Chapter 711: 302: Three Thousand Women Ranked in the Immortal Class, Demon-like Infection (Unconditional Update)_1 Chapter 711: 302: Three Thousand Women Ranked in the Immortal Class, Demon-like Infection (Unconditional Update)_1 “There’s still a force lurking deep in the sea.
The demon beast that escaped into the sea earlier might be trying to go there…”
Indeed, Su Yanyan, whose eyes now shone with a deep blue light, had detected something with her Heavenly Vision deep in the sea.
According to the division of the Heavenly Vision’s power within the Heavenly Immortal Dao Unification, she was near the phase of the Eye of the God.
Naturally, her insights would be stronger than those of Chen Dengming.
“I’ll go down and investigate first.
The rest of you should stay at the beach.
Elder Guan, please ensure the safety of our Daoist son.”
Su Yanyan instructed.
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Immediately Guan Chao complied, while Chen Dengming was warmed by her concern.
The treatment he received as a Daoist son was, as always, favorable.
His gaze fell upon the dozens of shriveled corpses still floating on the sea surface, and he immediately sent out a reminder.
“Martial Aunt, these corpses, along with the body of the demon beast from the ocean floor, have not been dealt with yet.
The beast’s blood contains a strong demonic nature…”
“Alright!
I got it!”
Su Yanyan nodded, then invoked a charm to summon a shiny spiritual pearl from her Storage Bag; it appeared like a metallic bead, yet it produced a steamy mist.
“A Water Dividing Pearl!” Chen Dengming’s eyes sparkled.
Su Yanyan then directed the pearl towards the sea surface.
Immediately, the sea water receded, and then, following the pearl’s descent, it parted and created a ring-shaped waterless zone about ten feet in diameter.
Su Yanyan entered the space that had been created, which, under her control, shifted from a cylindrical to a cone shape as it descended, rapidly piercing through the sea water.
Guan Chao looked at Chen Dengming, who at this point was weak and even had a bald spot, and had to suppress a smile.
The current Chen Dengming was no longer the same martial nephew who needed guidance in the Longevity Hall.
In fact, his strength had surpassed Guan Chao’s considerably.
Smilingly, he said, “Taoist son, are you alright?
I have a Profound Cicada Wonderful Pill here.
Taking it will speed up your recovery.”
Chen Dengming waved him off, “Thanks for the offer Elder Guan, but I have already taken a pill.”
“One more pill won’t hurt.
Good medicine won’t harm you in any case.
Come on, feel free to accept it.
This is also my little kindness.
Just like when you invited me to drink the Smoke Rain Terrace Spirit Tea, this is just about returning the favor…”
Unable to refuse, Chen Dengming had no choice but to accept, feeling both amused and frustrated.
The last time he offered Guan Chao the Smoke Rain Terrace Spirit Tea, Guan Chao returned it without a sip.
Although it was supposed to be for the good of both parties, it couldn’t be said that he had drunk the spiritual tea Dengming gave.
Seeing Chen Dengming accepting and taking the pill, Guan Chao was delighted and remarked, “Brother Chen, your strength is increasing drastically.
Now, even such a strong demon beast is no match for you.
I heard that the appearance of these demon beasts in other places has resulted in the destruction and eradication of sects.
It’s tragic for sects like Jiuluan Pavilion and Xuan Ying Island.
Our Longevity Sect has you and Martial Aunt Su, ensuring peace.”
“Jiuluan Pavilion and Xuan Ying Island were wiped out?”
Chen Dengming was surprised.
Unlike the Four Regions, the Immortal Sects in the Four Oceans don’t necessarily have Nascent Soul cultivators as sect founders and are often named after islands.
Although Jiuluan Pavilion did not have a Nascent Soul True Monarch, Xuan Ying island did.
How was Xuan Ying Island annihilated?
Guan Chao was surprised, “Taoist son, you don’t know?
A demon whale crashed into Xuan Ying Island, directly shattering the island beyond recognition.
Many cultivators on the island were swallowed by the demon whale.”
He paused, then sighed, “It’s a pity that True Lord Xuan Ying wasn’t on the island that day, otherwise Xuan Ying Island wouldn’t have been destroyed.
Now, the entire sect is left with only True Lord Xuan Ying and a few disciples.
The Spiritual Vein is also ruined.
They are homeless…”
“So, the island that was destroyed by the demon whale was Xuan Ying Island?”
Chen Dengming sighed.
He had heard about this news but didn’t know that the unfortunate power was Xuan Ying Island.
Thankfully, it was not the nearby Iron Armor Sect.
If the Iron Armor Sect lost its territory, the two Nascent Soul elders might cause trouble.
It might even lead to a war with neighboring sects to seize more territory.
While the two of them were discussing this gossip, Chen Dengming had mostly recovered from his injuries.
His broken bones had reattached, and the skin had scabbed over and was rapidly sloughing off.
The Profound Cicada Wonderful Pill that Guan Chao gifted was indeed extraordinary.
This pill was made using the shed skin of a spiritual cicada as the lead medicine, making it very precious and incredibly effective at healing skin and flesh injuries.
At that moment, quite a few spiritual lights flew over from the direction of Evergreen Island.
Evidently, they were alarmed by the commotion of the battle here.
The previous fight involving Chen Dengming had begun and ended quickly, possibly not even lasting half a tea’s time.
Su Yanyan and others were the first to be drawn to the scene by the battle, but by the time they arrived, the fight had already ended.
Not to mention the latecomers.
“Husband…
are you ok?”
A flash of spiritual light heralded the arrival of He Yingyu’s tall and slender figure.
Seeing the somewhat disheveled appearance of Chen Dengming, her heart tightened, and she hurried over to inquire.
Ever since Chen Dengming became the Taoist son, she had changed how she addressed him.
She no longer dared to call him ‘junior brother’ in front of others, fearing that it would lower Chen Dengming’s status, so she switched to calling him her ‘husband’ instead.
“I’m fine.
My injuries have mostly healed by now.
They’re just superficial wounds.”
Chen Dengming allowed He Yingyu to take his arm, patting her tender hand softly and smilingly.
Seeing more cultivators and disciples approaching from far away by the seaside, he turned his gaze towards Guan Chao.
Before he could speak, Guan Chao understood and nodded with a smile.
He immediately flew forward to organize a patrol team to maintain order, preventing anyone from entering the sea at this time.
“Sister, let’s go too.
I’ll send a replica here to keep watch later.”
Chen Dengming patted He Yingyu’s hand and chuckled, leading her onto the back of the Black Cloud Leopard for a ride.
He knew how worried she was.
Right now, his wounds hadn’t fully healed, and his Dao force was severely depleted.
He was essentially incapable of doing anything.
It would be better to return to the shore, observe the situation, and interrogate the demon beast’s spirit at the same time.
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Half a cup of tea later.
Chen Dengming had conjured two Heavenly Immortal incarnations on the beach.
He dispatched one to guard the corpses of the Demon Beasts that had been slain earlier; this one dove into the deep sea hundreds of feet below.
Chen Dengming personally went to fish out the dozens of mummified bodies soaking in the sea.
All of these mummies had been controlled by the Demon Beasts, even consumed for their life essence, potentially harboring the Demonic Qi within.
In order to prevent infection by the Demonic Qi, Chen Dengming’s Dao-infused Incarnation was the only one who could safely approach them.
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Meanwhile, inside the Golden Elixir Spirit Boat on the beach.
Chen Dengming’s face was grave as he stared at the floating Soul Banner in front of him.
As the Banner was taken out from the Storage Bag, it was already filled with Malevolent Qi, giving off eerie, cold and deranged energy.
Several restrained Soul Ghosts within the Soul Banner had been tainted by the Demonic Qi, behaving bizarrely, appearing deranged, even starting to riot within the Soul Banner, roaring and trying to break the prohibition that was trapping the Soul Ghost of the demonic entity.
“I didn’t expect that the soul of this demonic entity is already full of demonic energy, able to infect the other Soul Ghosts through the prohibition, the power of the demonic energy is indeed sinister!”
Chen Dengming furrowed his brows, feeling troubled.
Now he had no choice but to destroy the Soul Banner along with the infected Soul Ghosts.
However, the loss of these Soul Ghosts, which could have been used for Soul Fetching Arrows, was regrettable.
“Zhi——!”
Zhu Xun, the ghost man beside him, made a noise and gestured grasping at something to signal Chen Dengming.
Seeing this, Chen Dengming couldn’t help but chuckle, “Old Zhu, these Soul Ghosts have been infected by demonic energy and are not suitable for consumption, unless you also want to be infected by the demonic energy.”
Hearing that he couldn’t eat them, Zhu Xun immediately grew restless.
He felt a strong attraction to these Soul Ghosts.
Especially the soul of the demonic entity, which was very strong.
He had an urgent feeling that if he ate the soul of the demonic entity, he could break through and become a Ghost General.
Now that Chen Dengming was not letting him consume them, Zhu Xun’s eyes immediately turned red.
He roared angrily on the spot, no longer making dog barks.
Chen Dengming frowned, “I’m doing this for your own good.
If these could be eaten, wouldn’t I let you eat them?”
In the Soul House, the Mini Array Spirit stuttered a solemn reminder, “Dao, Daoist, these Soul Ghosts infected by the malevolent entity are called Devil Ghosts in our way of Ghost Cultivation.
The power of the Malevolent Qi is strong.
Once turned into Devil Ghosts, the Soul Ghosts will become stronger than before.
If Daoist Zhu were to consume them, he indeed might have a chance of breaking through…”
Chen Dengming was surprised, “Even if he could break through, the threat of the Malevolent Qi is also something that cannot be ignored…”
The Mini-Array Spirit stuttered, “In order to both guarantee the survival of the Soul Ghosts and eliminate the Malevolent Qi, it might be difficult.
But if we ignore the life and death of the Soul Ghosts, it would not be difficult to eliminate the Malevolent Qi.
There are many ways to do so, one of which is the Thunder Skill.
After being struck by lightning, very pure Soul Power will briefly linger in the world.
Although part of it will be lost, it is better than being wasted!”
Listening to the Mini Array Spirit’s eloquent explanation, Chen Dengming gradually understood what he should do, and his mood relaxed.
Indeed, having an elder at home is like having a treasure.
Girls who are three years older are worth their weight in gold.
Girls who are three years older are immortals.
Chen Dengming was uncertain of the Mini Array Spirit’s exact age, but since it was once a Nascent Soul expert, it could very well be over a thousand years old, just appearing as a woman in the prime of her life.
This former beauty from a thousand years ago not only became his dancing girl every night, but also helped with strategy in the daytime, providing the utmost comfort.
Now that he knew how to properly deal with these Soul Ghosts, Chen Dengming was no longer in a hurry.
He immediately called forth the soul of the demonic entity from the Soul Banner for interrogation.
However, communicating with this stubborn or even low-spiritual intelligence demonic entity’s Soul Ghost was truly too difficult.
Chen Dengming wanted to find out how this demonic entity had become infected with Malevolent Qi, where the source of infection was, where it previously lived in the sea, and whether it had encountered other demonic entities before…
However, after asking several questions, he only heard a vague answer—the source of the Malevolent Qi infection was at the bottom of the sea.
Specifically where at the bottom of the sea, Chen Dengming couldn’t understand the place names mentioned by the demonic entity.
Probably these were territories known to intelligent sea creatures, how could he, a human cultivator, understand them.
Just as Chen Dengming was unsure of what to do next, an emergency notice came from the incarnation that had dived into the deep sea.
This warning came from Su Yanyan, the Third Uncle Master, who was in the deeper part of the seabed.
“Nephew Chen, I have discovered the source of Malevolent Qi, not far from our Evergreen Island.
You must immediately evacuate all disciples and cultivators around the island.
I’m preparing to try and destroy this source of Malevolent Qi…”
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