Chapter 487: Chapter 11: Innate Pure Yang Qi
Yang Jing looked at the secret door, and an idea sparked in his mind.
The various arts of the Celestial Demons were inferior to those of the Nine Heavens World, which possessed legacies from the Upper Realm, but they were still quite extraordinary.
However, the mainstream among Celestial Demons was not the use of Arrays, but rather the various secret scripts found within the Demon Palace. Arrays had only gained a foothold in the last millennium, following an increase in the number of Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators who had transformed into Celestial Demons.
Yang Jing had obtained the Nine Heavens Secret Demon Profound Scripture, and this supreme inheritance for Demon Cultivators recorded many methods involving these secret scripts.
The art of secret scripts might have seemed like a different path to the same goal as the Talismanic Script of the Nine Heavens World, but in reality, they were polar opposites. Practicing them was an abstruse and extremely difficult endeavor.
Yang Jing had only skimmed the surface before abandoning any deeper study.
But even with only a superficial understanding, Yang Jing could tell at a glance that this secret door was the core of the entire Demon Palace. The secret scripts covering it were complex and layered with all sorts of Restrictions.
Yang Jing hadn’t expected that following the Moon Demon’s aura would lead him straight to the core of the Demon Palace.
An idea struck him. With a quick shift, he transformed into the likeness of a Moon Demon, even intentionally manifesting several wounds on his body that looked like burns from Demon Fire.
Seeing a member of its own kind, the Moon Demon was startled.
"How goes the battle outside? Don’t tell me the King has been defeated!"
"The King has not been defeated, but he fell for the Tribulation Sea Old Demon’s scheme and is now at a disadvantage. He worries that if he is injured and his Power is diminished, the other two Demon Kings might make a move. So, he dispatched me to retrieve the secret treasure and settle things with the Tribulation Sea Old Demon once and for all!"
Yang Jing walked up to the Moon Demon and, without a change in his expression, subtly shook the Demon-Catching Tripod at his waist.
Unwittingly, the Moon Demon inhaled the Nine Illusion Mirage Demon Qi. It was already flustered after hearing that the Moon Demon King was at a disadvantage. With the Nine Illusion Mirage Demon Qi fanning the flames of its panic, it completely lost its composure, unable to detect anything unusual about the Moon Demon before it.
"I’ll open the door for you now! But there are two secret doors in total. The Command Talisman I have can only open the first one. The things stored here are Spiritual Objects that are only useful to the Human Race. The ones we Celestial Demons can use are behind the second secret door."
There were quite a few Spiritual Acupoints in the Outer Realm. Celestial Demons who had previously ventured out could, with a bit of luck, bring some Spiritual Objects back to the Demon Realm. Although these items were useless to them, they were priceless to Cultivators. Thus, the Moon Demon King collected them all to trade with the caravans of Demon Cultivators, exchanging for what each side needed.
Since this first secret door needed to be opened frequently, the Moon Demon King grew tired of his subordinates constantly requesting his permission and gave the Command Talisman to the Moon Demon guarding the gate.
After all, the Demon Palace was protected by secret scripts. Even if someone managed to steal treasures from the vault, they would wander around inside until they died, never hoping to find their way out without a guide.
A glint flashed in Yang Jing’s eyes.
’Spiritual Objects are perfect,’ he thought. ’Exactly what I need.’ The treasures required by Celestial Demons were almost useless to him; he’d just have to offload them through Wei Ying anyway.
The Moon Demon guarding the vault immediately took out the Command Talisman and opened the secret door for Yang Jing.
The moment the secret door swung open, an incredibly dense wave of Spiritual Qi, thick as cloud and mist, billowed out from the doorway, pushing all the surrounding Taiyin Demon Qi aside.
The Moon Demon immediately showed a look of disgust. As a Celestial Demon born from Taiyin Demon Qi, it naturally loathed Spiritual Qi to its very core.
Yang Jing’s expression shifted slightly. He waited for the Moon Demon to enter the vault first before following it in.
The moment he stepped into the vault, he was nearly blinded by the dazzling array of Spiritual Light. All sorts of Spiritual Ores, rare finds in the Western Continent, were piled up carelessly in a heap. The more fragile Spirit Medicines, however, had been handled with some care, their Spiritual Charm sealed within Jade Boxes that filled entire rows of shelves.
All manner of Spirit Pearls were stored with extreme nonchalance, simply scooped into bushels.
Spiritual Objects whose functions couldn’t be immediately identified and spoils of war seized from battles with other Demons were simply tossed aside like garbage.
Yang Jing had a sharp eye, and at a single glance, he spotted numerous rare treasures among the clutter.
However, all the treasures in the vault paled in comparison to a single Iron Embryo Treasure Bottle placed within.
His senses were keen; with just one sniff, he could tell what the Iron Embryo Treasure Bottle contained.
"What’s in this bottle...?"
Yang Jing asked, suppressing his excitement as he stealthily flicked another wisp of Nine Illusion Mirage Demon Qi into the Moon Demon’s nose.
"What’s in this bottle is Innate Pure Yang Qi. Alas, it’s the principle of extreme Yin giving birth to Yang. Our Demon Palace is home not only to our King, the Moon Demon King, but also to all of us Moon Demons of varying Cultivation levels. Sustained by the Demon Vein, our Taiyin Demon Qi is at its absolute peak, and because of this, a wisp of Innate Pure Yang Qi is born from the Demon Vein every five hundred years. For us Moon Demons, this Innate Pure Yang Qi is lethal. We can’t be tainted by the slightest bit of it. If we were to accidentally trigger it while absorbing Taiyin Demon Qi, we would be instantly annihilated."
The Moon Demon stared at the Iron Embryo Treasure Bottle, its gaze filled with utter terror.
"For our sake, the King takes this Iron Embryo Treasure Bottle every five hundred years to capture the newly born Innate Pure Yang Qi within it. While this Innate Pure Yang Qi is a cataclysmic poison to us, it’s a treasure of the highest grade for the Cultivators of the Nine Heavens World. The Qi in this bottle is the accumulation of over six thousand years and weighs three hundred and seventy-five catties. Countless Demon Cultivators have tried to purchase it from the King, but he always refuses because he’s worried that if someone else got their hands on it, they would use it for Refining a treasure specifically to counter us Moon Demons. That’s why it has remained locked away in this vault."
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