Primordial Era: The Holy Maiden Shiji, a woman of exceptional talent and beauty

Upon hearing the words "Holy Spirit Stone," all thirty-six ghosts shouted excitedly.

They pounced on the Holy Spirit Stone and began to devour it.

These holy stones are an excellent tonic for them...

Shi Ji decided to keep all the Holy Spirit Stones for himself, unwilling to let any of them fall into the wrong hands.

Moreover, Shi Ji was not worried that the secret of the Holy Spirit Stone would be leaked.

Because his mind also contained the techniques of the eighth and ninth volumes of the Holy Spirit Manual, these two volumes of the Holy Spirit Manual should be enough to protect him.

Shi Ji sat cross-legged and began to practice the Holy Spirit Incantation.

His body gradually glowed with a golden luster.

Wisps of Holy Spirit power swirled around his body like wisps of smoke.

Then, the power of the Holy Spirit slowly seeped into Shi Ji's body, beginning to nourish his physical form.

Shi Ji had already mastered the mysteries of the seventh and eighth volumes of the Holy Spirit Manual.

Now all he has to do is study the ninth volume.

The ninth volume differs greatly from the previous eight volumes in its profound meaning, requiring cultivators to have a considerable understanding of the Great Dao.

Shi Ji devoted herself to studying it.

His mind was filled with dazzling, multicolored light.

Volume Nine mainly focuses on the explanation and understanding of the Great Dao.

Although Shi Ji did not follow the orthodox path of the Great Dao, he believed that by comprehending the true essence of the Great Dao in the ninth volume, he would be able to sense the aura of the Great Dao and thus comprehend more of the laws of the Great Dao.

Shi Ji was completely immersed in her insights.

After an unknown amount of time, a halo of divine light emanated from his body.

The light of the Holy Spirit enveloped Shi Ji completely.

Above his head, a vast cosmic star map appeared, containing the ultimate laws of the universe. Shi Ji was concentrating on comprehending this star map.

This vast star map contains unfathomable mysteries, captivating all who behold it.

Shi Ji was completely immersed in the Taoist charm contained in this star map.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye.

Three months have passed in a flash.

Shi Ji finally grasped the essence of Volume Nine.

He slowly stood up, stretched his arms, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

A sharp killing intent flashed in his eyes. "It's time to leave this place."

Shiji left the mountain peak.

They then sped off towards another mountain peak.

The mountain peak was covered with lush, verdant vegetation.

Shi Ji found a secluded place to hide and continued her seclusion to comprehend the Holy Spirit Technique.

After spending more than a month inside the mountain, he finally fully comprehended the ninth volume.

After thoroughly mastering the ninth volume, Shi Ji discovered that cultivating the Holy Spirit Technique was far more difficult than she had imagined.

Although the Holy Spirit Technique is divided into four levels, the second, third, and fourth levels have always been difficult to break through. Shi Ji even felt that her cultivation had hit a bottleneck and she could not make any progress for a long time.

Fortunately, Shiji possessed thirty-six Holy Spirit Stones.

These Holy Spirit Stones contain immense Holy Spirit power.

Once the Holy Spirit Technique is cultivated to the fifth level, the Holy Spirit power within these thirty-six Holy Spirit Stones can be absorbed.

At that time, Shi Ji's cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds.

Shi Ji offered up the remaining thirty-six Holy Spirit Stones, and in an instant, these Holy Spirit Stones began to split.

Ultimately, it transformed into beams of light, shining upon Shi Ji.

Thirty-six beams of light quickly converged.

It forms a vortex.

The vortex continued to expand.

It eventually transformed into a massive vortex large enough to contain Shi Ji's body.

Shi Ji's figure soared into the sky.

Soaring straight into the sky.

The vortex then disappeared.

When Shi Ji reappeared, she was in a boundless void.

He looked around.

Several cliffs and precipices stand in the distance, seemingly suspended in mid-air.

The cliffs were shrouded in mist, obscuring the view, but Shi Ji was certain that these mist-shrouded cliffs must hold some secret.

Shiji tentatively flew towards those cliffs.

But he didn't actually get close; instead, he kept his distance and observed carefully.

Suddenly, atop a cliff, he sensed danger.

Shi Ji hurriedly dodged, but still couldn't completely avoid the strange attack.

A black-clad monk appeared silently beside Shi Ji.

The black-robed man's eyes revealed a murderous intent.

The black-robed monk clearly recognized Shi Ji; they had met once before in the ancient tomb.

Moreover, he harbored resentment towards Shi Ji for taking away his identity token.

The man in black robes slashed at Shi Ji with his sword, the sword strike fierce and aimed directly at Shi Ji's brow, clearly intending to take his life.

The black-robed cultivator seemed to know that Shi Ji was quite powerful, so he chose to launch a sneak attack. His actions were decisive and ruthless, which surprised Shi Ji.

It must be said that this person is indeed extraordinary, even though he has not yet broken through to the Emperor level.

But his combat power is already quite extraordinary, perhaps he possesses some kind of special bloodline?
The two men clashed weapons, sparks flying everywhere.

Shi Ji barely managed to block the attack.

His gaze toward the black-robed monk turned serious.

Shi Ji said in a deep voice, "Why do you attack me, sir?"

"Boy, hand over the treasure, or I will take your life today," the black-robed cultivator said with chilling murderous intent.

"Are you trying to rob me outright?" Shi Ji retorted.

"Hmph!" The black-robed cultivator snorted coldly.

Shi Ji narrowed her eyes, her gaze growing increasingly cold: "Have you perhaps forgotten who created this starry world?"

"I don't care who created it," the black-robed cultivator scoffed.

Shi Ji sneered, "Since that's the case, let's talk about terms!"

He said calmly, "I've heard that you come from the Demon Realm. If I'm not mistaken, your background must be extraordinary. Purple blood flows in your veins, and purple bloodline is a superior bloodline."

As far as I know, purple bloodlines are extremely rare, even in the myriad realms of the universe. And you have achieved so much at such a young age.

"He must be a core disciple of the Demon King's clan in the Demon Realm, right?"

"Since you know my identity, how dare you threaten me? Do you think you can kill me with your strength?"

I actually hope you'll make a move. Then I'll tear you to pieces, devour your life force, and everything about you, including your soul, will become nourishment for me!

The black-robed cultivator's sinister gaze locked onto Shi Ji, his face twisted and terrifying.

This person is utterly wicked.

"My patience is limited, don't force me to make a move now!" Shi Ji stared coldly at the black-robed cultivator.

The black-robed cultivator's expression changed slightly.

He sensed Shi Ji's terrifying strength and knew that if he fought her to the death, he would have no chance of winning.

Although he considered himself quite strong, the black-robed cultivator felt that Shi Ji was even more formidable.

"I'll spare your dog's life today."

The black-robed cultivator said in a cold voice.

He quickly fled into the distance and disappeared in an instant.

"What a cunning fellow! He managed to escape like that!" Shi Ji frowned. She had almost captured the black-robed cultivator, but in the end, she failed.

This black-robed cultivator is indeed troublesome; he truly deserves to be a core disciple of the Demon King Clan.

Even when I was being chased by the Demon Emperor, I was never this disheveled.

However, Shi Ji has now broken through to the Quasi-Immortal realm.

The strength is greatly increased.

He could even put up a fight against a peak Quasi-Immortal expert, let alone a mere Quasi-Saint level black-robed cultivator.

So although they nearly defeated their opponent this time, they were unable to capture them.

Fortunately, Shi Ji did not come away empty-handed. From the black-robed cultivator, he learned a lot about this starry world.

Shi Ji originally thought she knew enough about the world.

But now we realize that there are still many unknowns.

Our understanding of this world remains limited.

"Let's go back and discuss this further." Shi Ji took a deep breath.

Then it turned and flew towards the mountain gate.

"Hey, Senior Brother Lin, is that you?" Just then, a surprised voice came.

Two women dressed in white appeared; they were slender, with skin as white as snow, and beautiful faces.

It was none other than inner disciples Xu Qing'er and Zhao Rong'er.

When Shi Ji was being chased, she met them. Later, Xu Qing'er even saved Shi Ji, so Shi Ji and Xu Qing'er became very close friends.

The two women were overjoyed to see Shiji return.

Zhao Rong'er asked with a grin, "Senior Brother Lin, why did you suddenly come to the outer sect? You've been out of touch for so long, even I couldn't find you!"

Shi Ji said, "Some things have happened recently, so I've been delayed for a while. By the way, how did you find me?"

"Junior Sister Zhao Rong'er and I have been waiting outside the mountain gate for three months, and we've finally seen you. Have you finished your cultivation?"

Shi Ji nodded and said, "Yes, it's all over!"

Xu Qing'er said, "In that case, let's go back to the sect together. I'll treat you to a drink!"

"Drinking? Excellent." Shi Ji agreed with a smile.

Zhao Rong'er tugged at Shi Ji's arm and said coquettishly, "Senior Brother Lin, let's go back together. Rong'er still owes you a banquet, so I'll have to mooch a meal off you today!"

“Alright, let’s go back together then. The journey is long, but with such a lovely junior sister like Rong’er by my side, I won’t be lonely!” Shi Ji said with a smile.

After leaving the mountain gate, the three headed straight towards the city lord's mansion.

During the journey, Xu Qing'er and Shi Ji chatted about many of their experiences in Kyushu.

Shiji had limited knowledge of Kyushu, so she needed to gradually gather more information.

Half a month later, they finally arrived at the city lord's mansion.

Shi Ji returned to her residence and tidied herself up a bit.

After changing into clean clothes and having a simple meal and rest, he sat cross-legged on a stone bench in the courtyard and took out a storage ring to carefully examine the items inside.

This storage ring contains three thousand Chaos Crystals, hundreds of billions of Source Stones, a protective armor, a sharp dagger, and several powerful magical artifacts.

In addition to these items, there was also a tattered ancient book in the storage ring.

Shi Ji carefully examined each of these items.

He had carefully read through that ancient book, which contained many secrets, but it wasn't of much use to Shiji at the moment.

Therefore, Shi Ji discarded the ancient book.

He then took out another pill, a highly poisonous pill that emitted a green, toxic mist.

This pill was obtained from the Demon Realm and is called the "Green Demon Pearl".

The Green Fiend Pearl contains extremely potent toxicity, capable of corroding flesh and even melting immortal artifacts.

Shi Ji had previously searched for various rare medicinal herbs in the Demon Realm and refined many antidote pills, but the effects did not seem to be ideal.

Therefore, Shi Ji now intends to use this Green Demon Pearl to try to refine a batch of antidote pills specifically to neutralize its toxicity.

Not long after, two women, Xu Qing'er and Zhao Rong'er, came to visit together. Shi Ji drank with them for a while, and then went into seclusion to refine the antidote pill.

After three days of refining, the antidote pill was finally successfully produced, and its effect was quite remarkable, completely eliminating the toxins.

Shi Ji carefully put away the antidote pill.

He continued his secluded cultivation, preparing to challenge for a higher realm, when a knocking sound came from outside.

He got up, walked to the door, and opened it.

They discovered an old man standing outside the gate, who was one of the elders who had previously guarded the mountain gate.

The elder deacon said with a beaming smile, "Having heard of Young Master Lin's return, I have come to pay him a visit!"

Shi Ji bowed and said, "I am grateful for your concern, Elder. I wonder what guidance you have for me in person?"

The old man said, "The sect has decided to hold a banquet today to celebrate Young Master Lin's return. We earnestly invite Young Master Lin to attend. What do you say, Young Master Lin?"

"Oh? Such a grand event for the sect, how could I dare to refuse?" Shi Ji replied.

The old man laughed and said, "Haha, Young Master Lin, there's no need to be so polite. In that case, the banquet is about to begin!"

“Okay!” Shi Ji nodded in agreement.

While waiting for the banquet, Shi Ji saw Xu Qing'er and Zhao Rong'er. Zhao Rong'er smiled and said, "Senior Brother Lin."

Xu Qing'er's pretty face flushed slightly.

She parted her lips slightly and said softly, "Junior Brother Lin, we haven't dined together at a restaurant yet. Why don't we go to that restaurant tonight and enjoy some delicious food?"

Shi Ji replied with a smile, "Excellent! Let's go to the restaurant together for dinner tonight."

Xu Qing'er said, "If Senior Brother Lin is willing, we might as well set off earlier. I'm afraid there won't be any seats available by seven or eight o'clock in the evening, as there will be too many guests then."

"Let's get going now."

The three of them left the residence together.

Shi Ji, Xu Qing'er, and Zhao Rong'er rode in a magnificent carriage and sped into Tianyang City.

On the most bustling commercial street in Tianyang City, there is a restaurant called Juxianlou, which is decorated in an extremely luxurious manner.

This place is a gathering place for wealthy people in Tianyang City. Of course, these rich people are not truly rich, but rather they earn source stones through certain secret channels.

People like Shi Ji, Zhao Rong'er, and Xu Qing'er would never look down on such places.

The air here is thick with the stench of money.

"Juxianlou truly lives up to its reputation as a gathering place for wealthy merchants in Tianyang City!"

Zhao Rong'er said with a smile, "It is said that this Juxian Tower has a powerful background, and the guests who come and go are basically disciples of major forces or top experts. Even many rogue cultivators come here because of its reputation!"

“That’s true.” Shi Ji nodded in agreement.

Places like Juxianlou are usually reserved for people of high status.

For example, certain princes and nobles.

Ordinary cultivators who wish to enter and make purchases must pay an enormous sum of money.

And the annual cost is extremely high.

Shi Ji arrived at Juxianlou with Zhao Rong'er and Xu Qing'er.

Xu Qing'er and Zhao Rong'er are both stunning beauties, and the sight of the two fairies walking side by side naturally attracts countless gazes.

Some lecherous men recognized the two fairies and couldn't help but show their lustful expressions.

Many male cultivators even whistled, but were frightened away by Xu Qing'er's gaze.

"Whose fairy is this? She is so beautiful!"

"I don't know! He must be a direct descendant of some royal relative, otherwise he would never be qualified to set foot in this place!"
"Young master, may I ask about the origins of these two fairies?" a cultivator asked curiously.

Shi Ji said, "They are all my friends!" "So they are Young Master Lin's friends." The cultivator suddenly realized.

"Young lady, you look unfamiliar. Have you never been to Tianyang City before?"

Another cultivator looked at Xu Qing'er with a smile.

His eyes were filled with a burning passion.

Xu Qing'er snorted coldly and ignored her.

The monk felt neglected and was quite annoyed.

But he only dared to glare at Xu Qing'er before turning and leaving. (End of Chapter)