Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 270

In the shadows, Wang Yu and six others were constantly leaping through darkness. This was Wei Ying’s Shadow Escape divine ability, which allowed him to traverse through shadows. It was an excellent technique for fleeing.

He truly had not expected this outcome. Without him even taking action, Wei Hao’s men had already obtained five Earth Spirit Fruits. How was he supposed to react to that?

Everyone was escaping rapidly. Wei Hao took the fruits from Wei Ying and handed three of them to Wang Yu. Wang Yu hesitated slightly.

“This… seems a bit too much.”

Wei Hao smiled. “Junior Brother, just take them. Without your help, Wei Ying and the others would not have been able to withdraw from the vicinity of Huangbai City. Originally, I had no intention of getting involved in this opportunity.”

Huangbai City…

Wang Yu’s expression froze slightly. The other party had clearly guessed what he had done there, and was therefore willing to split the spoils equally.

Wang Yu turned his head toward the Wei brothers, Wei Yuyu and his two siblings, who were all at seventh-layer Core Formation. From the three fruits, he picked one and handed it over.

“Second Uncle and Senior Wei Ying are both at Core Formation Peak and have no use for Earth Spirit Fruits. According to our contract, only one fruit was to be given to me as priority. The remaining ones should be divided based on contribution.

“Since Senior Wei mentioned the matter of Huangbai City, I shall shamelessly keep two. This one, let the three of you share.”“This…”

The three brothers looked toward Wei Hao, desire flickering in their eyes. Wei Hao noticed and nodded.

“Since Junior Brother Wang is willing to share, take it. You should thank him.”

The three turned together. “Thank you, Daoist Wang Yu.”

At this moment, Wei Ying suddenly spoke. “The people from Luofu Mountain are pursuing us. Young Master, should I…”

He made a throat-cutting gesture.

Wei Hao shook his head. “We already have what we came for. With your ability, they will not catch us. Once we enter Chasing Moon Prefecture, they will retreat on their own.”

“Yes.”

The brief exchange made Wang Yu glance at Wei Ying a few times. Could it be that he still had confidence to fight and win?

The twelve sword cultivators of the He Family of Luofu Mountain were indeed powerful. If not for the interference of the Yellow Spring Monastery, they might not have been able to seize the Earth Spirit Fruits so easily.

“Stop thinking about it,” Wei Hao said, patting Wang Yu’s shoulder. Wang Yu stiffened a little at the touch. Wei Hao seemed surprised and awkwardly rubbed his nose.

“My apologies. It is a habit.”

“It’s fine.”

Wang Yu relaxed his shoulders and added, “In the future, when Senior Brother Wei is in Wanglong City, you should get closer to Jade Spirit.”

“Of course.”

With two Earth Spirit Fruits now in hand, Wang Yu felt confident that gathering over three thousand drops of true essence would not be too difficult. He could now return to Jade Spirit to make preparations.

When Wei Ying led everyone back to Wanglong City, the He Family of Luofu Mountain failed to catch up. Perhaps they would come to regret that.

After all, following a month of confrontation and several fierce battles, they ended up with nothing. Who would have expected such an anticlimactic ending?

The next day, Wang Yu, who had benefitted from this opportunity, formally bid farewell to Wei Hao. He planned to return to Jade Spirit. There were still six years left before the twenty-year agreement.

He had almost completed all his preparations. There was no need to remain outside any longer. Leaving Jade Spirit back then had been a cautious move, to avoid the many powerful cultivators passing through.

Now, after wandering for almost fourteen years, he had fought with rogue cultivators, clashed with the Yellow Spring Monastery, contended with the elders of the Exalted Sect, and even made acquaintance with a noblewoman from Taihu.

So much had happened in such a short time.

Meanwhile, his heart-mind was slowly transforming. That sense of awakening had been brought to him by Long Yiran. And when he unleashed slaughter in Huangbai City, his Asura Killing Heart had nearly been fully forged.

Once this heart was complete, external things would no longer shake his will or Dao Heart. It would also signify that his Lesser Asura Killing Fist had reached true perfection.

After he achieved Core Formation, it would become his new trump card.

As for his Life-Bound Divine Ability and Life-Bound Spiritual Treasure, those could only be decided after he returned to his sect to receive new inheritances.

There were too many matters that required secluded cultivation to complete.

He estimated that this seclusion would last at least eight to ten years.

“You’re leaving?” Wei Hao asked.

“Yes.”

Within Wanglong City, Wei Hao had the urge to persuade him to stay but thought better of it.

“Since Junior Brother has made up his mind, I will not insist. If you return to Jade Spirit, avoid these routes.”

“Why?”

“We have people monitoring the Yellow Spring Monastery, and naturally, they have eyes on us too. Taking a detour will spare you trouble, though it may take more time.”

“That’s fine.”

Now that he was on his own territory, Wang Yu had already put away his Ghost Mask. Besides, the Yellow Spring Monastery might not even recognize that he had been behind the incident.

After all, Huangbai City had been so weak.

A land filled with Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators—wasn’t that simply asking to be preyed upon?

After parting with Wei Hao, Wang Yu summoned his Flying Cloud Boat and took off into the sky, deliberately circling around. He encountered no trouble along the way.

A few days later, beneath the blazing sun, a massive city that seemed to reach heaven and earth appeared before him.

The walls were like tortoise shells, dark yellow in color. The bustling mortal world within emitted a towering aura of red dust. Streams of light descended into the city—cultivators coming and going through the skies.

Jade Spirit City had arrived.

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“Yo yo yo.

“Isn’t this my little troublemaker who went missing? What a surprise, you suddenly have time to visit my Golden Abundance Tower today.”

Indeed.

The first place Wang Yu went after returning to Jade Spirit was the Golden Abundance Tower.

Facing Jin Miaoshan’s teasing, he simply stretched out his hand with a blank expression.

“Give it to me.”

Today, Jin Miaoshan had a golden fishtail ornament between her brows and her hair tied in a spirit-serpent bun. Her sharp eyes carried a playful glint.

One hand rested lightly against her chest while the other leaned lazily on the carved jade railing.

She wore a gauzy robe as thin as a cicada’s wing, white as snow, her neckline slightly open to reveal a fair neck and a hint of her chest.

Her long legs crossed and brushed together, her pink, jade-like feet adorned with golden anklets. The glossy nails on her toes shimmered with a demonic charm.

She reclined sideways on the couch, saying nothing, her gaze fixed intently on him. The delicate and alluring face seemed to throw him a bewitching wink.

Little Wang Yu felt a trace of reverence rising in him, then immediately frowned.

“You’ve been cultivating seduction arts?”

“How could you wrong me so? Miaoshan never wastes time on improper demonic arts. The Prajna Heart Sutra works wonderfully.”

Wang Yu fell silent. He felt that Jin Miaoshan’s cultivation had gone astray. The Buddhist radiance he once saw in her was gone, replaced by a fox spirit’s charm.

“I have no time to chatter with you. The Core Formation spiritual item and the treasure to withstand tribulation.”

“You should have said so earlier.”

Jin Miaoshan shook the silver bells on her wrist. A black-furred Cloud-Stepping Lynx leaped in from the window. Its fur shone sleek and glossy, and its golden eyes gleamed with intelligence.

Once a beast gained sentience, it was no longer a mere animal but part of the demon race. This lynx looked ordinary but possessed the early third-rank strength.

Damn it, such a wealthy woman.

Even her pet was stronger than his battle companion. Truly unreasonable.

If not for the Dragon Vein baptism, his Three-Tailed Snow Fox would have only been a pet to comfort his weary heart.

“Xiao Man, go fetch Young Master Wang’s items.”

“Meow.”

The lynx brushed its soft body against her chest, cast Wang Yu a sidelong glance, and darted off. Wang Yu’s brow twitched.

“Did that lustful cat just provoke me?”

“How could it? Xiao Man is a princess of the cat demon clan. She follows me to study commerce and always behaves with propriety.”

He did not wait long. The lynx returned quickly, jumping onto the bed and spitting out two spiritual objects.

Wang Yu said coldly, “You did that on purpose?”

“How could that be? Xiao Man doesn’t have hands, she can only use her mouth to carry things. Take a look, City Lord Wang.”

The first was a jade bottle radiating intense cold.

The second was a lotus-shaped stone platform, lightning faintly dancing along its petals, each petal inlaid with a purple crystal. It was his Heavenly Thunder Crystal Cluster.

Jin Miaoshan explained,

“The jade bottle contains Frozen Blood of the Ice Plains, drawn from the depths of the Endless Ice Field. It is said to be the earth’s blood that seeps from ten-thousand-year permafrost. It qualifies as a high-grade Core Formation spiritual item.

“The Thunder Lotus Dao Platform is the third-rank treasure for tribulation avoidance you requested. It can definitely withstand the Core Formation lightning tribulation. Golden Abundance Tower covered part of the material cost. The remaining balance is fifty thousand spirit stones.”

“Good.”

After inspecting everything carefully, Wang Yu left the spirit stones along with a Ten-Thousand-Year Tree Heart—the agreed exchange. He had no objection, since everything came from Jin Miaoshan’s own pocket anyway.

A deal without capital, so to speak.

“The agreement is fulfilled. I will take my leave.”

“Wait.”

“What is it now?”

Jin Miaoshan stretched her slender waist, pulled the lynx into her arms, and smiled.

“Why not stay the night, City Lord Wang? I have some questions about the Prajna Heart Sutra I wish to consult you on.”

“Heh.

“I know nothing of that. You can study it on your own.”

With that, Wang Yu turned into a streak of flowing light and flew out the window toward the City Lord’s Mansion, leaving rather hastily.

He dared not stay longer, fearing she might ask questions that could expose things he could not say. Whether he answered or not, information would leak.

Best to avoid it. Once he formed his core, everything would be different.

Back in the room, Jin Miaoshan touched her chest and frowned.

“How strange. He feels different now... and such heavy killing intent.”

At that moment, the Cloud-Stepping Lynx spoke in a clear young girl’s voice.

“Sister Miaoshan, the blood aura on him is dense. He must have killed at least three or four thousand cultivators recently.”

“That many?”

Jin Miaoshan covered her mouth in surprise, then suddenly recalled something.

“The massacre at Huangbai City... So he went to You Prefecture. He deliberately nourished his Asura killing intent before leaving.

“But... the incident at the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest wasn’t him? Strange.”

The lynx licked its paw quietly, saying no more.

She belonged to the Nether Spirit Cat clan, noble among demonkind, born with Yin-Yang Eyes that could see what others could not, even the legendary Yin-Yang Path. Her potential was extraordinary.

While Jin Miaoshan was momentarily puzzled, Wang Yu, having returned to the Jade Spirit City Lord’s Mansion, immediately summoned his subordinates for a meeting.

He mentioned that he had met with Zuo Qiuming.

“Fourth Brother? Why are you back so soon? Weren’t there six years left?”

In the lord’s bedchamber, Wang Yu looked at Zuo Qiuming and the women tangled together and sighed speechlessly.

“Come out. We’ll talk outside.”

Although He had slept little there—but that was still his bed.

In the small conference hall.