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Chapter 264 Cultivation World 53
Si Lingle was dressed in a dark purple cloak, surrounded by a faint demonic aura, disguised as a low-level demon.

Upon entering the Fragrant Mountains, a pungent yet subtly sweet aroma wafts towards you; this is the source of the "fragrance."

This fragrance is not as fresh and pleasant as the scent of flowers in the human world. Instead, it is a mixture of various strange and magical plants, with a faint smell of blood mixed in, which makes people feel a chill in their hearts.

The surrounding air was unusually humid, as if countless invisible hands were gently caressing the skin, sticky and cold.

The ground was covered with strangely shaped stones, which emitted a faint light. Some were dark red, and some were dark blue. Their surfaces were covered with mysterious runes, as if they contained some kind of powerful magic.

A strange fragrance permeated the mountains, capable of bewitching cultivators' senses, but ineffective against demons.

Si Lingle possessed a defensive magical artifact and had also taken a calming pill beforehand, so these strange fragrances had no effect on her.

She came here to find the Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal, which is unique to the Demon Realm and has the effect of breaking through boundaries.

Adding this to the spirit ship will also give it the ability to break through boundaries.

The Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal is not a natural mineral, but rather a crystal formed at the core of a chaotic rift by the purest demonic energy and the blood essence of fallen demon gods under extreme pressure over tens of thousands of years.

Deep within the Fragrant Mountains lies an unstable chaotic rift, its location constantly obscured by raging spatial turbulence and bone-corroding miasma, making it impossible to pinpoint by ordinary means.

The Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal itself possesses powerful magic, enabling it to conceal its aura.

It will probably take some time to find it.

More than a month has passed, and today, Si Lingle is heading to the canyon.

As they ventured deeper into the canyon, the rock walls suddenly trembled! A swarm of insects, like a black cloud, erupted from the cracks in the ground, their elytra gleaming with a cold metallic light, their mouthparts tearing through the air with a sharp, file-like screech.

As Si Lingle was slaying the swarm of insects, suddenly, a dark shadow fell from the insect cloud to her feet—

It was a demon boy, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with purple blood flowing from the broken horns, and his black clothes torn into tattered strips. As he rolled to his feet, a domino with a triple lotus pattern fell from his waist.

"Get out of the way!" the boy roared, shoving Si Lingle aside. The spot where he had been standing was pierced by three beams of green light, and the rock melted into crimson bubbles.

Three pursuers descended on insects, their bodies half-insect-like, compound eyes occupying half their faces, and their arms extending into mantis-like serrated blades; they manipulated the insect swarm as if it were their own limbs, and thousands of flying insects gathered around them in a vortex.

The leader pointed his blade at the boy: "Defected Holy Ancestor's attendant, hand over the 'Source Blood Crystal Core'!"

The boy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered, "Don't even think about it... It should have been buried in the Demon Source Sea along with the Treasure Flower Ancestor long ago!"

“Killing two people will naturally give us the ‘Source Blood Crystal Core’,” another pursuer said coldly.

The boy shouted, "Run! This has nothing to do with you!"

"Hahaha, you think you can stop us and protect others from escaping? You really don't know your own limitations," the leader laughed loudly.

But the leader's laughter stopped abruptly the next moment.

Because his head was severed by Si Lingle.

The other two were just about to fight back when Jiu Jiu strangled their souls.

"You are not a demon!" the boy said.

"Huh? My sword technique clearly carries demonic energy, so why do you say I'm not a demon?"

Si Lingle can manipulate demonic energy, which is also a technique taught by Jinyou Sect.

Jin You is a half-demon, half-human. In order to allow demonic power and magical power to coexist, she created her own cultivation method.

This technique also allows spiritual energy and demonic energy, ghost energy and demonic energy to coexist.

Jin You created this technique so that more half-demons could survive.

After becoming acquainted with Jinyou, Jinyou taught this technique to Si Lingle.

However, Si Lingle has never used this technique. Although it allows spiritual power and magical power to coexist, she has not been practicing this technique consistently. Long-term use of magical power would still affect her own technique.

However, the young man was able to recognize at a glance that she was not a demon, which showed he had some skill.

Si Lingle's cold voice rang out, "I am indeed not a demon. I came here to find something. I will spare your life because of your kind heart."

After Si Lingle finished speaking, she prepared to leave, not wanting to get involved in any trouble.

But countless bloodworms flew in, and even more pursuers followed.

Si Lingyue drew her sword and dispatched the pursuers in less than half a cup of tea's time.

However, the boy also fainted due to the severity of his injuries.

Si Lingyue sighed, picked up the boy, found a quiet place, and checked his injuries.

"The injuries are so severe." It's a miracle that he's still alive.

The internal organs were eroded by the backlash of demonic energy, with the liver and spleen turning purplish-black and necrotic, and spiderweb-like demonic patterns appearing on the body surface (a sign of uncontrolled demonic power). The meridians were severed due to excessive stimulation of demonic power.

His body was covered with deep claw marks that revealed the bone, and his shoulder blade was pierced by a sharp weapon.

Si Lingle took out a magic pill to heal the boy's injuries and gave it to him.

This demon pill was made by Si Lingle for Jin You when they were in the Desolate Ancient World, and it was very effective in treating the injuries of demons.

Si Lingle made a hand seal, mobilizing demonic energy to calm the out-of-control demonic energy of the other party.

Once she was sure the other person was out of danger, Si Lingle left immediately; she wasn't going to stay with the boy until he woke up.

More than an hour later, the boy woke up and checked his injuries, finding that they were almost completely healed.

"I never expected that this cultivator could actually heal his injuries." With a wave of his hand, the boy's appearance changed.

"I'll repay this cultivator after I've dealt with the traitor."

The next instant, it vanished from the spot.

Six months later, Si Lingle finally found the Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal.

However, this Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal is guarded by a high-level demon.

In the ravine churning with black mist, the high-ranking demon "Blood Abyss Demon Lord" tore through space and descended. Its body was formed from abyssal baleful energy, its nine scarlet bone wings stirred up an annihilation storm, and the foul words it uttered transformed into tangible incantations that corroded the earth.

Si Lingyue stepped on the seven-star position, and the tip of her sword slashed through the void, causing silver patterns to appear.

Space and time within a hundred-zhang radius suddenly froze: the putrid liquid spewed by the Demon Lord hung suspended in mid-air, and the storm stirred up by his bone wings was like frozen glass. Taking advantage of this moment, the spiritual energy of water and wood surged wildly from the earth's veins, and the roots of giant trees strangled the demon's lower limbs.

A third vertical pupil burst open from the Demon Lord's chest, unleashing a beam of blood-red energy that pierced the spacetime barrier. Where the incantation eroded, spacetime shattered like glass, and the roots of the giant tree instantly carbonized.

Si Lingle unleashed her Thunder Tribulation Domain, and a vortex of purple lightning suddenly appeared in the dome. Nine dragon-shaped lightning bolts pierced through the clouds, pinning the demon to the scorched earth. Ancient lightning patterns emerged within the lightning, continuously scorching the abyssal evil energy.

The Blood Abyss Demon Lord devoured the tribulation lightning and roared as he evolved. His bone wings transformed into purple-black lightning wings, and he condensed the power of the tribulation lightning into a hundred sky-splitting lightning spears, which poured down like a torrential rain.

Si Lingle formed the "Azure Emperor Seal" with her left palm, and emerald light enveloped the battlefield. Spiritual flowers bloomed from the scorched earth, their petals dancing and healing the wounds from the lightning strikes; her right sword drew upon the mountain stream to form an ice crystal sword curtain, and the lightning spears struck with a crisp sound like shattered jade.

Si Lingle unleashed her spacetime domain, causing the Azure Beginning Sword to split into three thousand illusory figures, weaving together a sword net that spanned the past and future. The Demon Lord was fixed at a time paradox point—his body simultaneously undergoing nascent growth and decay, ultimately transforming into a sky full of phosphorescent light.

After defeating the demon, Si Lingle obtained the Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal.

After obtaining it, Si Lingle left the Demon Realm to continue searching for other top-grade spiritual items.

After searching for several years, Si Lingle found everything she needed and then went into seclusion at her sect to refine the spirit boat. It took Si Lingle nearly thirty years to complete the spirit boat, which had reached the Immortal Rank quality.

Lingzhou Silingle also installed a spirit energy cannon, a lightning magnetic cannon, and even set up a space teleportation device.

Although it's a short-range weapon, it can still be very effective for escaping in special circumstances.

After successfully refining it, Si Lingle went out to gain more experience.

"My benefactor, I've been looking for you everywhere."

Si Lingle looked at the person in front of her with a wary expression. This person was able to enter her formation silently, so his cultivation level was not low.

"My benefactor, I must thank you for saving me in the Youxiang Mountains."

"You are that boy!"

“Indeed, I am Youming.” Youming Demon Lord waved his hand, and a soft couch appeared.

Youming lay down on the soft couch and said in a low voice, "There was a traitor among my subordinates. I was ambushed by the traitor and was seriously injured."

"Thanks to Daoist Yunhua's timely treatment, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to recover so quickly and kill the traitor."

"You're welcome."

"I am very curious, how can a human cultivator like you control demonic energy?"

"My chance encounter."

"You humans, how come you don't hate the demons? You even help the demons. Some human cultivators wish they could wipe out all of us demons."

"Although we have different beliefs and cannot work together, I have no deep-seated hatred for the demons. Moreover, every race has its good and bad."

Youming laughed loudly, "What a strange human, but I like him."

A person like that would be a good friend.

"I wonder if it would be possible for Daoist Yunhua to accompany me on my training?"

"can."

Perfect timing, she wants to create a new type of puppet, and she can ask him for help when the time comes.

Afterwards, Si Lingyue and Youming went through trials together.

Having trained with Si Lingle for several years, Youming was deeply moved, realizing that this person had too many strange and unusual ideas.

"Bring on some demonic energy."

The Netherworld sighed, gathering demonic energy and channeling it into the location designated by Si Lingle.

As demonic energy, spiritual energy, and monster energy appeared in the same crystal core, the crystal core did not explode because of the array plate inscribed by Si Lingle.

Si Lingle placed the crystal core into the puppet and activated it.

The puppet can unleash three types of magical attacks: human, demon, and monster.

The experiment results were good!

"I didn't expect it to actually succeed," Youming said. "I also contributed. I want a puppet."

“No problem.” Si Lingle nodded and took out more crystal cores. “Let’s infuse these crystal cores with demonic energy.”

These crystal cores were refined by Si Lingle using special materials and are capable of storing spiritual energy, demonic energy, and other forms of energy.

Youming rolled his eyes. He knew that if he wanted to get Si Lingle's things, he would have to put in some effort.

Youming took these crystal cores and used them to infuse demonic energy.

Si Lingle continued refining things.

Three years have passed, and Si Lingle has refined enough of the three-element puppets.

Youming received five high-level puppets, which can be considered a reward for the amount of demonic energy he invested.

The two then went to the outer seas for further training.

Si Lingle walked on the waves, lightning flashing beneath her feet, her green robes fluttering in the sea breeze. Beside her, the Demon Lord Youming wore a black robe, his demonic aura restrained, only his dark golden eyes revealing an unfathomable depth.

As they ventured into the deep sea, darkness suddenly descended. The once calm surface was suddenly churned into towering waves, within which lay eerie scarlet runes—an ancient restriction!

"It seems someone doesn't want us to move forward." Youming narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in his demonic pupils.

Si Lingle gathered lightning at her fingertips and said coldly, "Playing tricks."

The sea split open, and a colossal beast burst forth from the water! It resembled a dragon, but had nine heads, each head entwined with different elemental powers—the Nine-Headed Xuanming Dragon, an ancient ferocious beast!
"Tsk, not bad luck." Youming chuckled, demonic flames rising from his palm. "Much more interesting than expected."

Si Lingle said no more. Thunderous sword intent soared into the sky, flanking the demonic flames of the Netherworld from the left and right, directly attacking the ferocious beast!
The nine-headed Xuanming Dragon roared, its power of water, fire, wind, and thunder intertwined into a net, pressing down from the sky and earth.

Si Lingle shifted her sword, unleashing a spatial-temporal domain that froze half of the attacks in mid-air. Youming, meanwhile, transformed demonic flames into a blade, severing three dragon heads in a single strike!

The ferocious beast was enraged, and its remaining six heads spewed poisonous mist, instantly turning the sea into a dead zone.

A jade disc flew from Si Lingyue's sleeve, and she activated her water and wood magic, transforming a green light into a barrier that purified the poisonous mist. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Youming lunged forward, his demonic flames piercing straight into the dragon's heart!
The colossal beast crashed to the ground, and the sea returned to calm. Youming raised his hand and took out a dragon's inner core, tossing it to Si Lingle: "It's lightning-attribute; it suits you."

Just as Si Lingle received the inner core, an ancient ruin slowly emerged from the depths of the sea.

Si Lingle stared at the patterns on the ruins. They were celestial-level restrictions. Could this ruin also have fallen from the celestial realm?

Youming stood beside her and chuckled, "It seems this trip wasn't in vain."

The waves surged, and the two figures were gradually shrouded in mist. Deeper still, a pair of eyes, even more terrifying than the Nine-Headed Dark Nether Dragon, were quietly opening…

Si Lingyue and Youming now stand before a majestic bronze gate, its doors entwined with long-dead deep-sea vines, ancient runes faintly visible amidst the mottled patterns.

Si Lingle lightly touched the door knocker with her fingertips, and the power of thunder was instantly swallowed up.

“Interesting.” The Netherworld Demon’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Even your lightning magic is ineffective. It seems to be an ancient formation that is forbidden by both immortals and demons.”

Si Lingle drew her fingers, slicing her palm, and dripped blood into the groove of the door knocker; at the same time, Youming forced out a drop of the Demon Lord's essence blood. The instant the golden and silver blood beads merged, the giant door emitted a muffled rumble and slowly opened—

What emerged from the doorway was not foul air, but a clear and melodious sword cry!
Inside the ruins was a towering sword mound, with countless ancient swords thrust upside down into the void.

Si Lingle's natal Qingchu Sword suddenly unsheathed itself, resonating with something. The demonic flames of the Netherworld also flowed uncontrollably into the depths, as if summoned by something.

"Looks like we've found the right place." Youming chuckled, but secretly his nerves were on edge.

The two exchanged a glance and then flew into the Sword Tomb.

Soon, the two arrived at the core of the Sword Tomb, where two intertwined swords floated: one wrapped in purple lightning, and the other spewing black flames.

Suddenly, the two swords erupted with a dazzling light. The Thunder Sword transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into Si Lingle's Purple Mansion, while the Demon Sword merged into Youming's palm.

Before the human and the demon could react, they were thrown out by the Sword Tomb, and then the ancient ruins disappeared again.

When Si Lingle returned to the sea, her lightning intent contained a trace of chaos, while the demonic flames of the netherworld were mixed with pure lightning.