An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 249 Jiang Miaoyin

Before Chu Xiu was a massive crack—no, rather than a crack, it was more like a chasm that severed the entire world.

Chu Xiu felt as if he were standing on the edge of a bottomless cliff, with a cold wind blowing up from below. Looking down, all he could see were clouds churning in the darkness.

A faint glow fell from above. Chu Xiu looked up and found an incredibly large silver sun hanging overhead, almost occupying half the sky. The sun's light was not dazzling, and bathing in its light did not feel warm. Instead, it had a chilling coldness. It hung there all alone, adding to the gloom of this already desolate world.

"This is the world of the [Cream of a Hundred Demons]."

A world shrouded in yin energy, devoid of life.

"Kaka."

Chu Xiu moved his body a bit, and the abundant blood energy immediately dispelled the chill.

With the flapping of Garuda's wings behind him, he soared into the sky thousands of meters high in a single flash.

The air here was even colder. Chu Xiu squinted and looked into the distance, and soon discovered a strange cluster of buildings.

It was a clearing that had clearly been carved out by humans, covered with smooth hemispheres made of an unknown metal, reflecting a cool glow.

"This thing should be the 'power plant' of the [Exorcist Civilization]."

Chu Xiu recalled the information about the Hundred Ghosts Furnace world in his mind.

All the energy that powers this world is Yin energy, even the energy falling from the dome's "sun" is Yin energy.

Therefore, in reality, the sun in this world is called "Taiyin" (太阴).

These metal hemispheres, with their special structure, can absorb yin energy and convert it into a form of energy similar to electricity.

These energy sources, like a wellspring of life, nourish every aspect of the exorcist civilization. From city lighting systems to the power sources of vehicles, and the energy supply for various advanced weapons and equipment, everything relies on these miraculous devices for support.

The area with these densely packed devices resembles a 'power plant,' and the power plant in the distance is where the Awakening Trial was previously held.

The initial landing location using the [Anchor Point] is generally within ten kilometers of the original owner.

After a moment's thought, Chu Xiu flapped his wings again and flew toward the "power plant".

In just over ten seconds, he flew directly above the complex of buildings. Looking down from there, he couldn't see a single person, but signs of battle were everywhere.

"Most of the newcomers who participated in the Awakening Trial have returned to Earth. Those who are still in this world are all strong individuals who entered through the [Anchor Point] later."

There are only thirteen [anchor points] in total this time, which means that at most thirteen competitors will enter. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be enough resources for Chu Xiu to refine the Thousand Soul Banner.

Just as he was pondering this, a beautiful figure suddenly flew up from below.

Chu Xiu looked up and saw a beautiful woman with a slender waist and full hips, who was wearing a close-fitting dark green cheongsam. The cheongsam accentuated her voluptuous figure, and a slit on the side revealed her fair legs.

The young woman approached Chu Xiu and bowed slightly, her slender waist displaying a perfect curve: "This humble woman, Jiang Miaoyin, greets Senior."

The woman before him was extremely beautiful. When she spoke, her peach blossom eyes gazed at Chu Xiu with a smile, as if there were ripples in them, making one subconsciously want to cherish her.

It has to be said that the woman in front of him was the most alluring woman Chu Xiu had ever seen since his transmigration; every gesture and movement of hers exuded a captivating charm.

If it were any other eighteen-year-old boy, he would probably be overwhelmed with excitement and at a loss for what to do. Unfortunately for him, she ran into Chu Xiu, who simply nodded slightly and said, "Speak, what brings you here?"

"Let me make this clear from the start: I will only provide assistance to the best of my ability. Don't think that a mere 10 billion can command me."

The woman before him was the descendant whom the spirit of the Song family entrusted to Chu Xiu for care at the previous auction.

The Song and Jiang families have always been on good terms. The younger generation of the Song family has already left to explore, while this woman from the Jiang family only entered a day ago and is currently gathering intelligence in the vicinity to wait for Chu Xiu to act together.

It is said that this woman has reached SS level or above in both profession and talent. She can extract souls and turn them into cursed spirits to control. She can not only cast powerful forbidden spells, but also use them to set up formations or drive puppets. Before she was even thirty years old, she had already become one of the most promising people in the Jiang family to strive for the title of Heroic Spirit.

The two most talented young people in the Jiang family right now are her and that newly appointed civilization envoy.

After secretly observing Chu Xiu for a while, Jiang Miaoyin immediately realized that the person in front of her was a person with a very firm will and would not fall for her tricks. She immediately put away her charming demeanor and said seriously, "Senior, I have something important to discuss with you."

"Senior, have you prepared any tools to detect Yin energy for your visit?"

Jiang Miaoyin's words made Chu Xiu frown slightly.

The world of the Hundred Demons' Crucible may be full of demons, but the world is even bigger!

If you search aimlessly like a headless fly, you might not find many ghosts even after a month.

Moreover, these wandering ghosts are usually of very low level, and even if you find them, they are of little use.

To capture a large number of ghosts at once, one must find their "nest," that is, a place where yin energy gathers.

"Although the Yin energy is generally concentrated at the lowest level, in addition to the giant pit in the middle, the outer 'furnace wall' also has an extremely complex geological structure, where there are places where Yin energy gathers, which will gather the nearby Yin energy."

"This is quite similar to the 'feng shui' of my previous life, but this place is very different from Earth, so those feng shui theories are no longer applicable."

"To find these special locations, you either need to have a profession with relevant skills or use some special items."

Chu Xiu naturally didn't have either of those, but his Thousand Soul Banner housed many powerful ghosts. Some time ago, after refining Ya Zi's gift, he had restored his ghost army to a quarter of its previous size.

He originally planned to use the characteristics of ghosts to find these special locations.

However, this kind of search is ultimately a blanket search, and it is not particularly efficient.

After a moment's thought, Chu Xiu said, "There's no need for you to worry about that. Let's get down to business."

Faced with Chu Xiu's cold response, Jiang Miaoyin didn't mind and covered her mouth with a light laugh, "My elders gave me a compass that can sense Yin energy. It's a perfect King-level item and cost over seven billion when I bought it. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you."

As she spoke, Jiang Miaoyin flipped her wrist, and a compass engraved with mysterious inscriptions appeared in her palm.

This scene made Chu Xiu look thoughtful, and after a while, a smile appeared on his lips.

This woman is very intelligent.

The subtext of her giving away the item was obvious: even though I had prepared high-level items in advance, I could give them away casually, which meant that I had better channels for finding ghosts!
She used this to seduce Chu Xiu into cooperating with her!

It has to be said that this move really piqued Chu Xiu's curiosity. Although the King-rank Perfection item is not a very high rank, what is rare is that this item is specifically used to sense Yin energy. Generally, you can't find an item with a better detection effect on the market. Even those [Heroic Spirits] may not have a better method.

With a light laugh, Chu Xiu raised his hand and put the compass into his storage space, saying, "Tell me your plan."

"For the sake of the compass and your elders, I will help as long as it's not too outrageous."

"Thank you, senior." Jiang Miaoyin bowed gracefully again.

She then wasted no time and went straight to explaining her plan.

"As you should know, this place is one of the surface strongholds of the Exorcist Civilization." "The Exorcist Civilization uses the energy-gathering device here to convert Yin energy into energy, which is then continuously transported to the major cities underground."

"Unfortunately, after being swallowed into the abyss, the original path has been completely altered over thousands of years and is now difficult to discern."

"Fortunately, the students who participated in the awakening trial discovered three maps during the initial trial. Although they are from two thousand years ago, they should still have considerable reference value."

"Based on these maps, the difficulty of searching for other cities of the [Exorcist Civilization] can be greatly reduced."

"The Exorcist Civilization makes a living by exorcising ghosts, so they naturally know where the Yin energy gathers. In their records, there is a saying of nine holy lands and eighty-two blessed lands. As long as we search in those big cities, we may be able to find relevant clues."

Jiang Miaoyin's words made Chu Xiu's eyes light up; it was indeed a good method.

Even if you can't find a place where yin energy gathers, you might still find other good things in the city of the exorcist civilization.

“What about the map?” he asked.

"Of the three maps, two were taken by the [Heroic Spirit] senior, but the third one was obtained by a King-rank exploration team," Jiang Miaoyin said with a smile.

Chu Xiu understood what she meant. [Heroic Spirits] were naturally not to be trifled with, but as for ordinary King-rank beings, well, that's just how cruel the Abyss is.

"Where are they now?" Chu Xiu asked without the slightest hesitation.

Seeing that he agreed, Jiang Miaoyin breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, senior. I had already used a special spell to mark those four people."

"But we need to act quickly. Those four have been gone for half a day, and my cursed spirit, in order to maintain its stealth, can only be effective for a maximum of one day."

Chu Xiu nodded: "Lead the way. I promise to take you to a big city, and then we'll go our separate ways."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Miaoyin didn't hesitate. She made a hand seal, and immediately a crimson cursed spirit appeared in front of her to lead the way.

"Senior, the original roads of the [Exorcist Civilization] have long since collapsed and become blocked. However, I have found a still usable passage, although it will be a bit of a detour..."

"too slow."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Xiu suddenly grabbed Jiang Miaoyin's slender waist, and then, amidst her exclamation, he spread his wings, and the Garuda Wings instantly bloomed brilliantly. With Jiang Miaoyin's exclamation, he rushed towards the ground!

"laugh!"

The dazzling golden light crashed into the rocks on the ground, just like a sharp sword piercing into tofu. The hard rocks were shattered without any hindrance, and Chu Xiu and Jiang Miaoyin were forced to rush into the underground!
Before the Wings of Garuda, all rocks crumbled and crumbled. Moreover, the powerful force of the Wings of Garuda could even maintain supersonic flight while cutting through the soil!
Even more terrifying is that it also possesses powerful spatial abilities, allowing it to bypass hard metal ores by traversing space!

As a powerful god whose strength far surpasses that of a King and is close to that of a Heroic Spirit, the equipment dropped by Garuda has the top-tier attributes even among King-level legendary items!
This domineering power made Jiang Miaoyin's beautiful eyes sparkle with admiration, her peach blossom eyes filled with worship.

Chu Xiu could feel the woman pressing her alluring body even closer to him, her amazing softness almost enveloping his arms.

"This guy"

Feeling the soft touch from his arm, Chu Xiu frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. He simply urged the Garuda Wings to fly towards the target location.

This reaction made Jiang Miaoyin purse her lips, her peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and the look of admiration disappeared, replaced by speculation and scrutiny.

As a top genius among the four great families of Kyoto, she naturally doesn't need to use her body to gain an advantage, but she doesn't mind using her unique advantages.

After the recent test, she was now completely certain that it was virtually impossible to sway Chu Xiu with her feminine charms.

"It seems we have no choice but to follow his advice and engage in a proper collaboration."

Jiang Miaoyin looked at Chu Xiu's constantly vibrating golden wings, a thoughtful look in her eyes.

When she contacted her elder in Yuancheng, the elder only told her that Chu Xiu was able to easily produce 250 billion, which meant he must be an extraordinary person, but whether he had reached the level of [Heroic Spirit] was something the elder could not confirm!
Because there are so many opportunities in the abyss, it's perfectly normal for a king-level being to suddenly become rich.

"So, just how strong is this person exactly?"

Jiang Miaoyin needs to use this point to judge the reliability and feasibility of future cooperation.

While the performance of [Garuda's Wings] was astonishing, it was not a divine power that only [Heroic Spirits] could display, and its power even seemed inferior to that of a typical King-rank Legendary.

It's somewhat somewhere between a Legendary General and a Legendary King.

This made Jiang Miaoyin feel a little strange and suspicious.

"Could this person actually be just a King-level being?"

However, Jiang Miaoyin's doubts were quickly dispelled.

Because she discovered that Chu Xiu's speed not only did not decrease, but actually increased!
While breaking through rocks and using spatial teleportation skills can achieve extremely high speeds, they also consume a great deal of energy.

An ordinary King-level character should only be able to sustain this high-intensity output for a few minutes.

But now a full ten minutes have passed, and Chu Xiu has not shown the slightest sign of fatigue!
Jiang Miaoyin suddenly realized that Chu Xiu must not have used his full strength in order to maintain his speed for a long time.

Ten more minutes passed, and she gradually relaxed. This amount of energy must belong to a heroic spirit.

But as time went by, her feelings changed again, only this time not with doubt, but with shock!

Because an hour had passed, Chu Xiu was still maintaining an extremely high speed as he descended!
You should know that the deeper you go underground, the harder and denser the rocks become, making them harder to break and requiring more mana! But Chu Xiu's mana seemed inexhaustible, maintaining a stable output!
By the fourth hour, Jiang Miaoyin could no longer hide the shock on her face.

This is something even ordinary Heroic Spirits can't do!
Thinking of this, Jiang Miaoyin's gaze towards Chu Xiu became even more alluring, and she pressed her body even closer.

Meanwhile, Chu Xiu was fully aware of Jiang Miaoyin's reaction, as he had been scanning the surrounding area with his divine sense the entire time.

Although he didn't have mind-reading abilities, he could roughly guess what the woman was thinking.

The other party would never have imagined that Chu Xiu possessed the extremely powerful mythical item, the Heavenly Dragon Golden Pill.

After all, even the four major families only have a few pieces of equipment and items at the [Mythical] level.

His extravagance was out of necessity. Chu Xiu's true form was only at the general level, and the Garuda Wings could only exert the power of a general. Without doing this, he simply couldn't catch up with those four king-level beings.

"I still need to refine a King-level Flying Corpse as soon as possible, otherwise my movement speed will become my biggest weakness!"

Chu Xiu thought to himself.

Just as he was pondering, four powerful auras suddenly entered the range of his divine sense, and Jiang Miaoyin's guiding spirit disappeared after letting out a sharp cry.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, all the rocks around Chu Xiu shattered, and he charged into a downward passage like a golden god.

Before him stood four powerful kings, their expressions solemn and ready for battle.

(End of this chapter)