The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 295 Long Qiushui's Choice
The main hall shook violently, and even through the heavy doors, one could feel Yao Lixuan bombarding the entire underground palace.

Long Qiushui and Su Yan were in disarray, panting heavily, and it took them a long time to gradually calm down.

puff

Long Qiushui spat out jet-black blood, which sizzled as the ground was stained with it. The malevolent energy corroded a small pit in the ground, making it appear frighteningly dark.

"The Qing brothers' collaborators are probably not only from the Hualong lineage, but also this guy Yao Lixuan."

Long Qiushui's face was as cold as frost, and at this moment she was also reacting to various signs.

She looked up at Su Yan, a worried expression on her face: "Your vicious insect..."

"Severely injured and dying"

Su Yan didn't say much, he just said, "I'm afraid it will take several months for them to recover."

The four ferocious insects—the Blood Bone Centipede King, the Devouring Soldier Moth, the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust, and the Eroding Dragon Worm—were thoroughly attacked by Yao Lixuan, who possessed the power of the Star Sea Limit.

Its body was severely injured; if it were an ordinary ferocious insect, it would probably be dead by now.

The cauldron secretly gathered their essence, allowing their severely injured bodies to recuperate within the cauldron and potentially recover.

This was the most serious injury the ferocious insect had suffered since he began cultivating, and it was also the first time that he had used the healing ability of the Ferocious Insect Cauldron to this extent.

Long Qiushui thought it was Su Yan's special talent, but at this moment a rumbling sound came from behind the door. The purple light gathering at the door was slowly dimming, and Yao Lixuan was constantly attacking the door.

"Who is this Dharma Aspect Elder from the sect?"

Su Yan asked, and Long Qiushui replied, "Elder Gong Chenxing of Guicang Valley has just entered the Great Dharma Aspect Realm at the fifth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm."

Gu Sanqian may have some secrets, and even Long Qiushui couldn't contact him at the moment, so she turned to the elder in charge of Guicang Valley.

"Even if Elder Gong Chenxing comes, I'm afraid he won't be able to enter the secret realm, not to mention that Yao Lixuan's true form is probably already blocked outside the secret realm."

Long Qiushui was extremely calm at this moment. Yao Lixuan probably wanted to use the two of them to seize the entire Poison Dragon Valley Secret Realm. Although this place was transformed by the Poison Dragon True Man, it was originally an ancient secret realm, and there were probably still things that Yao Lixuan was interested in.

Su Yan frowned. The two of them had no way out at this moment. Even though the Wind Thunder Bugs were fast, it would be difficult to escape with Yao Lixuan blocking the door like this.

"breakthrough"

Just as Su Yan was about to speak, Long Qiushui spoke first.

The two looked at each other in surprise. Long Qiushui spoke first, "I am at the seventh level of the third dantian. With the secret technique of my Uncle-Master Poison Dragon, I can break through to the eighth level of the third dantian. With this, I can break through to the Celestial Realm and condense a star map to contend with him."

She paused slightly, looking at Su Yan. To contend with the limits of the Star Sea with the Star Chart Realm was not an boast, but a genuine opportunity.

She picked up the Frost Moon Ring and the Shadow Sun Ring, purifying the evil energy on them little by little. Bright light reappeared on the sharp ring blades, emitting a crisp hum.

"The avatar outside is just a walking corpse at the Danqiao Realm; the Myriad Bone Sword in its spine is the core. Although it has the power of the Star Sea Realm, it may not be unable to withstand it. You can go out and find reinforcements when the time comes, and I will cover the rear."

With more than half of Su Yan's ferocious insects lost, even if they stayed behind to fight together, they probably wouldn't be able to unleash their full power.

Long Qiushui wanted to take a gamble, but Su Yan shook his head: "The Myriad Bones Sword is a fourth-tier spiritual weapon. Even if Yao Lixuan himself doesn't come, how confident are you of escaping unscathed?"

Long Qiushui wants to protect Su Yan through her own means. She still has desperate measures to escape, but the price will probably be high.

"Just leave when I tell you to. Yao Lixuan's alter ego can't take my life."

Long Qiushui snorted coldly, her gaze falling on the main hall, where nine poisonous dragon pillars stood in the center, resembling coiled poisonous dragons.

A powerful aura emanated continuously, like the roar of a dragon, and countless dragon shadows converged into a dark pool in the center, where the oppressive force gathered.

Poison Dragon Pool

The Poison Dragon Taoist used the Dragon Transformation Pool as his foundation and gathered all kinds of poisons to refine a fourth-grade top-quality spiritual artifact, which can refine one's physical constitution and help one achieve great success in external martial arts.

Long Qiushui walked step by step toward the Poison Dragon Pool. As soon as she stepped into the oppressive range of the Poison Dragon Pillar, her body sank. Countless poisons swam like threads, drilling into her body. The terrifying toxins directly destroyed her foundation and flesh.

The oppressive force constantly reshaped his body, while the toxins continued to destroy it, making every step he took excruciatingly painful.

This is the final test: rebuilding the foundation beneath the Poison Dragon Pillar.

"Has a bigger temper than my grandmaster."

Su Yan stepped directly into the range of the Poison Dragon Pillar. There was no one else around at the moment. He immediately activated his complete Insect Bone Armor Body, and at the same time, he activated all his body-refining techniques, including the Subduing Tiger King Body and the Poison Dragon Profound Art.

The insect armor, resembling dark gold armor, endured terrifying pressure, while the approaching poison was greedily swallowed into its body.

As if crushed by mountains and deep seas, Su Yan's bones creaked, but with his flesh and blood being rebuilt, his aura became even more powerful.

He felt his body strengthening, and at that moment, a dragon's roar sounded, and the third part of the Poison Dragon Profound Art, the Golden Body Scroll, flooded into his mind.

The Poison Dragon Taoist appeared, chanting his insights as they flooded his mind.

'That guy outside is really making a scene. If you don't kill him today, you'll get a good beating when my real body returns.'

The Poison Dragon Taoist pointed to the gate, which was now a third darker than usual, as the protective barrier continued to be broken.

"Grandmaster Uncle still has lingering thoughts, why doesn't he take action?"

The Poison Dragon Taoist did not answer, but said, "The Golden Elixir nourishes the Dharma Form, and the Dharma Form can naturally reach the heavens. All laws return to their origin and one can become a golden body. The divine soul is the bridge between the two... Boy, your physical body is strong, your aptitude is unique, your divine sense is extraordinary, and you also have such a companion beast. Why not abandon your divine soul and enter the pool!"

Su Yan only paused slightly, but little did he know that the sudden appearance of the Poison Dragon Taoist had caused a tremendous change in his mind.

"Su..."

Long Qiushui was taken aback, only to see Su Yan's clothes ripped apart, nine poisonous dragons roaming his body like shadows, myriad rays of light flowing around him, and his soul fluctuating constantly. At this moment, he had entered a state of enlightenment.

Within the light, it seemed as if a giant hand had thrown Su Yan directly into the Poison Dragon Pool. With a splash, he was completely submerged in the poisonous water.

The Poison Dragon Master's figure dimmed considerably, and now only a phantom remained before he appeared in front of Long Qiushui.

"Uncle Master?!"

Long Qiushui looked surprised, but then she saw the Poison Dragon Taoist point his finger, and Long Qiushui flew up and landed in the Poison Dragon Pool.

She vaguely heard: "The Frost Centipede Transforms into a Dragon, a minor method, but it is still a path. You should try learning it."

Countless rays of light flowed into Long Qiushui's body, and the insights she gained from the creation of the Poison Dragon Profound Art appeared in her mind without missing a single detail.

The so-called Poison Dragon Inheritance includes only the Poison Dragon Profound Skill. For the Guicang Valley lineage, which received special instruction from the Poison Dragon Taoist, the enlightenment of creating the technique is also the same. This is why Gu Sanqian repeatedly hinted that Long Qiushui should accumulate enough foundation before coming back.

At this moment, the oppressive aura gathered in the entire Poison Dragon Pool, and the poison dragon on the Poison Dragon Pillar seemed to come alive, its mouth facing the Poison Dragon Pool, and countless streams of spiritual energy liquefied and surged into the two people's bodies.

The two were completely absorbed in enlightenment and had long since lost their awareness of the changes in the outside world.

The palace gate was constantly eroded, and half of it was already broken. Long Qiushui's third elixir had reached the seventh stage of completion. Taking advantage of the momentum, he gathered the elixir with the help of the abundant spiritual energy and his insights to form an eighth-stage golden elixir.

At this moment, the true meaning behind her figure kept changing. The Xuan Shuang Heavenly Centipede gradually transformed into a Xuan Shuang Poison Dragon. Its entire body was as white as jade, but it had no white scales. Its body was covered with a carapace. Its dragon head was ferocious, and the frost in its mouth was like a thousand-year-old ice.

Su Yan, standing to the side, grew increasingly heavy with his insect armor, and streams of true intent emerged. However, only the Poison Dragon's true intent became more and more solid, transforming into a nine-headed poison dragon.

The Qi and Blood Golden Elixir within his body had already undergone a transformation, evolving from the eighth stage to the ninth.

Just after the Qi and Blood Golden Core underwent nine cycles, Su Yan sat upright in his Divine Palace, with the Insect Consciousness Seed hidden within. The next moment, a third Golden Core—the Divine Soul Golden Core—was born.

"As the master of insects, and with his soul also being the master of insects, the seed of insect consciousness has so far only acquired the art of divine thought, which is rather inferior. I fear I possess the art of controlling insects, but not the method of controlling them... I am mistaken."

In a moment of enlightenment, the Poison Dragon Taoist inspired Su Yan to create a technique. Although it was rudimentary, under such circumstances, the Poison Dragon Pool led to a transformation, and the Poison Dragon Pillar turned into endless spiritual energy. Combined with the Poison Dragon Taoist's countless insights, Su Yan succeeded at this moment.

As soon as he opened his eyes, a flash of red appeared. His true essence circulated throughout his body, and his Divine Soul Golden Core, Blood Qi Golden Core, and True Essence Golden Core were all at the ninth level of transformation. Many of his star apertures were connected by red meridians.

In an instant, insect shadows appeared in both the Golden Core and the Star Aperture. The Ferocious Insect Cauldron appeared in his body, its phantom rising infinitely, like a giant object capable of shattering a star.

The patterns of ferocious insects transformed into words, forming insights that entered Su Yan's soul.

The Law of Fierce Insects

The cauldron represents the universe, the insects represent the stars, the myriad insects form an array, the body transforms into a ferocious insect, and the supernatural powers are indestructible...

At that moment, Su Yan couldn't even tell whether the Ferocious Insect Technique was taught by the Ferocious Insect Cauldron or evolved from his own insights.

With a whoosh, Su Yan stood up. His strength had actually reached the Great Perfection of the Third Heaven. His minor star apertures didn't even need the cultivation of aperture pills; they had naturally opened up to 108 star apertures.

Become!

Su Yan looked at Long Qiushui. At this moment, eight Xuan Frost Poison Dragons had evolved behind her. Each one was extremely ferocious, and the chilling aura almost froze the entire palace. At this moment, the ninth poison dragon condensed, and Long Qiushui almost instantly stepped into the realm of the Celestial Realm. The star map behind her appeared, which was none other than the Xuan Frost Poison Dragon.

"You've successfully created this method?"

The first thing Long Qiushui saw when she woke up was Su Yan's completely different mysterious aura, like a ferocious insect in the world, but unpredictable.

Even her true intentions seemed to feel suppressed.

It wasn't a complete suppression in terms of strength, but rather a suppression in terms of rank.

Even someone as proud as Long Qiushui couldn't help but sigh at this moment, realizing that the only person truly as monstrous as the Poison Dragon Immortal was the one before him.

Su Yan nodded: "Let's create it and test it with some external equipment."

"Then let's go together."

Both of their gazes were focused on the main gate, which had long been completely eroded by the evil energy. Without the divine sense of the Poison Dragon Daoist to block it, the main gate of the main hall was even less able to stop Yao Lixuan.

With a thunderous roar, the door was cleaved open by a single sword strike. Yao Lixuan, now resembling a demon, was enveloped in malevolent energy, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Su Yan and the other man.

Seeing the imposing aura of Su Yan and his companion, he frowned even more and said coldly, "Hand over the Poison Dragon Pool and the core of the secret realm, and I'll let you die a quick death."

Since the two of them were able to make such a breakthrough, it must be because the Poison Dragon Master used some means to allow them to obtain the inheritance.

Yao Lixuan was displeased, but he cared more about the fourth-grade top-quality spiritual weapon and the secret realm.

Su Yan grabbed with his large hand, and the Poison Dragon Pool actually trembled. The poison source gathered, and the nine Poison Dragon Pillars and the pool actually merged into one, transforming into a jet-black sword that was like a cylinder.

"If you want it, then you can have it!"

With a bang, Su Yan transformed into lightning and arrived directly in front of Yao Lixuan.

The Poison Dragon Sword, formed from the Poison Dragon Pool, slammed down, carrying the power of wind and thunder, and struck Yao Lixuan's Myriad Bones Sword with a clang.

Yao Lixuan's figure swayed, his vast true energy connecting heaven and earth, forcing Su Yan back with a single blow, his face growing increasingly gloomy: "I'll kill you first."

The Myriad Bones Sword unleashed endless baleful energy, transforming into scarlet sword intent, and rushed straight towards Su Yan.

With his insect armor attached, Su Yan raised his hand, and countless sword shadows, knife shadows, and even seals bombarded him. With a wave of his hand, he unleashed the innate divine power of the Devouring Soldier Netherworld.

The malevolent energy sword blade was directly blasted apart. At the same time, Su Yan's figure changed, and the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust's shin-scythe appeared. He used a single slash to wipe out all the malevolent energy.

Yao Lixuan's eyes widened in disbelief. He hadn't expected Su Yan to have such abilities. His true energy surged forth like a tsunami.

Long Qiushui flew in front of him, and the nine Xuan Frost Poison Dragons attacked with a roar.

The ice layer gathered and directly froze Yao Lixuan's surging true essence.

Swoosh

The Frost Moon Ring and the Shadow Sun Ring aimed straight for Yao Lixuan's head. Yao Lixuan dodged, and his Myriad Bones Sword swept across, finally repelling the two rings.

Difficult!

Long Qiushui and Su Yan were neck and neck. Even though Yao Lixuan had the strength of the Star Sea Realm at its limit, he was ultimately just a walking corpse. It was now extremely difficult for him to completely suppress the two of them.

"I'd like to see just how capable you are."

As his physical body withered away, the power of the Myriad Bones Sword grew stronger and stronger, and Yao Lixuan had no intention of delaying any longer.

However, Su Yan laughed: "A formation of ten thousand insects!"

The Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower flew out from his body, covering the dome like the sun. At this moment, countless chains hung down, and the shadowy insects filled the entire underground palace like scarlet stars.

The insect shadows were both real and illusory. The illusory ones were merely a single insect pattern borrowed from the Ten Thousand Insect Prison Tower, while the real ones were all Su Yan's true essence of ferocious insects, each possessing an aura capable of devouring the heavens.

With the appearance of the Ten Thousand Insects Prison Tower, the Ferocious Insect Array had already isolated the entire underground palace, and the surrounding spiritual energy was no longer as abundant as before.

Yao Lixuan's face darkened, and he immediately realized that something was wrong. He severed the control of spiritual energy. Given the condition of his avatar, he probably couldn't exert even 50% or 60% of its power.

Su Yan had no intention of letting Yao Lixuan go. The Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion appeared, its enormous body occupying most of the formation, and the Fusion Spirit Fire burned fiercely, enveloping Yao Lixuan.

Su Yan rushed forward, the power of the several ferocious insects converging on him.

As Yao Lixuan slashed with his sword, Su Yan's right arm turned black, and a vortex appeared in his palm as he gripped the Myriad Bones Sword.

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The powerful and eerie devouring force directly consumed the essence of the Myriad Bones Sword, tearing a tiny crack in its blade.

Yao Lixuan's expression changed drastically. Su Yan's Poison Dragon Sword came straight at him, its hundred-foot sword light as black as ink, directly impacting the Myriad Bones Sword and sending it flying.

The giant molten scorpion followed, its massive pincers slamming down like a hammer, slamming it to the ground with a deafening roar.

(End of this chapter)