Chapter 283: Chapter 258: True Body Seventh Refinement, Spiritual God of the Ninth Turn_1
The Lord Xueshen and the Ancient Demon worked together, blocking Chu Long’s Primordial Spirit Manifestation.
"Chu Long, I heard that you were born with Qi-blood as strong as a dragon. Today, I shall test it out myself."
Lord Xueshen shouted coldly, rising to the sky.
His blood-red hair flew wildly, his body was filled with rolling blood energy. His body was wriggling rapidly, and a pair of meat wings grew from his back. He looked like a human-shaped bat, bearing a resemblance to the Ancient Demon.
Then, another figure emerged from his body, quickly enlarged, turning into a gigantic figure dozens of yards tall.
This was a giant formed entirely by condensed blood. It was also his Primordial Spirit Manifestation, the Undying Blood Demon.
Boom!
Two giant figures, each dozens of yards tall, battled with each other, while Chu Long and Lord Xueshen transformed into a streak of light, engaging each other fiercely in the mid-air.
The Ancient Demon, having lost the balance of control, it opened its mouth and let out a long howl. Numerous people in Xuanhuo City were being devoured by it constantly.
Within the blink of an eye, the number of people devoured had reached thousands.
At several gates of Xuanhuo City, crowds surged out in sheer terror.
Hundreds or thousands of Martial Cultivators leapt from the city’s walls, fleeing desperately.
"Evil beast, courting death."
A furious shout came from the distance.
Two streaks of light were flying at high speed. Their speed was so fast that they resembled lightning and, in a blink, they reached the vicinity of Xuanhuo City.
Whoosh!
A ray of Sword Light broke through the air and crossed a distance of dozens of miles, slashing towards the Ancient Demon, or more accurately, it was slashing towards the Ancient Blood Demon.
The Ancient Blood Demon flapped its wings, transforming into a blood blade to block the Sword Light.
With this stall, the two streaks of light had already come close. One in the front and one in the back, they surrounded the Ancient Blood Demon.
One of them was a robust middle-aged man in full armor, holding a war sword, his aura threatening.
The other was an elder, surprisingly dressed in a loose official suit, in his hand, there was a giant seal.
But from how easily both of them stood in the air, they were clearly at the Primordial Spirit Realm.
"The Minister of War of the Mansion of King Ming, and Nan Mengren, one of the three great leaders of the King’s bodyguards."
The face of Lord Xueshen changed.
"Hmph, I knew the Yan Clan was up to no good, we have been prepared for a long time."
The Minister of War snorted coldly, the giant seal in his hand flew out, growing rapidly and suppressing the Ancient Blood Demon.
The man Nan Mengren, one of the three great leaders of the King’s bodyguards, held his sword with both hands, the sword let out a sharp whistling sound, a harsh Sword Light shot into the sky, heading for the head of the Ancient Blood Demon.
Roar!
The Ancient Blood Demon roared and resisted with all its might.
But in the distant past, it had been badly injured and was sealed for thousands of years. Although it had recovered quite a bit with the evil Martial Food, it was still a far cry from its peak, making it difficult to contend with these two top experts from the Mansion of King Ming.
After a few moves, it was sliced in half by a sword stroke from Nan Mengren.
Seeing the opportunity, the Minister of War attacked with the giant seal, shattering the head of the Ancient Blood Demon.
However, the life force of the Ancient Blood Demon was astonishing, many times stronger than that of a Martial Spirit.
Demonic Qi and blood energy spread all over, the shattered body instantly reassembled, stubbornly recovering.
"The life force of the Blood Demon is too strong, I fear that we cannot kill him with our own power, we must use the power of the immortals to restrain him."
Nan Mengren said.
"I happen to have an immortal weapon."
As the Minister of War lifted his hand, a long whip tens of meters in length appeared in his hand.
This whip was clearly made from the spine of some living creature, linked piece by piece.
"Good."
Nan Mengren was greatly invigorated, he swung his sword and fought against the Ancient Blood Demon.
While the Minister of War was urging the giant seal to attack, he also urged the long whip to attack the Ancient Blood Demon.
The long whip radiated dazzling light, copious amounts of immortal light gushed out, and collided with the Demonic Qi of the Ancient Blood Demon. The Demonic Qi made seething sounds, just like ice and snow when coming in contact with fire, evaporating continuously.
The Demonic Qi on the Ancient Blood Demon was gradually fading.
From afar, Lu Yan was watching intently.
"The gap between the True Body Realm and the Primordial Spirit Realm is too big. The True Body Realm still looks like an ordinary Martial Cultivator, whereas the Primordial Spirit Realm seems to have stepped into another level. Their weapons can be big or small, containing extraordinary power."Lu Yan thought to himself.
Below the True Body Realm and including the True Body Realm, the Divine Weapons used can only serve as assistance, they were like extensions of the arms and legs of martial artists. These weapons were sharp and sturdy, allowing the full release of the martial artists’ strength.
However, they could not provide much power on their own.
But the weapons of the Primordial Spirit Realm seemed to be different.
Crash!
After a few moves, the body of the Ancient Blood Demon had exploded again.
This time, using the Minister of War’s control over the immortal bone whip as a python-like entity, it coiled the broken body of the Ancient Blood Demon in loops and spilled a large amount of immortal light.
The Demonic Qi and blood energy from the Ancient Blood Demon were continuously being eradicated.
And the recovery of the Ancient Blood Demon seemed to become noticeably difficult. Although it had successfully recovered in the end, its breath was a lot weaker. The wounds on its body and wings became even more terrifying.
In particular, the bleeding hole in the center of its eyebrows constantly leaking blood made the breath of the Ancient Blood Demon even weaker.
"Damn it..."
Lord Xueshen shouted angrily, trying to shake off Chu Long and assist the Ancient Blood Demon. But Chu Long, who was he? His attack was like a tidal wave, making it hard for Lord Xueshen to be diverted.
The slightest mishap would land him a blow.
After a few more moves, the Ancient Blood Demon was blown up again, and with the endless erosion of the immortal light, by the time it had recovered, its breath had become even weaker.
It was quite evident that the Ancient Blood Demon was beginning to show signs of fear.
What it feared was not the Minister of War or Nan Mengren, but the bleeding hole between its eyebrows.
There, a terrifying power was stripping him of his life.
If it weren’t for this, could the mere immortal glow of the Immortal Bone pose a threat to him?
In the past, he had slain more than just one mature immortal.
He had to consume humans, to drink blood, to regain his strength, to resist the terrifying power of the bloody hole in his brow.
If he could devour enough humans, he could perhaps completely eliminate the force and fully recover.
Bang!
The ancient Blood Demon was disintegrated, turning into a pool of blood.
This time, he didn’t explode; instead, he dispersed on his own.
The blood water spread out in all directions. The Minister of War and Nan Mengren’s faces changed dramatically as they tried to block it, but they still couldn’t hold it all back. A portion of the blood water broke through their attack and quickly flew towards the distance.
Nan Mengren and the Minister of War pursued quickly, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
"Chu Long, no more playtime with you, we’ll fight again next time."
Lord Xueshen scoffed, fighting a few moves with Chu Long, then with a shake of his wings, he transformed into a beam of blood light, rushing into the distance.
His Primordial Spirit Manifestation also transformed into a rainbow light, dashed into his body and disappeared.
"Trying to escape."
Chu Long’s gaze was cold. He also withdrew his Primordial Spirit Manifestation and chased after Lord Xueshen.
Xuanhuo City suddenly fell quiet.
A horrifying battle had come to an end.
However, the citizens and martial cultivators of Xuanhuo City dared not return for a long time.
Lu Yan, Shen Yinuo, Chu Feng, Xiang Yun and others waited outside the city, until several hours later they saw three streaks of light flying back. It was Chu Long, Nan Mengren, and the Minister of War.
Only upon questioning did they learn that Lord Xueshen had escaped, the Ancient Blood Demon was seriously injured, but he also managed to flee while on the brink of death.
"The Ancient Blood Demon inflicts a great deal of harm. He will certainly try to devour Martial Food to recover in the future, so he must not be spared. I will go back to Mingwang City immediately to report to my father, so he can dispatch men to trace the whereabouts of the Ancient Blood Demon and execute him."
"Chu Feng, Xiang Yun, Lin Lian, the matters of Xuanhuo City, leave them to you. The Yan Clan, they can’t stay."
Chu Long commanded, then looked at Lu Yan again and said, "Lu Yan, you have made a great contribution this time, and there will certainly be rewards. Stay here in Xuanhuo City for training with Chu Feng and the others."
"Yes, sir."
Lu Yan, Chu Feng, and others saluted.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Three streaks of light tore open the air and disappeared in a flash, leaving Lu Yan in awe. He wondered when he could reach such a state.
"Manifesting a Primordial Spirit, this should be the fifth stage of Spiritual God of the Ninth Turn. Even among those in the Primordial Spirit Realm, they are considered top-notch experts. There are only a limited number of such people in the world."
Shen Yinuo whispered to Lu Yan.
"Yinuo, you really know a lot."
Lu Yan said.
"I told you to read more."
Shen Yinuo smiled.
"Is reading books useful?"
Lu Yan clearly didn’t believe it.
Because many pieces of knowledge are not listed in books.
Even if there were, ordinary people wouldn’t get access to these kinds of books.
"Yinuo, can you explain to me in detail how the True Body Realm and the Primordial Spirit Realm are divided?"
Lu Yan whispered.
"Let’s go, gather our troops, and obliterate the Yan Clan."
Chu Feng nodded coldly.
He took the lead and rushed towards the distance, followed by the others.
Along the way, Shen Yinuo walked abreast with Lu Yan and whispered: "Ture Body Seventh Refinement, Spiritual God of the Ninth Turn."
"In the True Body Realm, the inner and outer parts become one. Though the physical body has reached its peak strength, it is not yet at its limit, and it needs further refining. Each refinement is a transformation, with the True Body and True Vigor both receiving a significant boost. After seven times, it reaches its limit, after which you open the Soul Acupoint, tap into the power of the Soul, and cultivate the Primordial Spirit."
"And the Primordial Spirit’s process is even more complex, with nine turns, or nine levels, known as: Spiritual Sense, Manifestation, Out-of-body, Divinity Transformation, Dharma Appearance, Peeking into the Void, Refining the Void, He Dao, Crossing the Tribulation."
"Primordial Spirit Manifestation, is the fifth level of the Primordial Spirit."
Lu Yan had an understanding.
"The young lady is quite knowledgeable; I wonder which faction she is from?"
Chu Feng took a look at Shen Yinuo, laughed and asked.
"My background is nothing special, it’s just that I read a lot usually, so I know some common knowledge."
Shen Yinuo smiled gently.
Chu Feng and the others didn’t question further.
Several hundred miles away from Xuanhuo City, there is a second-tier Blood Land Vein and a big city directly under the regime of the Mansion of King Ming. It is usually stationed with two thousand Ming army soldiers.
Upon arriving at the city, Chu Feng and his associates established their identities, temporarily took over the two thousand Ming soldiers, and sent people to the Mansion of King Ming’s other direct cities to mobilize their armies.
The Mansion of King Ming usually stations a hundred thousand soldiers in Xuan Zhou.
In no time, they had mobilized twenty thousand soldiers, who under the leadership of Chu Feng and his associates, marched straight towards Xuanhuo City.
The Yan Clan, having lost their four Martial Venerables, were like a team without a spine. Even though there were some hard liners who wanted to make a desperate stand, they were quickly crushed. Before long, Xuanhuo City fell completely into the hands of the Mansion of King Ming and the upper echelons of the Yan Clan were publicly executed.
This included the Innate Martial Body who had dealt with Lu Yan before and possessed five different Inner Strengths.
Subsequently, the Mansion of King Ming issued a proclamation throughout the three provinces stating that the Yan Clan conspired with the Spirit Sect to release the Ancient Blood Demon, unleashing disaster on the common people. Such heinous acts were unforgivable and warranted extermination of their entire families. However, King Ming was merciful and only executed those in high positions. The majority of the Yan Clan was not killed.
What followed was the reorganization of the Yan Clan’s military.
