Chapter 245 - 226: Immortal True Scripture
"Even though the Chongming Golden Flame is mystical, it still can’t defeat those two Demon Venerables."
Luo Zhouwu watched as the golden flame on Chen Ming was suppressed by the blue and purple demonic lights, growing increasingly dim. He could already foresee the fate of this young man.
Either he would become a Sword Slave to the Demon Sword.
Or be possessed by the Immortal Demon Venerable.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel worried. This kid’s aptitude is probably not inferior to his martial niece Su Zhining. Now, being possessed by the Demon Venerable would surely become a dire threat to the righteous path in the future.
Unfortunately, he had already channeled all the power he could muster into Chen Ming through "Heavenly Heart" a moment ago. At this moment, he was also suppressing the demonic nature within himself, making it impossible to intervene.
"Why am I even worrying about this?"
Luo Zhouwu suddenly thought, just waiting for that kid to be completely possessed, he too would die here. How he wreaks havoc in the world in the future, he would no longer witness.
At this moment, he saw someone stand up and walk towards Chen Ming.
"Is it her?"
Luo Zhouwu was stirred, wondering how he had forgotten about her.
Out of all the people present, the only one still capable of moving was Zhou Yilan.
"What does she want to do?"
Watching Zhou Yilan walk step by step to Chen Ming’s side, Luo Zhouwu couldn’t help but think, "Could she be seeking revenge for her husband?"
After all, her husband Ruan Caixiong was killed by this kid. They shared more than a decade of marital affection, so wanting revenge after witnessing her husband’s murder was understandable.
He saw Zhou Yilan walk to Ruan Caixiong’s side, take the Lifebound Object Turtle Shell from him, and throw it to Fang Yong.
Then, she approached Chen Ming, extending her hand to grasp the hilt of the "Zhichi Demon Sword," struggling to pull it out from Chen Ming’s body.
The Demon Sword vibrated with a hum, seemingly unwilling.
However, Zhou Yilan had studied the "Nine Nether Great Technique," so she could manage to control this demon sword without becoming a Sword Slave for a short time.
"Ha—"
She poured her lifetime cultivation into the demon sword, and for a moment, a vibrant green light burst forth. The entire space seemed to tremble.
"What is she trying to do?"
Luo Zhouwu was somewhat alarmed; with her Second Grade cultivation, exerting the power of the demon sword like this, was she courting death?
"Break!"
The power of the demon sword soared to a critical point, Zhou Yilan let out the last roar of her life, swinging the demon sword in her hand.
Sizzle—
Where the demon sword swept, a rift was sliced open in the space.
"Senior Brother, hurry, leave..."
She looked at her two severely injured senior brothers with endless longing, her body subsequently disintegrating.
This strike, she executed at the cost of her life.
The Zhichi Demon Sword, an unparalleled divine weapon of rare space attributes, had enough power to cleave through space in such a lower-tier Secret Realm.
"Junior Sister—"
Fang Yong let out a mournful cry, mustering all his strength, he picked up the near-dead Zhou You and leaped into the escape passage that the junior sister had carved out with her life.
Swoosh!
Just as the rift was about to close, Chen Ming, clad half in purple light and half in golden flame, suddenly soared forth, flying into the passage.
The Zhichi Demon Sword also wanted to escape into the passage but was unfortunately a step too late, held back by a hand.
It was Luo Zhouwu who acted in advance to stop it from fleeing this space.
Buzzing—
The Zhichi Demon Sword emitted a resentful hum, but alas, it was only a divine weapon—only in human hands could it exert its power.
Without a Sword Slave, it was merely a divine weapon despite its overwhelming power, rendered useless.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been suppressed here for so many years.
Despite his injuries, Luo Zhouwu forced the Zhichi Demon Sword to stay, feeling relieved.
At least he didn’t let this demon sword escape.
However...
He looked at the spot where the spatial rift vanished, shadows flickering in his eyes. That kid would surely be possessed by the Immortal Demon Venerable.
"Though it’s just a strand of split spirit, with that kid’s aptitude, if he switches to cultivating the ’Undying Primordial Spirit,’ he might become another unparalleled Demon Venerable given time."
No, this matter must be reported to the alliance immediately. He must be eliminated before he gains strength.
...
Chen Ming only felt darkness before his eyes, his body and soul seeming to be torn into countless pieces.
It seemed like an eternity had passed, yet it also felt like just a moment.
He perceived a sudden burst of light, finding the world before him restored to its original color—green mountains and waters, the azure, clear sky, those fluffy, cotton candy-like clouds, appearing so pleasant, filling him with a sense of joy.
At this moment, an ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
Swoosh—
He tapped into the last thread of Gang Yuan within him, evading the sneak attack from behind.
"It’s you?"
Chen Ming dodged with a leap, landing several feet away. Turning to look, he saw that the attacker was Fang Yong. Although several Dragon Sealing Needles had sealed Fang Yong’s Gang Yuan, and half his shoulder and an arm had been severed, he still appeared vigorous.
Fang Yong gazed at him coldly, "Quite the trick you have there, disguising as my martial niece all along the journey with us. What exactly are you after?"
By this time, the heavily injured Zhou You also stood up, glaring at him with tiger-like ferocity, the wound on his mouth yet to heal, making him appear rather grim and terrifying.
Chen Ming looked at their demeanor and knew they wouldn’t let him leave easily. He sighed, "No need for more words, let’s fight."
At the same time, he summoned the panel and mentally recited, "Add points!"
He added a million points to the "Five Elements True Skill."
[Level: 71]
[Current Points: 1,783,783]
[Cultivation Technique: "Iron Horse Stance" (Fifth Level Perfection), "Five Elements True Skill (Missing)" (Seventh Level 1,242,456/10,000,000)]
[Martial Skill: "Three Talents Fist" (Mastery), Eight Trigrams Saber Technique (Mastery), Zhuang’s Flying Knife (Mastery), Swallow Returning Sword Technique (Mastery), "Vermilion Bird Swordsmanship" (Mastery), "Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens" (Ninth Layer Perfection), "Lone Goose of Heaven and Earth" (Second Layer 35,734/2,000,000)]
[Secret Technique: "Disguise Technique" (Mastery), "Artifact Nurturing Technique" (First Layer 1/100,000), "Artifact Control Technique" (Ninth Layer 1/900,000)]
The level went up by one, instantly restoring the consumed Gang Yuan within.
Chen Ming gripped the "Mingfeng Sword", sneered, and in a flash, appeared above Fang Yong, slashing down, "Die!"
Not good!
Zhou You and Fang Yong were both taken aback. They thought this kid had exhausted himself significantly and was corroded by the purple demonic qi, leaving not much strength.
How could he still use that elusive body technique?
"Senior Brother, watch out—"
Before Fang Yong finished his sentence, he saw Senior Brother Zhou You beheaded with a single strike, dying instantly. "No—"
A moment later, he followed in his senior brother’s footsteps, his head chopped off with one sword strike.
[You have killed a Level 94 enemy and gained 2.5 million experience points.]
[You have killed a Level 98 enemy and gained 2.5 million experience points.]
It seems that at the current level, 2.5 million experience points is the cap for killing an enemy.
Chen Ming was in a great mood, having replenished the experience points he had previously added to "Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens" and "Artifact Control Technique."
To be honest, he hadn’t initially intended to kill these two, considering Zhou Yilan’s earlier leniency.
When Zhou Yilan drew her sword earlier, she could have easily killed him with one strike, yet she spared him. He felt grateful for that.
However, he had intended to let them go, but they wanted to kill him, so they couldn’t blame him.
At this moment, Chen Ming heard an unwilling roar in his mind. The consciousness of the Immortal Demon Venerable had finally been worn away by the Golden Flame.
"Did it just die like that?"
He was somewhat incredulous.
Wasn’t it said that this was the Immortal Demon Venerable? That the Primordial Spirit wouldn’t die or perish, so how was it so easily worn out?
Something isn’t right!
Although the Golden Flame’s power was strong enough to easily burn a First Grade, but that was a Demon Venerable, a being even the world’s top experts couldn’t completely destroy, only suppress...
"What is this?"
Chen Ming searched his thoughts and found several cultivation techniques in his mind.
"Immortal True Scripture," "Primordial Spirit Division Technique," "Soul Splitting and Soul Attachment Technique."
Besides these, there were many memories that originally did not belong to him.
Some of them belonged to that Demon Venerable, although they seemed incomplete.
There were also memories from other people, including Gu Xianyu and those Second Grade ones he had just killed.
Chen Ming directly skipped over and didn’t inspect those techniques and memories, avoiding any potential traps.
This Immortal Demon Venerable was too strange, who knows if there might be lingering thoughts in those memories. Better be careful of being tainted.
Anyway, for now, it seems the crisis is temporarily resolved.
However, he still felt a subtle unease inside.
He stretched out his hand, and a flame as big as a lighter’s flickered out, "Just this little remains."
Earlier when he swallowed the Golden Flame, he had acted with the determination to die.
Who would have thought, that when the Golden Flame entered his body, it didn’t harm him at all, until the Demonic Qi and the Immortal Demon Venerable attempted to acquire him, the Golden Flame fiercely battled them.
Fortunately, the Demon Sword was pulled out, allowing the Golden Flame to successfully obliterate the Immortal Demon Venerable’s Primordial Spirit.
In the end, only this little Golden Flame remained.
"However—"
Chen Ming’s heart stirred as he reabsorbed this wisp of Golden Flame into his body, directing it into the Sea of Qi, where every circulation purified his Gang Yuan a little more.
"Turns out, the ’Profound Fire True Skill’ can refine this Golden Flame."
This means, back in the Fire Element Space, when Yu Haitang suddenly exploded with power exceeding the First Grade, it was due to having the divine object corresponding to the ’Profound Wood True Skill.’
He unraveled a mystery in his heart.
"Once my ’Profound Fire True Skill’ is cultivated to a certain level, its might might indeed reach the extent of this Golden Flame."
He continued contemplating, if he could completely cultivate the Five Elements True Skill and merge the five divine objects, how strong would he become?
Though, it’s just a thought. Now, with such an occurrence, as long as Luo Zhouwu and Su Zhining cross-check information, they could figure out his identity.
Returning to Jiangzhou is certainly not an option.
Come to think of it, where is this place?
"First, let’s find someone to ask."
Chen Ming was about to leave when he suddenly noticed a pitch-black broken sword next to Zhou You’s corpse, and a piece of black turtle shell next to Fang Yong’s body.
"Are these their lifebound objects?"