Chapter 520: Chapter 519: Ten Demon Bones, Hell Souls Chasing Fragrance
The secret scriptures of the Three Nights Sect were all hidden inside a secret spot at Chicken Head Mountain’s foot, with an intricate array system set up around the outer layer.
Breaching the array and entering.
It was a cave, and Shi Xiaole counted; there were thirty-one secret scriptures in total. Five of them were secondary scriptures, and the rest were all tertiary.
"Why aren’t there any primary scriptures?"
Shi Xiaole frowned.
The right protector bent over and said, "Master, these scriptures are specifically for the disciples of the Three Nights Sect to cultivate. The martial arts of Ancestor of Three Nights and other elders are self-collected."
Shi Xiaole recalled that the rules of the Devil Path were different from the Righteous Path. They would not forcibly demand sect leaders to hand over scriptures. This was bad, killing those people meant the scriptures were gone too.
With both heartache and helplessness, Shi Xiaole asked the right protector to hand over his scripture. However, the latter stated that he had destroyed his scripture and could only recite it from memory.
However, reciting it would undoubtedly trigger mental restrictions widely spread throughout the martial world. Considering this, Shi Xiaole said, "Forget it, don’t recite it."
The opponent had cultivated a high-quality secondary martial art. Even if he turned it all in, he would only get a few thousand reward points. It was more valuable to keep him around for general housework.
The thirty-one scriptures of the Three Nights Sect added up to twenty-seven thousand reward points. With previous points, Shi Xiaole’s reward points had reached ninety-eight thousand one hundred and twenty.
And there were more gains than that.
Because it was a master level task, after successfully eliminating the Three Nights Sect, Shi Xiaole also received a task reward from the Anti-Demon Alliance: a Cold Soul Grass.
The shape of the Cold Soul Grass was not special, but it was snow white all over. Holding it in his hand, strands of icy breath seemed to rush into his brain. Fortunately, Shi Xiaole had a strong mental power. For ordinary people, this would be enough to damage their mental strength, making them either die or become stupid.
"Cold Soul Grass is very beneficial for martial artists cultivating in ice-based martial arts, I can keep it, it might be useful in the future."
Out of nowhere, the image of a beautiful woman in a yellow dress appeared before Shi Xiaole’s eyes.
When they parted, he had given the Ice Soul Pearl he obtained from killing the white snake to her. He didn’t know where she was, or how she was doing now.
Suppressing these thoughts, Shi Xiaole didn’t take any jobs over the next month.
Tasks at the master level weren’t available all the time and even when they were, they wouldn’t necessarily involve forces from the Devil Path. Lower-level tasks were a waste of time and he wasn’t capable of undertaking higher-level tasks yet, so he gave it up.
Through inquiries, Shi Xiaole gradually found three small Devil Path forces. He sent Jin Ao, the right protector from Three Nights Sect, and resolved everything.
"Master, these are the confiscated scriptures."
The three Devil Path forces, combined, had collected a total of thirty-two scriptures.
As such, Shi Xiaole’s reward points had reached one hundred and twenty-four thousand six hundred and twenty, finally reaching the threshold for purchasing top-notch primary scriptures.
Apart from the scriptures, Jin Ao also brought back some other scrolls related to the Devil Path that he had found.
Shi Xiaole practiced martial arts with great enthusiasm every day and didn’t pay much attention at first. About half a month later one night, he had a whim and remembered these items, and started flipping through them casually.
When he came across a very old book, Shi Xiaole’s gaze suddenly froze.
The book did not record martial arts but some odd tales related to the Devil Path. On one page, it introduced several of the most famous demon bones that have appeared throughout history.
"Pure Gang Demon Bone, the one possessing this Demon Bone will have unlimited strength, understanding the Gold True Intent will be a hundred times easier than for ordinary people, and they will also have a cold character and fierce methods. Both the Righteous Path and the Devil Path are afraid of him, he is also known as the great butcher!
"Extreme Yin Demon Bone, born at the darkest hour and darkest moment, one in a million, can absorb any Yin energy in the world for one’s use. Especially at night, both the speed of cultivation and strength are a hundred times that of ordinary people, no one can resist!"
"Extreme Yang Demon Bone, mutually generated and overcome by the Extreme Yin Demon Bone..."
Having read about the first three types, even with Shi Xiaole’s fortitude, he was greatly moved.
According to the contents of the book, those who possess Demon Bones are naturally born for martial arts. There are figures attached to each of the three types of Demon Bones, each of whom has left a strong name in the history of the Martial World, and was invincible in their time.
This is rare information!
Long ago, Shi Xiaole had tried to gather information about Demon Bones, but none of it was as detailed as what was recorded in this book. Even the Divine Strategy Academy seemed to be secretive about the matter of Demon Bones.
Shi Xiaole suddenly thought of himself.
The Demon Bone in his body was clearly not any of the three types of Demon Bones. He wondered if this book would have some introduction about it? His heart pounded as he scanned the pages more carefully.
Soon, he had read through the content of the other five types of Demon Bones. Each had unique characteristics, but the one thing they had in common is that they were rare talents, peerless among their contemporaries, and their birth would inevitably cause turmoil in the Martial World, with many Devil Path masters flocking to them.
"These eight types of Demon Bones are occasionally circulated in the Martial World, collectively referred to as the Eight Great Demon Bones."
With trembling hands, Shi Xiaole turned the next page.
The small courtyard under the moonlight was exceptionally quiet. The standing Jin Ao carefully poured a cup of wine and placed it on the stone chair in front of his master, not daring to make a sound.
Shi Xiaole’s gaze was fixed for a long time.
All because the page he turned to had only a few lines of words.
"After years of visiting ancient sites and reading countless classic books, I finally discovered that in addition to the Eight Great Demon Bones, there are rumored to be two more terrifying and mysterious Demon Bones, known as the Supreme Lords of the Devil Path."
"The first is the Wisdom Demon Bone. Those who possess this Demon Bone are inherently intelligent, almost like demons, capable of self-learning and improving anything, advancing even beyond their predecessors. The accomplishment of a common man in a hundred years doesn’t match half a year of theirs!"
This time, no specific person was listed after the text. According to the author, the Wisdom Demon Bone only exists in the legend and has never appeared in the world.
When Shi Xiaole saw the tenth kind of Demon Bone, his heart was set aflutter.
"The tenth kind of Demon Bone is the Heaven-devouring Demon Bone, the ultimate amongst Demon Bones in the world. The most terrifying aspect is its ability to absorb power from any Devil Path, including the power of other Demon Bones, refining itself, being the Supreme Lord amongst demons. Along with the Wisdom Demon Bone, they are considered the two bodies most envied by heaven!"
"By chance, I came across in an ancient ruin that thousands of years ago, there seemed to have been a Heaven-devouring Demon Bone. At that time, the Demon Bone was less than fifty, yet it already possessed a supreme stance. It was chased and killed by the three masters of the Righteous Path for ten days and nights before it was severely injured and killed."
"I have explored many places, wanting to find the true remains of the Demon Bone, but I came back empty-handed every time. Perhaps, the legend is ultimately just a legend. Haha! This piece was written by me after being drunk, take it as you wish, laugh at it."
After putting down the old book, Shi Xiaole couldn’t calm down for a long time.
A legend?
The Demon Bone in his body could absorb the magic power of the Black Devil, absorb Demon Crystals, and even absorb Demon Bones found in ancient ruins, using these powers to wash over itself. These characteristics were clearly the same as the Heaven-devouring Demon Bone.
If this is true, then what is his origin? Could Shi Xuanzhong and his wife be part of the Devil Path?
His fingers rhythmically tapped on the stone table, Shi Xiaole quickly made a decision.
The compiler wrote the suspected locations of the Heaven-devouring Demon Bone’s crash on the book. Even though nothing was found, why shouldn’t he make the trip? Currently, he had nothing to do, so it wouldn’t hurt to take a break.
Now that he had made up his mind, Shi Xiaole didn’t hesitate and left with Jin Ao the next day.
Interestingly, the first suspected location was in Xuanwu State.
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Shi Xiaole didn’t know that just three days after he left, two extremely terrifying auras suddenly descended from the sky and landed on the eaves of the courtyard, both were elderly men dressed in grey.
"No one is here."
After taking a look around, the elder in the grey on the left snorted.
"According to the scent of Hell Souls Chasing Fragrance, the target has stopped here for quite a while. He should have just left a few days ago."
The elder in grey on the right had a pair of broken eyebrows. As he spoke, he continually rotated his spiritual technique.
Invisibly, numerous spiritual forces flowed out from his body, causing the scent in the air that hadn’t yet dissipated to be activated, directing them in one direction.
"The target has gone south. We must speed up, otherwise it will be difficult to find our target once the scent of Hell Souls Chasing Fragrance is gone."
"Hmph, a young man has delayed me so much time. Once I catch him, he will be punished."
Whoosh, whoosh.
The two elders in grey disappeared without a trace, as if they had never been there.
At the same time, thousands of miles away, Shi Xiaole had an ominous premonition. He carefully checked his body, but found no anomaly. His disguise was also flawless, so where was the problem?
He would not ignore the impact brought by intuition at his current level.
Thinking for a moment, Shi Xiaole said, "Jin Ao, you go on the right. Let’s split up."
"Yes, master."
Not long after the two parted ways, the two elders in grey from afar looked at each other, both showing a look of confusion.
"The scent of Hell Souls Chasing Fragrance has dispersed, strange, did Miss Bai use her secret technique on others before her death?"
Few knew that a small number of elites from Hell Gate, before stepping into the Martial World, would be branded with a soul-chasing arrow by their seniors.
This arrow is composed of mental power and can only be emitted when the person dies. However, since it was done by a superior Divine Barrier Realm master, unless the mental power of the person affected is the same as the one who branded the arrow, they will be oblivious to the fact that they’ve been targeted.
Although Bai Xixi was only the maid of a branch of Hell Gate’s young master, because that young master was very talented and won the favor of an elder from the headquarters. Under the principle of love me, love my dog, she was also branded with a soul-chasing arrow.
Back in Kuangyun City, Bai Xixi secretly shot the soul-chasing arrow into Shi Xiaole’s body, knowing that her life was in danger. However, later, Shi Xiaole stayed in the Ai Family and didn’t leave Kuangyun City, so the Hell Gate branch was hesitant and didn’t make a move.
After Shi Xiaole came out, he hid in another place. With almost half a year passing, the scent of Hell Souls Chasing Fragrance was very weak, so it wasn’t until now that the two elders of Hell Gate were able to track down Shi Xiaole.
Of course, truth be told, Shi Xiaole’s mental power was much more complicated than the Divine Barrier Realm. It was a pity that up to now, he could only use about two to three percent of it, which is why he didn’t notice the soul-chasing arrow.
"You and I should each pursue one. Kill both of them."
Without any hesitation, the two elders in grey also split up.
Three days later, Shi Xiaole suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain.
"Is Jin Ao dead?"
The essence of Unrivaled Soul Transformation is to plant a spiritual imprint in another’s body to control it. Therefore, when Jin Ao died, Shi Xiaole, who was thousands of miles away, immediately sensed it.
Actually, this was also why the two elders of Hell’s Gate sensed two scents of Hell Souls Chasing Fragrance.
