, deftly evading Qin Yu’s fierce attack.

"Aim properly!"

Yan Yu, a bit anxious, could only restrain each split-off evil one by one.

Qin Yu felt a bit exasperated—naïve is one thing, but careless words shouldn’t slip out. If the Sect Leader overheard, who knows how she’d judge him.

"Buzz!..."

Now knowing the evil could split, Qin Yu instantly used Spiritual Power to control True Essence, weaving it into a vast net that enveloped the evil, leaving it no room to escape.

"Sss——"

The moment they touched, wisps of green smoke rose from the evil, and a heart-rending wail echoed, reminiscent of a hundred ghosts crying at night—deeply chilling.

[Purify Evil +1000]

Qin Yu drew a sharp breath.

One purification yielded a full thousand Flame Points—this evil... truly unusual.

Clearly, what was in that banner days ago was merely a slender split soul from the very evil before them.

The evil began struggling madly once more.

Black Qi around its body spread like living threads, seeping into the Dao Rhyme hand suppressing it, and some even toward the earth below.

"Still trying to escape?!"

Yan Yu would never give it a chance—her giant hand gripped the whole stretch of earth below, and no matter what it tried, it couldn’t break free from the restriction.

What came next was much simpler.

Qin Yu gathered True Essence into net after net, casting them continually onto the evil.

[Purify Evil Qi +1000]

[Purify Evil Qi +1000]

A string of numbers floated—after harvesting over sixty thousand Flame Points from the evil, the disturbing cries finally fell silent.

The evil dissolved into green smoke, vanishing completely.

Yan Yu stared, dumbfounded, as if she hadn’t yet recovered.

Ancient evil.

Even the sages of old were helpless against it—now it was so easily purified by a Golden Core Cultivator?!

She could hardly believe it; her mind reeled.

She had been rigorously trained as a Flame Guard—supposedly unshakable, even if the mountains crumbled before her, able to remain calm and composed.

But now, her heart surged with overwhelming disbelief and deep shock.

Next.

To make sure every hidden danger was completely rooted out, the two began a meticulous sweep of the whole Hundred Sword Sect, searching and cleansing every inch of land.

The ground was dug up, ensuring no trace of Death Qi remained.

Yan Yu extended her senses, carefully surveying, while Qin Yu activated his Celestial Eye; only after confirming did the two stop.

Only now did Qin Yu spare a glance at the flame seed.

[Flame Points: 201880]

[Root Bone: Lower Grade Dao Bone (Flame Points 201880/200000) Can Break Through]

[Spiritual Power: Refining Middle Tier (Flame Points 201880/50000) Can Break Through]

How excellent!

Qin Yu didn’t expect that, by a whim to visit the Hundred Sword Sect, he’d collect over a hundred thousand Flame Points.

This undoubtedly saved him nearly a year and a half of time.

This time, Yan Yu didn’t conceal anything from Qin Yu; she merely laid out an array to isolate sound, then produced the Flame Guard Order.

"Ancient evil?!"

Over there, the Empress’s voice came, regal and commanding even without anger.

Evil’s threat was immense—it couldn’t be suppressed or isolated by arrays; otherwise, the sages would not have paid a huge price to banish it.

The true reason, as Empress of the Immortal Country, she naturally understood.

Evil could never descend again—unless... someone found the place of its banishment?!

Just imagining it made one’s scalp tingle.

Still, it seems that person understood the evil’s danger and did not damage anything—or perhaps lacked the power to break the restriction around the banished place.

From Yan Yu’s account, it further proved the evil wasn’t a recorded descent, merely a split-off portion.

Otherwise, why would it need a Spirit Vein to be reared?

Detestable!

"You must leave immediately. I will send Yan Zhi over. Evil must not appear on Great Yan’s land."

Among the Flame Guards, Yan Yu was youngest; though she possessed strong cultivation, she couldn’t truly banish evil—at most, seal it for a time.

Hopefully, there’s still time!

"Your Majesty, that evil has already been... purified!"

Yan Yu, as a loyal Flame Guard, naturally kept nothing from the Empress.

"Hm?!"

Hearing this, even the supreme Great Yan Empress couldn’t help but show a trace of disbelief.

Evil—undying, indestructible!

Even ancient sages wielding divine techniques could only, at great cost, banish the evil.

Now, Yan Yu claimed... the evil had been purified?!

How could this not be astonishing?!

After a moment, the Empress’s composure returned.

She knew well that her Flame Guards were utterly loyal and would never utter a single false word to her.

"Detail it carefully; do not omit a single thing."

The Empress’s voice was cold and steady, bearing unquestionable authority.

Then.

Yan Yu carefully recounted every detail of the incident, withholding nothing.

"Qin Yu?!"

Even the supreme Empress hadn’t expected that the one purifying evil would be the somewhat inexperienced Junior Cultivator at only the Golden Core Realm?

More shocking—he not only purified the evil, but also wiped out the notorious Malice Spirit!

This—how could a Golden Core Cultivator accomplish such a feat?!

Utterly absurd.

Yet, in Yan Yu’s narration, Qin Yu’s unique... ’Spiritual Power’ was brought up once more.

This point, the Empress had actually heard from Yan Yu before.

Indeed, there were beings in the world who mastered unique energies.

For example... the Empress Dowager!

Her moonlight radiance was a nemesis to all evil spirits.

But Qin Yu’s energy—containing Spiritual Power, Spiritual Power, and something unknown yet Supreme Yang and Firm—she found no record of it in any ancient texts.

This most likely was due to Qin Yu’s unique physique.

The Empress had long suspected, but must meet Qin Yu in person before making any judgment.