Chapter 586 - 283: Dao Heart Demon Seed
Furthermore, if a Corpse with a Demon Seed planted in it isn’t retrieved in time, it could continue its Cultivation until it becomes a Tier Seven Demon. At that point, it might develop a new Demonic Thought, which would devour the original and allow it to break free from the Demon Planter’s control completely.
Therefore, a Demon Venerable usually won’t let a planted Demon Seed leave their range of control. This range varies depending on the Demon Venerable’s power, but in most cases, it doesn’t exceed a thousand li.
Beyond this range, the Demon Venerable can no longer sense the Demon Seed’s presence and, naturally, cannot retrieve it.
Within the Great Yu’s borders, the Demon Suppression Department has a presence everywhere, making it difficult for Demons to hide. Furthermore, a Demon’s Cultivation requires a vast amount of blood and Evil Qi to convert into Demonic Qi.
Therefore, Demon Venerables almost always choose to plant their Demon Seeds in the borderlands where battles are frequent, while they stay nearby to guide the Demon Seed’s Cultivation.
In the Land of the North, it’s only in the regions bordering the Northern Barbarian Race that one might encounter a Demon Venerable’s Demon Seed.
When a Demon Venerable plants a Demon Seed, they will also hang an Identity Token on it to serve as a deterrent.
After all, killing a Demon Seed is equivalent to offending its Demon Venerable and will result in their retaliation.
Anyone who wants to kill a Demon Seed must first consider whether they have the strength to do so!
’This Corpse Demon that Ghostly Wound refined... could it belong to Demon Venerable Black Wind? If Demon Venerable Black Wind is in the area, this will be a huge problem!’
The thought startled Chen Cheng.
However, another possibility quickly occurred to him.
The Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting!
In order to practice the Secret Technique of Daoxin Demon Planting, Ghostly Wound had secretly stolen one of Demon Venerable Black Wind’s Demon Seeds.
’Demon Venerable Black Wind is probably searching the whole world for his Demon Seed right now!’
’That bastard Ghostly Wound really has some nerve!
Right, for someone whose lifespan is almost over, is there anything they wouldn’t dare to do?
Besides, Ghostly Wound is probably so audacious because he was certain Demon Venerable Black Wind couldn’t possibly come into the territory of the Great Yu.
After all, this Corpse Demon is just one of Demon Venerable Black Wind’s many Demon Seeds. It’s his Number Thirteen, and he has plenty of other numbered ones to keep an eye on!
Whatever. I’ll ignore this for now and see how Jiang Huaijin and the others are doing.
They’d better not actually get killed by that Corpse Demon. If that happens, and three Perfect Martial Artists of the Organ Refining Realm suddenly die in Linji City, I’ll have a hard time explaining it to the Sect.
Forget me, even Xiao Nianci would probably be held accountable!
After all, for the Jiang Family and the Qin Family to have grown so powerful, they must have backing in Su State City.
If this blows up, it’ll disrupt my quiet Cultivation. I’ve already gained enough benefits and need a period of peace to cultivate.
It’s best to keep a low profile if I can.
Of course, if Jiang Huaijin and Qin Hongbin end up getting killed by a Corpse Demon that hasn’t even been fully refined yet, they’ll only have their own weakness to blame!’
Chen Cheng ignored the two Identity Tokens. With a flash, his figure was out of the inner stone chamber.
After a moment’s thought, he drew his Long Saber again and unleashed a backhanded slash.
Instantly, streams of sharp Qingfeng Saber Intent raged furiously, slicing all the Black Lotuses on the ground to dust.
He then spun around and loosed several more slashes, the overlapping layers of Saber Intent shattering the outer stone coffin and all the Black Lotuses along with it!
Following the momentum of his saber, his blade’s light easily broke through the rocks blocking the stone steps. He rushed toward the surface and emerged from the mountain cave a moment later.
He saw that a large section of Cui Liu Manor’s buildings had collapsed, and waves of deafening roars echoed from outside the manor.
With a few leaps, Chen Cheng reached a high rooftop. He looked in the direction of the sound, and a faint smile touched his lips.
On the shoals in front of the manor, a ten-foot-tall, black-furred Corpse Demon was roaring madly as it battled the men of the Jiang and Qin Families!
To be precise, the Corpse Demon was single-handedly slaughtering the men from both families in a completely one-sided massacre.
The Jiang and Qin Families had brought over twenty men in total. All of them were wielding their Weapons, vaguely forming a Battle Array and gathering the aura of a Battle Array Realm.
However, they had clearly been hastily assembled. Their Martial Arts Power varied greatly; some were Perfect Martial Artists of the Bone Forger Realm, while others were merely Perfect Martial Artists of the Skin Grinding Realm.
Furthermore, only two of them had cultivated a Realm, while a dozen or so had cultivated Momentum. The rest only possessed Perfect Level Skills.
The Battle Array Realm they managed to condense had a value of only about five hundred, barely half the power of a Second Layer Realm.
With such combat strength, forgetting about attacking the Corpse Demon, they could hardly even protect themselves!
Fortunately, Jiang Huaijin and Qin Hongbin joined forces, vaguely forming a Yin Yang Battle Array.
With the coordination of the Battle Array, their Primordial Gang True Force could barely unleash Realm Power equivalent to a value of about fifteen hundred.
This was naturally not enough to block the Corpse Demon’s Demonic Qi attacks, as its Demonic Qi had power comparable to a Realm Power value of three thousand.
Jiang Huaijin and Qin Hongbin were quite impressive, though. Before the Corpse Demon’s attack could land, Jiang Huaijin condensed the Second Layer of the Five Elements Geng Metal Realm with his Longsword, while Qin Hongbin gathered the Second Layer of the Killing Realm with his long spear, and they attacked the Corpse Demon together.
The Corpse Demon clearly possessed little Spiritual Wisdom and was merely attacking with Demonic Qi based on instinct.
Its Demonic Qi collided head-on with their two Second Layer Realms, and most of its power was consumed in the clash!
By the time the attack reached them, it was just barely blocked by their combined Primordial Gang True Force, which was amplified by the Battle Array.
A violent roar erupted, and they were each sent flying back several dozen feet.
The Corpse Demon was completely unscathed, having only lost some of its Demonic Qi. It paid this no mind, roaring as it charged forward once more!
In contrast, every time Jiang Huaijin and Qin Hongbin were blasted back, their Qi and blood visibly weakened, and they could only grit their teeth and barely hold on.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
In just a few breaths’ time, the two sides had clashed several times, unleashing earth-shattering roars!
The Corpse Demon’s Demonic Qi was gradually weakening, but Jiang Huaijin’s and Qin Hongbin’s Qi Blood Power was depleting even faster!
In fact, if the two of them hadn’t been taking turns throwing out life-saving Treasure Artifacts, they would have already exhausted their strength and been slain by the Corpse Demon.