novelraw Chapter 187
Chapter 187
Evil God Market.
At the end of the Nine Peaks of the Blood Reversal Sect, the weakest inheritance, and also the only peak without a Nascent Soul peak master sitting in command. The true disciples born from this peak were naturally a grade inferior compared to those from the other peaks.
If it continued like this, within three hundred years Evil God Peak might be abolished by the sect, as long as a new Nascent Soul cultivator appeared elsewhere and was willing to pass down their own inheritance.
Speaking of which, Wang Yu also had indirect contact with the true disciples of Evil God Peak. For example, when he first became an outer disciple, he had entanglements with the Zhu clan grandfather and grandson.
The inheritance of Evil God Peak focused on the Dao of spiritual consciousness.
It was the same pure Soul Dao cultivation path as Wang Yu’s “Ancient Soul Art.” It was said that when cultivated to profound levels, one would abandon the physical shell and transform into a ghost god, feeding on the souls of living beings.
Evil God, indeed. Very fitting.
At its height, this peak was particularly effective in restraining the inheritance of Five Yin Peak. The enmity between the two peaks was long-standing, and now about half the reason for Evil God Peak’s decline was due to their suppression.
The other half was due to the lack of disciples with innate soul talent. Those who forced cultivation ended up neither here nor there, and since their souls grew strong, they were often bought up at high prices by Five Yin Peak.
Over time, Evil God Peak became especially weak.Even the number of true disciple slots had dwindled to only three.
At this moment.
Before a short table.
Just after warming a jug of spirit wine, Zhuo Shouqing eagerly took a sip and sighed.
“A bit lacking, but no matter. Let me tell you about Xie Xie’an.”
“Xie Xie’an?”
“Yes, the True Disciple of Evil God Market who came this time. Heh, this man and I have plenty of grudges. When you first met me, I had already tricked him once. That was one of my greatest pleasures.
“Otherwise, with just those few spirit stones, how could you possibly have bought the Law Enforcement Order?”
Wang Yu paused, surprised. He had not expected there to be such a story behind it. So that Xie Xie’an was the very person the Zhu grandfather and grandson wanted to use spirit stones to atone for.
And he had sold him out instead.
“So that means, I also offended him.”
“Indeed, but he does not know you. After I gave you the Law Enforcement Order, you never appeared at the Law Enforcement Hall, and Xie Xie’an’s information network is not very sharp.
“Almost got sidetracked there. Back to the main point.”
Zhuo Shouqing organized his words and began telling a rather ancient story.
“In the era of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, demonic cultivation was completely suppressed, surviving like rats crossing the street. But a Soul Dao demonic cultivator and a sword cultivator of the Immortal Dynasty became entangled in hatred.
“They hunted and ambushed each other. Finally, while fighting in the Desolate Ancient Plains, they accidentally fell into the sealed ground of an ancient demon known as ‘Slaughter.’
“Perhaps it was their raging battle intent. Perhaps it was their pure malice and killing will. Both obtained inheritances from the ancient demon of Slaughter.
“The Soul Dao demonic cultivator obtained a scroll of the ‘True Demonic Scripture of Rakshasa.’ The Immortal Dynasty sword cultivator obtained a scroll of the ‘Asura Slaughter Sacred Scripture.’ After leaving the ancient demon’s sealed ground, they were caught in a space storm and disappeared separately.
“One hundred years later, the demonic path gained a hegemonic force called the Evil God Sect. The Immortal Dynasty gained a prison known as the Suppression-Evil Prison.”
By the time the story reached this point, Wang Yu already understood.
“You mean to say, the inheritance of Evil God Peak is from that Rakshasa True Demonic Scripture, and this set of shackles is the companion artifact of the Asura Slaughter Sacred Scripture?”
“Yes and no.”
Zhuo Shouqing nodded, then shook his head.
“Because the time was too long, the complete techniques had already been lost. Ten thousand years ago, when the Blood Reversal Sect was founded, ten late Nascent Soul demonic cultivators created it together, and the one who had inherited the Blood Demon legacy became the sect master.
“The first master of Evil God Peak only had half of the Rakshasa Scripture. It was impossible to break through to Spirit Transformation, and after his death, later generations tried to make up for it with other methods. After countless evolutions it became what it is today.
“But Evil God Peak has always longed to complete the inheritance and spent untold effort on it.”
Wang Yu’s expression turned strange.
“These shackles…”
“They must be a creation of the Asura Slaughter Sacred Scripture. Touching them with divine sense shows visions of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. There is no mistaking it. This is a top-tier Spirit Transformation inheritance. Nine out of ten of those major sect disciples came here for this.”
“And that sword cultivator of the Immortal Dynasty? What became of him? Did he suppress the Soul Dao demonic cultivator in the prison?”
“That, I do not know.”
Zhuo Shouqing spread his hands like a mischievous bear, looking rather irritating.
“But since Xie Xie’an has come, he must have clues. If he can obtain the complete Rakshasa Scripture, perhaps he really could restore the glory of Evil God Peak.”
Seeing that all the information had been wrung dry, Wang Yu stopped asking further and began silently pondering.
According to the intelligence collected by the City Lord’s Mansion, recently in the ruins of Eastern Extreme Capital, something new appeared called the ‘Jingzhao Suppression-Evil Prison,’ which matched Zhuo Shouqing’s story.
And there also appeared an ancient treasure suspected to be the companion of the shackles: the stocks.
Both had strange effects that enchanted the mind, luring people to the Suppression-Evil Prison with foolish methods. If they failed, they would fall into madness and slaughter all living beings in sight.
Something was not right.
“Suppression… Suppression…”
It looked like a place for suppressing evil spirits and fierce souls, but judging from the style of the Observable Immortal Dynasty, it was clear they did not allow the existence of the demonic path.
In other words, after obtaining the Asura Slaughter Sacred Scripture, that sword cultivator must have gained the support of the Immortal Dynasty. Otherwise, how could he have built a Suppressing Evil Prison in Eastern Extreme Capital.
But this ancient treasure did not resemble something held by a righteous cultivator. Moreover, its inheritance originated from an ancient demon named Slaughter. Just the sound of that was unreliable. Why would anyone choose to cultivate it. Everything seemed full of strangeness.
After drinking several cups with Zhuo Shouqing, Wang Yu suddenly asked.
"By the way, has the Heaven Refining Demonic Sect sent anyone. They are usually very interested in the ancient demons."
"They are interested in matters related to Life. As for Spirit Transformation inheritance, they may not need it. After all, they already have living Spirit Transformation cultivators."
"No, the more inheritances, the more foundations. Why would they not want it. The anomaly of this relic clearly points to such an inheritance."
"Perhaps. I do not know. I have said all that should be said. Drinking alone is boring. I will go stay at Cloud Dream Pavilion for a few days. Be careful."
Wang Yu fell silent.
This was hard to bear. Coming to a new place, this fellow immediately treated a brothel as home. Damn it, this second brother really had talent.
"Wait."
Wang Yu called him back and quickly asked.
"How many True Disciples did the sect send. Who are they. Why did they not come to the City Lord’s Mansion for a meeting."
Zhuo Shouqing paused but did not turn back.
"Evil God Peak’s Xie Xie’an is one. He does not wish to see me, so not coming is normal. Fierce Nether Peak’s Ding Ming, a man who commands Yin Beasts, usually very mysterious, little information is available.
"Barbaric Ghost Peak’s Wei Shanze, whose body is extremely strong. He has exposed one ultimate move before, the Six Styles Ghostly Demonic Fist, which can kill a Foundation Establishment peak.
"Oh, all three of them are at the Foundation Establishment peak. Ding Ming and Wei Shanze should come see you before entering the ruins of Eastern Extreme Capital. See you later."
Hearing this, Wang Yu clenched his fist but then loosened it helplessly.
As the local lord, he was obliged to show some hospitality. Not that he had to fawn upon them, but at least the basic rules of courtesy should be observed.
During the following days, Wang Yu focused on cultivation and reorganized his Idle Slots.
Slot 1 and 2 kept the fundamental cultivation methods unchanged. Slot 3 placed the Yin Fiend Corpse Refining Technique. He did not seek perfection, only enough to refine corpses, since it was not his main path, just an auxiliary method for battles.
Slot 4 was occupied by the Yin Nether Demonic Flood Dragon Technique. This was a method he created himself, requiring absorption of Lunar Yin Fiend energy to temper the body. Only he could cultivate it. Unless one had the same ability, it was naturally perfected. This occupied one Idle Slot to continue pushing further, but its limit was only the third rank.
Previously he had not prepared ahead with technique deductions, causing his realm to stall. This time he decided to make preparations in advance.
Slot 5 was assigned to the Corpse Demon Secret Technique. Completing its advancement required about fifty years, a bit long. He usually arranged it when he had spare time.
But now he temporarily removed it.
He wanted to cultivate the Wind and Thunder Spirit Mark, an explosive secret art. Entry into this method was difficult. It required waiting for stormy weather and drawing in a wisp of wind and thunder qi into the body.
On the body’s surface, the Wind and Thunder Spirit Mark had to be inscribed. Thereafter, with the mark’s power, one could absorb the wandering wind and thunder qi between heaven and earth, continuously accumulating until unleashing it in a burst that greatly enhanced his speed and attack power.
As a third-rank secret art, its time to completion was neither short nor long.
[Idle Slot 5: Wind and Thunder Spirit Mark Secret Art]
"Wind and Thunder Spirit Mark (0/100): 144 session per day, Master in 25 years."
By rough calculation, it meant one practice every ten minutes.
Now it was March, springtime when all things revived. Thunderstorms were frequent, and wind and thunder qi were active.
But Wang Yu could not stand out in the open to be struck by lightning. That was too dangerous.
Using the power of the Idle Slot, he only needed to pass the difficult entry stage. Currently, with his dual spiritual roots, his attraction to spiritual qi was already different.
Even if he cultivated by himself, the speed would not be too slow.
The best plan was to let the Idle Slot carry him through the hardest entry, then after forming the Wind and Thunder Spirit Mark, he would cultivate on his own. That would not be too difficult.
"This arrangement is just right."
After savoring the tingling feeling of wind and thunder entering his body, Wang Yu turned to study pill recipes. Now that his alchemy had improved, he intended to upgrade all necessary formulas.
He also wanted to make a pill that could increase demon essence for Snowjade.
There were many matters to handle.
As for the exploration of Eastern Extreme Capital’s ruins, even though Zhuo Shouqing mentioned the possibility of two top-tier Spirit Transformation inheritances, Wang Yu was unmoved.
The intensity of that place was not something a small figure like him could compete for. Even the three True Disciples from the Blood Reversal Sect did not have overwhelming competitiveness.
They dared to come only because they had some reliance.
Just like Jin Miaoshan, who brought two late Core Formation protectors when she arrived.
As for the Wei clan and Ding clan, Wang Yu honestly did not know much about them. He always lacked knowledge in that area. He simply assumed they were Core Formation families. That should not be a major mistake.
After all, they could not possibly be first-generation cultivators. Such grassroots individuals were still in the start-up phase and could not receive True Disciple positions. Even Wei Zhong had a powerful Foundation Establishment clan behind him.
In the early stage, they never lacked low-grade resources for nurturing.
Thus.
Until late spring and early summer, Wang Yu absorbed wind and thunder qi for nearly two months. By May, Ding Ming and Wei Shanze finally came together to pay a visit to the infamous City Lord Wang.
When his two cheap disciples led them inside, Wang Yu came out to greet them at the steps of the main hall. He had no other purpose. This place was simply close to the formation hub, highlighting safety.