Chapter 604: Primordial Lifespan Anathema
Now, his use of the Mysterious Jade Talisman is smooth and effortless.
He can roughly estimate its effects and cooldown time.
The higher the grade of refined demon cores and essence blood, the better the effect, and the longer the cooldown time.
The usage of the Mysterious Jade Talisman is closely related to his own realm cultivation.
So far, as long as the difference is within a Great Realm, everything can be refined.
That is to say, although he is currently a Tier Three Cultivator.
The Mysterious Jade Talisman can completely refine Tier Four Divine Dragon descendant demon core and essence blood.
If it’s a fire attribute spiritual object.
During Qi Cultivation, one can refine Tier Two fire attribute demon beast core and essence blood.
Shen Xuan pondered for a moment in his heart.
Evidently, "Dragon Blood Boiling" cannot be upgraded for the time being.
Unless there are Tier Four Divine Dragon descendant spiritual objects.
Otherwise, the Half-step Divine Power Realm is the limit of his body refining cultivation for now.
To break through to the Divine Power Realm, aside from collecting Tier Four Divine Dragon descendant spiritual objects.
It’s best for his own realm cultivation to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core and enhance the strength of his flesh body.
Unknowingly, Shen Xuan has been at the Core Formation stage for thirty years.
His power of pill essence reaches the standard of an ordinary middle-stage Golden Core.
His own Golden Core is still far from the middle stage.
At his current cultivation speed, he has only cultivated one-third of the way.
It will take another fifty to sixty years to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core.
This speed is actually not slow.
A Golden Core True Master has a lifespan of five hundred years.
To enter the middle stage of the Golden Core within a hundred years of Core Formation is considered fast speed.
Shen Xuan is a Water Cultivator; less than a hundred years, he can enter the middle stage of the Golden Core.
If he uses some Demon Sect Secret Techniques, he can still improve his cultivation speed.
But there is no need for that.
All Demon Sect Secret Techniques will deplete one’s own potential.
Shen Xuan’s lifespan is over a thousand.
After cultivating "Ice Soul Rebirth," his self-healing ability greatly improved.
Using "Dragon Blood Boiling" for two hours and then stopping will not deplete his lifespan.
It’s only to slightly speed up cultivation, rushing things will harm his elixir core and be more harm than good.
"’Dragon Blood Boiling’ can be temporarily set aside, but ’Ice Soul Rebirth’ cannot be neglected."
For him, "Ice Soul Rebirth" is a life-saving card.
Making an Ice Soul Spirit Crystal every day is a compulsory task of daily cultivation.
"How about cultivating a Demon Sect Secret Technique that burns lifespan?"
Shen Xuan thought to himself.
At a critical life-and-death moment.
Sacrificing lifespan to instantly and greatly enhance strength is still very useful.
It is said that a certain powerful figure surnamed Han also cultivated similar techniques.
He has repeatedly turned peril into safety by burning his lifespan with Demon Sect Secret Techniques.
The price, though heavy.
But at a life-and-death moment, it’s still worth it.
The Magic Wood Sect also has similar inheritances.
Most of it is used to accelerate the growth of magic woods and improve their grade.
He would be out of his mind to waste his lifespan on planting magic wood spirit plants.
It must be said, many craftsmen, whether spirit cultivators or demon cultivators, often obsess over their craft to the point of going mad, their minds rusted.
The remaining few Secret Techniques, though they can temporarily enhance strength, are quite unremarkable.
Shen Xuan completely looks down on them.
His time is precious.
Whether it is Ice Technique, Fire Technique, or Body Refining Technique, they are all top inheritances of Song Country.
Demon Sect techniques that burn lifespan are the same.
Shen Xuan had already decided on the trading partner in his mind.
"Among the demon cultivators I know, Wan Meng’s master, Mingyu Demon Venerable, has the strongest cultivation."
He and Wan Meng share an extraordinary friendship.
Their deep mutual understanding and high level of trust is the key factor in reaching a deal.
As for the bargaining chips, Shen Xuan had long since planned.
If the Blood Demon Pill is insufficient, he can add the two Demon Spirit Pills from True Master Changsheng.
Along with various Demon Soldiers and Demon Stones.
In Shen Xuan’s view, so-called inheritances are not that important at all.
He had stolen many array inheritances from the Cyan Cloud Sect and sold them to the Howling Moon Fox.
It’s just that a True Master spends a bit more time re-imprinting them.
...
On this day, after finishing his cultivation, Shen Xuan walked out of the Practice Room.
Shangguan Wan’Er approached and informed him of some bad news.
Su Xue’Er passed away peacefully in her sleep.
Shen Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.
He then came to Shen Mansion in Jade Valley.
Shen Yucheng, along with five younger siblings, was mourning for Su Xue’Er.
When they arrived at Starlight Island, they were only about twelve or thirteen.
Their daily lives and cultivation were accompanied and guided by Su Xue’Er.
Su Xue’Er was their great-grandmother.
Shen Xuan would occasionally visit and guide them in cultivation.
In fact, Shen Xuan was not particularly close to these great-grandchildren.
There was no blood relation between them.
They rarely visited each other.
Thirty years had passed.
Shen Yucheng was over forty years old.
Shen Xuan’s meetings with him were countable on one hand.
Less than ten times.
Each meeting exchanged less than ten sentences.
"Pay respects to great-grandfather!"
Upon seeing Shen Xuan arrive, Shen Yucheng and the other five knelt and performed a grand salute.
"Yucheng, did she leave any last words when she passed?"
"Great-grandfather, Great-grandmother Su said she wants to be buried in the Shen Mansion ancestral shrine, beside the main wife."
Shen Xuan nodded.
"Carry out her wishes."
According to the traditions of the Cultivation Realm, Su Xue’Er was a concubine.
She is not qualified to enter the Shen Mansion ancestral shrine.
Since Su Xue’Er has this wish.
Shen Xuan decided to fulfill it for her.
Consider it a bit of compensation for her.
If Su Xue’Er wished to return to the Su Family in Feiyun Mountain, Cyan Yang Prefecture.
Shen Xuan would likewise comply with her wishes.
In fact, the last time when Su Yuliang had an accident.
Shen Xuan noticed Su Xue’Er’s lifespan was running short during the handling.
A hundred and twenty years, for a Qi Cultivator, was already considered a long life.
When Ding Yuyao passed, Shen Xuan was extremely grief-stricken.
A feeling of hatred in his heart, hard to let go.
At that time, he used this hatred, transforming into a flood dragon, to angrily kill Xiao Jinsong who had schemed against him.
At that time, he was full of discontent.
After killing, my heart is full of loneliness.
Empty and desolate, mood downcast.
Afterward, he fled to Divine Dragon Island in Yan Country.
There, he met Mu Ling’Er.
Only then did he emerge from the grief of Ding Yuyao.
"Ding Yuyao is gone, Su Xue’Er is gone."
"Young beauties, eventually return to dust."
That night, Shen Xuan personally kept vigil for Su Xue’Er.
Burying her in a secluded spot in Emerald Jade Valley.
Outside the solitary grave, a Illusion Array was set to forbid outsiders from entering or leaving.
This place was set as the Shen Family ancestral burial ground.
If nothing unexpected happens.
In a few years, Shen Yucheng will establish his Dao Foundation.
He brought the descendants of the Shen Family, took root and grew in Emerald Jade Valley, endlessly proliferating.
...
After burying Su Xue’Er.
Shen Xuan returned to his daily life on Starlight Island.
Cultivating the Ice Technique, condensing Ice Soul Spirit Crystal, refining pills, drawing talismans, nurturing treasure talismans, planting treasure gourd vines and spirit tea trees.
He wrote a secret letter to Wan Meng Demon Sovereign.
Willing to trade top-tier Demon Sect Techniques using Demon Spirit Pill, Blood Demon Pill, and Demon Soldiers as bargaining chips.
At the cost of burning lifespan, it can greatly enhance personal strength within a short time.
Ideally, it could directly elevate a small realm.
The same intent, Shen Xuan informed Thousand Eyes Demon Sovereign.
As long as there is a high-tier demon technique inheritance.
He is willing to pay a high price.
If he possesses the strength to confront the Demon Infant Ancestor head-on.
The bounty from the Golden Spirit Race holds little weight for him.
Even if the Golden Spirit Race’s Young Master Jin Lijian descends personally.
He could handle it calmly.
In these three years, he has been monitoring the magical tide situation.
As he predicted.
Among the Five Countries of Yan, Liang, Song, Lu, and Yue, large magical tides did not occur.
Small magical tides were not uncommon.
Not only in Yan Country, gradually spreading to the other four countries.
Even the weakest Yue Country sometimes experienced them.
It should be noted, among the thirteen sects of Yue Country, only the top three are Nascent Soul Sects.
The entire Yue Country has only three Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
"Thus, the real intention of the Golden Spirit Race is to let Demon Beasts and Demon Soldiers to infiltrate in secret."
Most Demon Beasts and Demon Soldiers are eradicated by the sects of the five countries.
However, quite a few Demon Beasts entered the wilderness, mingling with Demon Beast kind.
Also, many demon soldiers mixed into the mortal world.
Shen Xuan swept his Divine Sense over the Intelligence Jade Scroll, feeling heavy-hearted.
In the short term, these Demon Beasts and Demon Soldiers won’t have a significant impact.
But over time, it will inevitably affect the sects of the five countries, Demon Race, and the mortal world.
"Forget it, this kind of matter is beyond my capacity to handle at present."
Seeing through it is one thing.
Whether it can be stopped is another.
Last time, the Golden Spirit Race returned in defeat.
He was placed on the Golden Spirit Race’s bounty list, unable to afford taking risks lightly.
During these three years, the five countries lost three Core Formation True Masters.
An unknown number suffered serious injuries.
The demon soldiers, bubbling out from the Demon Realm passages, are of increasingly high tier.
Tier Three Demon Beasts have become commonplace.
Core Formation Demon Race appears sporadically.
When reaching the Core Formation Realm, everyone has their trump cards.
Same realm combat, completely killing is exceedingly difficult.
Spirit Sword True Master faced Niu Dali, allowing him to escape.
Certainly there is reason Spirit Sword True Master did not exert full effort.
Niu Dali’s own formidable strength was the key factor.
These Demon Race members descended on the Primordial Realm, experiencing a drop in realm cultivation.
But their vision and combat experience remain.
Easily ascertaining the strengths and weaknesses of opponents.
In magical combat, making the best decisions.
"Seems like, whenever possible, it’s still worthwhile to visit Luoxia Lake, to consult with the Purple Essence Tree Emperor on the Spirit Awakening method."
Shen Xuan silently contemplated.
Currently, the Body Refining Technique has reached a bottleneck.
Besides the Demon Sect inheritance of burning lifespan.
To awaken the intelligence of the Purple Essence Divine Wood on Starlight Island and recruit it as a helper for island protection is a good strategy.
If supplemented by a Tier Three Upper Grade tree demon as assistance.
The Island Protection Array, Water Wood Celestial Splendor Array, will have even more increased power.
The safety of cultivators and mortals on the island would also be better assured.
...
A month later.
Starlight Island welcomed two groups of guests.
Mingyu Demon Sovereign from Hehuan Sect, Wan Meng Demon Sovereign.
And Gusha Demon Sovereign, Thousand Eyes Demon Sovereign from Yin Sha Sect.
The four are acquaintances.
Shen Xuan personally welcomed them into the Cold Ice Cave, hosted a feast.
After three rounds of wine.
Shen Xuan took out a medicine bottle, placed it on the table, poured out the pills within.
Two dark red pills like crimson blood, with dozens of complex demonic patterns on the surface, encircled by faint blood-red demonic light, appeared in front of everyone.
"These are Tier Three Upper Grade Demon Pill, Demon Spirit Pill."
The effect of the Demon Spirit Pill is to elevate Nascent Soul Realm Demon Cultivators a small realm in a short time.
Its value far surpasses the Blood Demon Pill.
"Fellow Daoist Mingyu, Fellow Daoist Gusha, I am willing to exchange these two Demon Spirit Pills for a Demon Sect inheritance."
"The specific requirements, Fellow Daoist Wan Meng and Thousand Eyes should have informed you two."
This meeting, everyone was well prepared.
Previously, they communicated with each other.
Mingyu Demon Sovereign and Gusha Demon Sovereign are renowned Holy Pill Demon Sovereigns.
Demon Sect inheritance, mostly have stringent cultivation conditions.
The Secret Technique of burning lifespan demanded by Shen Xuan is simple and crude, immensely damaging to the root of Demon Cultivation.
Precisely for this, Shen Xuan wished to trade for a top-tier Demon Sect inheritance.
Ideally practical with minimal side effects.
Mingyu Demon Sovereign and Gusha Demon Sovereign exchanged a glance.
After seeing Mingyu Demon Sovereign slightly nod, Gusha Demon Sovereign took out an Inheritance Jade Scroll.
"Fellow Daoist Profound Ice, this [Primordial Lifespan Evil Technique] is a secret tradition of Yin Sha Sect, should meet your requirements."
Gusha Demon Sovereign explained the principles of [Primordial Lifespan Evil Technique].
This Demon Sect Secret Technique is based on a cultivator’s own lifespan, first condensing its essence blood and vitality, mixed with the world’s evil qi, named [Primordial Lifespan Evil].
[Primordial Lifespan Evil] is invisible, colorless, with extremely potent attack power.
When encountering an enemy, [Primordial Lifespan Evil] can be directly triggered to bypass most Spiritual Artifacts and Technique defenses, directly draining the opponent’s lifespan.
Of course, this Demon Sect Secret Technique has certain limitations.