Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 335

The blood wine of Drunken Immortal Lake instantly surged into waves spanning tens of thousands of acres. With such a massive meteor crashing down, even Zhuo Shouyun could no longer continue the pursuit and had to prioritize evasion.

No one knew how much time passed.

After the aftershocks had completely settled, Zhuo Shouyun flew in from one side, with Jian Nanxing close behind. After a round of searching, they discovered that of the five people who had set up the formation, only two remained.

Their expressions were worse than ever. When they entered, they had been high spirited and proactive in seeking trouble with Wang Yu, yet now the outcome was this. How utterly ironic.

With his pride, he would never allow such a crushing defeat.

“Jian Nanxing, if we find Wang Yu again, do you have confidence in defeating him?”

“This…”

Jian Nanxing hesitated for a moment. The miserable sight of Long Xingyun surfaced in his mind, and in the end he became honest.

“In a normal battle of techniques, there should be no major issue. But if the goal is to take him down, or even go further and kill him, then I fear I lack the strength. Please forgive me, Young Master Yun.”

Zhuo Shouyun lowered his gaze, making no effort to conceal his dissatisfaction.These two were already geniuses rarely seen in the world. Especially in the struggle against Zhuo Shouqing, where members of the family factions had to be avoided, the abilities of these two, along with Fu Xiao, were all the more precious.

Talent and aptitude were the reasons he tolerated their independent will.

But if they could not bring him victory, then his tolerance would have no meaning, and would instead become a sign of weakness to be exploited.

After a brief silence.

“For now, let it be…”

Zhuo Shouyun seemed as if he were about to abandon the hunt. Just as this thought arose in Jian Nanxing’s mind, his body suddenly stiffened.

From the center of his chest, a blood colored tentacle abruptly grew out.

Dense talismanic patterns spread outward from it, gradually covering his entire body. His self awareness began to fade, and his vision was filled with a sea of crimson.

“You… you…”

Using coercive methods on subordinates was a traditional demonic path practice. It was impossible for Zhuo Shouyun not to do so, but his methods were more refined and concealed.

Hunting Wang Yu had already exacted such a great price. How could he possibly give up now? The cost alone was already impossible to simply write off.

Not killing Wang Yu meant a huge loss.

Killing Wang Yu meant a small loss.

Caught in this whirlpool of thinking, Zhuo Shouyun had to gather his strength and try once more.

The other two who had survived by sheer luck, both late stage Core Formation cultivators, hurriedly knelt down and shouted, “We are willing to give our lives to assist Young Master, and will make sure that Wang Yu meets a miserable death.”

Unfortunately, Zhuo Shouyun did not respond to them as he had before.

Blood Dao secret techniques likewise spread across their bodies. When his own strength was insufficient, he needed absolute obedience from his subordinates, and he needed to unite all forces that could be united.

The hunting lineup had to surpass this attempt if there was to be any chance of success.

He no longer had the cost to make further mistakes.

At the moment Zhuo Shouyun was suffering defeat, the situation outside was developing in the complete opposite direction, moving toward what benefited him. This had happened roughly eight months earlier.

The encirclement battle of Cloud Ascension City.

Unexpectedly, it turned into a counter encirclement battle.

The successive withdrawals of Zuo Qiuming and Yu Xing caused several of Zhuo Shouqing’s trump cards to vanish completely, such as the fourth rank talisman treasure in Yu Xing’s possession.

It had originally been a killing move prepared for Fu Xiao, or for other hidden experts.

The three forces surrounding Cloud Ascension City represented all of Zhuo Shouqing’s accumulated strength. He had been incomparably confident in the timing of this chosen battle.

Victory was right before his eyes.

However, reality struck him head on. The blocking forces on the left and right rear wings never reinforced the main battlefield, and the encirclement tactic of closing the net ended in failure.

Huang Jiu was restrained by Fu Xiao through the power of formations. The death warriors under Huang Jiu, however, were no match for proper cultivators recruited in earnest, unlike those under Zhuo Shouyun.

Moreover.

The appearance of a single person completely drove him into despair.

“Lu Chenzhou!”

This fellow, who should have been confined in seclusion.

For reasons unknown, he appeared in Cloud Ascension City. Without relying on formation power, and purely on his own cultivation strength, he fought Huang Jiu of the Pseudo Nascent Soul realm to a standstill.

This showed that during his previous clash with Wang Yu, he had concealed an enormous amount of strength.

Fu Xiao transferred to the frontal battlefield and immediately expanded the advantage further. Zhuo Shouqing suffered devastating losses, with casualties approaching sixty percent, and in the end was forced to retreat in defeat.

Law Enforcement Hall of Evil God Market.

The once glorious and magnificent furnishings had been smashed to pieces, and cracks covered the walls. Zhuo Shouqing’s eyes were bloodshot as he gasped for breath, his mouth endlessly muttering.

“Why… why… why?”

He could not understand why the people he trusted most had betrayed him.

Even if Wang Yu had left him, he never believed that Zuo Qiuming and Yu Xing would betray him. The three had formed a deep friendship since the age of six.

They shared hardship together and enjoyed fortune together.

“Why did it end like this…”

“Because of benefits. Wake up already.”

The disheveled Zhuo Shouqing suddenly turned his head and saw that the one who had appeared was Zhuo Yuanshen. He lost control and roared.

“Was it you? Was it you who betrayed me?”

Zhuo Yuanshen’s slightly gaunt figure straightened his back. His bearing resembled that of a highly respected elder, and his voice carried strong confidence.

“Young Master Shouqing, failure is not frightening. What is frightening is being completely crushed. You still have a chance…”

“A chance? Are you joking!”

Zhuo Yuanshen shook his head, took out an intelligence jade slip, and tossed it in front of Zhuo Shouqing.

“Take a look. This is the reason those two brothers of yours betrayed you.”

Zhuo Shouqing staggered forward, his fingers trembling as he picked up the jade slip. When his divine sense touched it, a massive amount of information surged rapidly into his mind.

The intelligence recorded within had already been embellished by Zhuo Yuanshen.

From Yu Xing’s “hesitation free” betrayal and his choice of the Earth Emperor Holy Blood, to Zuo Qiuming “issuing the order” for the death warriors to kill Zhuo Shouqing and accepting the secret art offered by the enemy.

Zhuo Shouqing felt his throat grow extremely tight, to the point that even breathing became difficult.

Putting himself in their place, if he were faced with such temptation.

Could he truly have refused?

After all, the so called struggle between the two Zhuos was, in essence, his own attempt to restore his crippled Blood Spiritual Roots. The other party’s motives were unclear, yet they had still agreed.

He believed that what Zhuo Shouyun wanted was the inheritance rights of his branch.

The root of the conflict came from those born extraordinary yet unwilling to accept mediocrity. They possessed resources beyond what ordinary people could imagine, yet were unable to break through due to damaged spiritual roots.

How could that be tolerated?

Therefore.

Regardless of whether there were problems in the details of this intelligence, judging from the outcome alone, its authenticity and credibility were extremely high.

He then recalled Wang Yu’s evaluation of Zhuo Yuanshen.

A man full of ambition, with a devious and unpredictable mind.

Before Zhuo Shouqing could recover from the blow, Zhuo Yuanshen continued, “I still have one more plan here. If used, it might turn the tables. If not, then you can only wait for Wang Yu to come out of the Blood Abyss.”

Zhuo Shouqing took a deep breath. Like a drowning man grasping at his last lifeline, he said hoarsely.

“Let me hear it.”

“This Yuanshen remembers that Senior Huang Jiu is Young Master Ming’s maternal uncle, a pseudo Nascent Soul realm powerhouse. He will likely leave due to Young Master Ming’s exit.

“If he leaves, Young Master Qing’s chances of victory will drop even further. Rather than that, we may as well use this method… like this, and this, and extract all of his remaining value.”

Hearing this, Zhuo Shouqing hesitated slightly.

But under Zhuo Yuanshen’s emotional appeals and reasoned persuasion, he soon nodded and agreed to the plan.

“Then… let’s do it once more.”

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Within the Blood Abyss Sacred Land, near the core Blood Demon Sea.

There was a region known as Blood Beast Valley.

Wrapped in a blood sac robe, Wang Yu plunged straight in. Large numbers of blood beast tribes were active in this area, making it an ideal natural barrier that would grant him ample time to recover from his injuries.

At this moment, he was also unaware of Zhuo Shouqing’s crushing defeat in the outside world.

If Wang Yu were to learn that Zhuo Shouqing had trusted Zhuo Yuanshen, he would definitely curse loudly about a pig like teammate.

Even if he were outside and learned of Yu Xing and Zuo Qiuming’s “betrayal”, there would be nothing he could do.

After all.

With his eye for judging people, he had repeatedly reminded Zhuo Shouqing to trust his two brothers. With the situation changing so rapidly, even with the thickest skin, he would still feel embarrassed.

Fortunately, he did not know.

Near a nest of blood wolf beasts numbering over a thousand, Wang Yu temporarily opened up a cave dwelling and hid within it, converting all six Idle Slots into the Corpse Demon Secret Technique.

Under sixfold efficiency, in just seven days he re condensed three Yin Blood Pills, consumed them all again, and his two legs recovered at a visibly rapid pace.

Only his right arm was still a little short of full recovery.

Thus, he continued accumulating the Yin Blood, and after half a month in total, he finally restored himself to a complete and healthy state.

After readjusting the Idle Slot positions, Wang Yu finally relaxed, moving his newly regenerated limbs that were still slightly weak.

He felt that after this trip to the Blood Abyss ended, such an efficient Corpse Demon Secret Technique should also be brought up to the fourth rank when he found the time.

The functionality of this secret art was truly formidable.

Such severe injuries were healed in just half a month. His margin for error in combat had increased dramatically. It was a supreme grade secret art capable of enhancing his strength.

Thanks to Su Yulong.

Speaking of which, this time during Zhuo Shouyun’s encirclement and assassination attempt, that person had not been seen. Who knew what he had been sent off to do.

Having suffered such a heavy loss this time, Wang Yu was certain that Zhuo Shouyun would return again. Moreover, he was extremely interested in the Spirit Transformation realm spiritual treasure sleeping in Zhuo Shouyun’s hands, the Rakshasa Heavenly Demon Bell.

The divine sense jade slip given by Ding Ming back then had already been thoroughly examined during this period.

Among its contents, the most valuable part was the Spirit Transformation section of the Rakshasa True Demon Scripture. It required the absorption of [Slaughter] Demon Qi to establish a Demonic Dao foundation.

However, the foundational method was actually recorded in the upper half of the scripture.

It was likely a breakthrough secret art used to refine Demonic Qi during the Nascent Soul breakthrough. In other words, without the upper half, this cultivation method could not be practiced at all.

No wonder Ding Ming felt so miserable.

As for whether the Idle Slot could bypass this requirement, Wang Yu felt that it could not for now, because the method of cultivation operated through the Nascent Soul.

He did not even possess a Nascent Soul yet. No matter how defiant the Idle Slot was, it could not change this prerequisite. Once he condensed a Nascent Soul, the outcome would be different.

However, according to ancient records.

The origin of the demonic dao in this world came from various indescribable beings known as [Demons].

Refining the Demonic Qi that overflowed from them was the best way to enter the demonic dao. Usually only one type could be refined, and doing so meant choosing a specific path.

What suited Wang Yu should be Frozen Demon Qi, but Slaughter Demon Qi, which represented the path of the mind, was also a power worth coveting. If he truly had to choose, it would be extremely difficult.

Fortunately, there was no rush for now. He would only face this choice after breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm. When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road. His understanding of demonic qi was far too shallow.

At his current stage, he could not touch such secrets. Once his cultivation level rose, what he needed to know could naturally be learned through the Blood Reversal Sect.

There was no need to rush.

Putting away the jade slip that recorded the Rakshasa True Demon Scripture, Wang Yu still needed some time to recuperate.