Gou Dao Changsheng: Starting from the Reincarnation of a Demon Cultivator

Chapter 613 Two Demons Clash, Each with Their Own Hidden Intentions
"hiss!"

The sinister hissing of snakes continued, and the scorching demonic power transformed into leaden clouds that blotted out the sun. A round, crimson demon core slowly began to transform.

Wisps of lightning appeared as the aura of the Netherfire Serpent continued to rise.

"It's done!"

"disease!"

The incense burner, a magical artifact, emitted a brilliant light, causing the Netherfire Serpent's soul to shatter and silently lose its life force, thus dissipating the gathered thunderclouds.

"Fall!" The incense burner magic weapon in Chen Xuan's hand released various medicinal fragrances, and colorful spiritual patterns flowed on the round, lumpy demon beast.

He smiled. There was a third-tier demon king suppressing the demons in the Sudu Mountain. The battle between him and the near-third-tier demon beast was too powerful to be concealed and would easily attract the demon king's siege.

This near-third-tier Netherfire Serpent inner core is also a considerable gain for a Core Formation cultivator.

With a grab of his five fingers, a ghostly aura transformed into a dark green ribbon that coiled towards the Yin-Yang Serpent.

A dim yellow handprint, with clearly defined knuckles, moved with surprising speed, taking away the Netherfire Serpent's inner core before the dark green ribbon could fall.

A thick ancient vine followed closely behind, forming a net with flowing inscriptions, capturing flesh, blood, and soul in one fell swoop.

"Who!" Chen Xuan's hair and beard bristled, his sinister eyes filled with murderous intent.

The incense burner magic weapon in his hand shimmered with spiritual light, and the roar of demonic beasts filled the air with a powerful aura. A purple-gold scaled dragon soul swam around, and its huge dragon claws gleamed coldly as it unleashed a strike.

"boom!"

The ancient painting of the blue water waved, cascading strands of azure light that transformed into layers of water curtains.

The purple-gold dragon claw collided with the ancient blue water map, the water's light and yin energy canceled each other out, creating invisible ripples that destroyed vegetation within a radius of several miles, turning it into ruins.

Fang Yi appeared silently behind Chen Xuan, ancient vines twisting around his five fingers, and his left arm instantly swelled to three zhang in size.

A dim, radiant light shone forth, and a large handprint, imbued with the aura of decay, slammed down.

Forbidden method of wooden path: withered vine hand.

"not good!"

Before Chen Xuan could react, a three-foot-long wooden hairpin shot out from her temple, protecting herself and transforming into a wooden parasol, from which strands of spiritual light fell.

"Buzz!" The layers of light screen were shattered by the withered vine hand, but the magic umbrella shone brightly, driving the light screen to live endlessly, and it was deadlocked with the withered vine hand.

"A defensive magic weapon?"

Fang Yi frowned slightly, and a blue lotus bloomed beneath his feet, his slender figure disappearing once more as he dodged the purple-scaled dragon's claws that attacked again.

A seasoned cultivator at the third level of Core Formation, wielding a defensive treasure, is not easily killed.

A moment later, the clouds and mist filled the air.

Fang Yi held the reddish-gray inner core, feeling the pure and surging demonic power within it, and nodded in satisfaction.

Within the withered and flourishing small grotto, Chi Yin sniffed lightly, sensing the thirst emanating from his body, and a look of longing appeared on his tender face.

"Yes! Yes! Master, Chi Yin needs the inner core."

Intermittent divine thoughts arrived, and Fang Yi gathered the inner core into his sleeve, then sent it into the Withered Glory Small Cave Heaven.

"Yes! Master, yes!"

In the blood and flesh mire, a scarlet corpse lotus bloomed, and Chi Yin, like a child, cheered and held the inner core, about to refine it.

"Red Yin, don't be hasty, there will be another battle later." Fang Yi's thoughts flowed.

"Chiyin, obey your master!" Suppressing his reluctance, Chiyin plunged his inner core into the blood and flesh swamp. The scorching corpse energy and the Netherfire Serpent's inner core complemented each other perfectly.

"Gulu!"

His Adam's apple bobbed, and Chi Yin swallowed repeatedly, his eyes following the round, bulging inner core.

Don't worry, it's all yours.

Fang Yi chuckled and suppressed the Crimson Yin, who was activating its magic power. He showed no surprise at the covetous Nether Corpse.

This Netherfire Serpent's inner core is compatible with the Crimson Yin attribute, both belonging to Yin and Fire.

Although it is only a quasi-third-order inner core, it has been refined by Chen Xuan's incense-making skills, and its nourishing effects are no less than those of Runyu Zhenren's true core.

"You bastard! You despicable wretch, you're asking for death!"

Chen Xuan stared at the Netherfire Serpent's inner core, which had vanished without a trace, a chilling killing intent swirling within him.

He usually kills and steals treasures, but this time the inner core he obtained was stolen.

"A cultivator at the first level of Core Formation, relying on a defensive magic treasure, dares to snatch food from my tiger's mouth?"
It just so happens that I'm lacking soul fragments for refining treasures.

Although a cultivator's soul is not as powerful as a demon's soul, the soul of a Core Formation cultivator is of superior quality, sufficient to refine my Beast Soul Furnace!

"disease!"

On the hazy beast soul furnace, three beast-shaped treasure restrictions were activated one by one, purple light flowed, and the hazy mist was pierced by the light.

"Roar!" A roar came, and the purple-scaled dragon soul swam out of the furnace. Then, flames blazed, and a fiery tiger with crimson mane leaped out.

"Two near-third-tier demon souls? No, third-tier demon souls," Fang Yi murmured to himself, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

'It's been a long time since I've seen such top-quality fat sheep.'

"Screech!" The eerie green eyes lit up, and the wingspan reached several meters. The hairless, decaying eagle soul emerged, some of its soul feathers fallen off, carrying a faint aura of death.

"Three low-grade, third-tier demon souls are enough to refine three magic treasures. What a great opportunity!"

Fang Yi was already certain in his heart that this master of incense was definitely not a cultivator from the Great Cloud Immortal Cultivation World.

There is no other reason.

The cultivation world of the Great Cloud is barren, and no other cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation has such wealth and resources.

Chen Xuan held the Beast Soul Furnace in his hand, and the surging Yin energy poured down, accompanied by continuous ghostly howls. The gray-black Yin energy outlined the Beast Soul Domain.

He knew that the Sudu Mountain was a place where hidden talents lurked, and even a True Immortal who had reached the Core Formation stage could not act with impunity.

"We must act swiftly, otherwise we risk attracting a third-tier demon king, which will have endless consequences and jeopardize our important mission."

The Corrupted Vulture Soul's beak curved like a hook, gleaming with a metallic sheen, as it clawed downwards; the Crimson Tiger Soul's mane flew wildly, spewing pillars of fire from its mouth.

The Purple-Scaled Flood Dragon Soul followed closely behind, its claws flashing with cold light as it reached out once more.

"die!"

Chen Xuan's eyes were gloomy. Since Fang Yi dared to make a move, the three third-tier low-grade beast souls, when fully activated, were each no weaker than a Core Formation True Person making a full-force attack.

With just this beast soul, it has already killed two True Persons in the early stage of Core Formation.

"Splash!" The Azure Water Ancient Map trembled, and runes flowed, surging out azure water light, transforming into a water curtain.

"Tear it!"

The layers of water curtain were torn apart by the sharp claws of the Corrupting Shadow Dove, and were also entangled by the water curtain, unable to break free.

Chen Xuan remained calm. A third-tier demon soul, having lost its inner core, was no match for a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, he manipulates more than one third-tier demon soul.

"Roar!"

Flames gathered from the gaping maw of the Crimson Tiger, followed closely by a scorching pillar of fire that completely pierced through the ever-flowing water curtain.

"disease!"

Feeling the immense power within the pillar of fire, Fang Yi's long sleeves fluttered as he channeled his magic into the power of the wood spirit, transforming it into withered yellow leaves.

The overlapping leaves coalesce into a shield wall covered with twisted wood grain.

Tier 3 Low-Grade Spell: Withered Wood Shield Wall

Three ancient runes flowed within the golden elixir, faint mystical energy appearing and disappearing, transforming into a Dharma wheel that descended to empower it.

Several runes flowed across the shield wall, which continuously contracted, becoming as solid as metal, indestructible.

"boom!"

A blazing pillar of fire bombarded the area, sending sparks flying and sparks of red, filling the air with the stench of burning.

Then, the purple-gold dragon claw, emitting a chilling light, tore down. "Crack!"

The wooden wall surface was scorched, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared, but it ultimately stopped the Purple Scaled Dragon, leaving Chen Xuan astonished.

"Not a third-tier technique? A minor supernatural power for Core Formation?"
"Does a cultivator at the first level of Core Formation have the foundation to cultivate a minor divine ability?"

His expression turned slightly serious, and he gave Fang Yi a look of admiration.

Immediately, he continued to perform hand seals, channeling his magic power to send the three demonic souls to attack.

"disease!"

A long, dark green scissor, gleaming with a metallic sheen, appeared and struck down toward Fang Yi's head.

"Another magic weapon? Fellow Daoist is quite wealthy."

With a light tap of his fingertip, Fang Yi caused the Void Realm Withering and Flourishing Banner to rise and fall in the gloomy mist.

"Roar!"

A fierce roar came, and ghostly green phosphorescent flames flickered. A large hand covered in scales reached out and slammed down.

The Yin Corpse's Big Handprint!
"boom!!!"

A terrifying pressure filled Crimson Soul Mountain, causing rocks to crumble and vegetation to collapse. One after another, the demonic beasts fled in terror in all directions, fearing that if they were a step too slow, they would be caught up in the terrifying battle.

"A third-tier corpse refinement?" Chen Xuan waved his sleeves, putting away the three beast souls. The Nether Mace magic weapon beside him was poised to be unleashed, emitting spiritual light.

He already knew that even with the help of three demon souls, he would not be able to defeat this withered-looking Core Formation cultivator.

"The fact that they were able to repel the monster horde shows that the ancient city of Dadu has a depth of cultural heritage that exceeded previous calculations."

If a True Immortal of the Corpse Path could assist in planning another attack on the city by demonic beasts, the chances of success would increase significantly.

Chen Xuan pondered for a moment.

Among Core Formation cultivators, those who cultivate the ways of ghosts, corpses, and beast taming should not be regarded as ordinary Core Formation True Persons.

He himself, with his Beast Soul Furnace controlling three demon souls, was not afraid even when fighting against a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

The Corpse Daoist Master is the same; he possesses a third-tier low-grade refined corpse and defensive treasures.

Although not as profound as their own foundation, they can still survive in the hands of a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Thus, they are qualified to contribute to the siege of the city by the beast tide.

"Fellow Daoist, your thoughts are profound!"

Chen Xuan's eyes were gloomy as he looked at the old man with white hair and cloudy eyes in front of him, extremely wary.

If he hadn't acted cautiously and had the Yin Wood Umbrella as a protective magic weapon, he would have suffered at least severe damage to his vital energy, if not death, from the side attack.

"The White Bone Sect, the Joyful Union Sect, the two demonic sects, and the Wind Spirit Immortal City, which is a lineage of rogue cultivators, do not have a fellow Daoist here."
"Fellow Daoist, you're not from the Great Cloud Cultivation World, are you?"

Fang Yi's cloudy eyes darted around as he looked at the Yin Wood Umbrella with regret. If it weren't for this magical artifact, the situation would be very different.

"Can't I be a righteous cultivator?"

Gazing at the Yin energy transforming into clouds and mist that swirled around Fang Yi, followed by the spirit banner enveloped in thick corpse energy, Chen Xuan sneered, "If you are a righteous cultivator, then I am a Nascent Soul Ancestor."

"Ok?"

Fang Yi and Chen Xuan frowned simultaneously, sensing the powerful demonic energy emanating from the horizon.

"Three demon kings?"

He waved his sleeves and vanished in a gray streak of light, seemingly unwilling to entangle with Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan hesitated, watching the hazy light disappear into the distance. As his spiritual light shifted, he too transformed into a streak of light and followed closely behind.

Fang Yi was certain in his heart as he fled into the light.

'As expected, demonic cultivators are greedy by nature, and now some cultivators have discovered their true nature.'

To ensure that the matter of the demon beast's flesh and blood goes as planned, they will certainly not abandon me, the Corpse Dao True Man.

A quarter of an hour later, Aoki Reixiao watched the departing light disappear into the distance and snorted coldly.

"Human cultivators are becoming increasingly arrogant and domineering, daring to hunt down Netherfire in the depths of Sudu Mountain."

The blue-gray demonic energy flowed, causing the wood seeds to sprout, grow branches and leaves, and within a few breaths uprooted trees and spread throughout the land.

Seeing that Crimson Soul Mountain had been restored, the Golden-Eyed Ape King's soft, gilded fur danced wildly, and he looked displeased.

"Unfortunately, we arrived too late, allowing the human cultivators to take advantage."

The lingering thunderous aura here clearly indicates that Huo Ming'er has begun her attempt to break through to the third-tier Demon King realm. If she succeeds, the foundation of the demon beast lineage will be further deepened.”

Half a day later.

In the emerald green lake, Fang Yi's sleeves fluttered, surrounded by the aura of death, his turbid eyes tightly furrowed.

The Void Realm Banner he held in his hand had lost all vitality from the plants and trees, and the medicinal fragrance had long since dissipated. Surrounded by yin energy, it was now filled with ghostly shadows, making it indistinguishable from the Wraith White Bone Banner.

"Fellow Daoist, you have been following me closely for half a day, chasing me from Sudu Mountain to Nanyunbo. Do you intend to fight me to the death?"

Chen Xuan pointed to the vast Sudu Mountain, his eyes burning with desire, his greed undisguised.

"Fellow Daoist, you are courteous. My Daoist name is Beast Ghost. As for the matter of the Netherfire Serpent, you are more skilled than I am. I admit defeat."

Now is a great opportunity to share with fellow practitioners.

Fellow Daoist, your need for blood and flesh is not low when refining the Netherworld Corpse. Are you going deep into Sudu Mountain to collect the flesh and blood of demonic beasts?
Compared to quasi-third-tier demonic beasts, the flesh, blood, and inner core of third-tier demonic beasts are extremely nourishing and greatly beneficial for refining and cultivating corpses!

"A beast demon?" Fang Yi glared at him coldly, his face showing disdain. "Who doesn't know that this third-tier beast king is a treasure trove?"

"But given the power you've displayed, Beast Demon, defeating an ordinary low-grade third-tier demon king wouldn't be difficult, but to kill him?"

"Ha, what a pipe dream!"

Faced with Fang Yi's questioning, Chen Xuan was not angry. Although he was skilled, he was also a first-class cultivator among his peers.

However, a third-tier demon king, having been refined by demonic power, possesses a robust physical body and defensive capabilities comparable to those of a magical artifact.

If one could easily kill a third-tier demon king, why bother with elaborate schemes and seeking help from the Corpse Dao Master, with whom one has a grudge over the theft of treasure?

What if the monsters of Sudu Mountain and the immortals of Dadu Ancient City both suffer heavy losses?

"Oh?" Fang Yi stopped and looked at Chen Xuan as the spiritual light beneath his feet dimmed.

Chen Xuan held the Beast Soul Furnace in his hands, his eyes burning with fervor. "Fellow Daoist is not a cultivator from the Great Cloud Immortal Cultivation World, nor am I."

Let's join forces and lure the monsters to attack the city. Then we'll each get what we need: you'll take their blood to nourish your corpse, and I'll collect their souls to refine treasures.

What is your opinion, fellow Daoist?

Fang Yi seemed to be persuaded, and the aura of the Void Realm Withering and Flourishing Banner behind him, which was filled with ghostly energy, became inward.

"What does fellow Daoist wish to do?"
If one acts improperly, one might not only attract the Great True Man behind the Great City of Great Compassion, but also the third-tier superior-grade demon beast in the Sudu Mountain.

"Just one or two mid-stage Core Formation cultivators are enough to make us flee in panic."

"I have some knowledge of incense making, and I can collect the blood essence of demonic beasts to refine third-tier spiritual incense. At that time, I will only need..."

"Hmm, in that case, it's somewhat possible."

Fang Yi paced back and forth, his eyes gleaming, as if he was already tempted.

In truth, he didn't believe it at all. He thought that the Beast Ghost True Man in front of him was probably fake even in his Daoist title. What he valued was his own Corpse Dao True Man and the combat power of the Netherworld Corpse.

And there must be another plan. For a true master of the demonic path, the flesh, blood, soul, and elixir of a cultivator are all rare spiritual treasures.

Whether for refining treasures and making elixirs, tanning leather to make talismans, or extracting bones to set up formations, these are all excellent spiritual items.

So does he.

The third-tier demon soul in the Beast Soul Furnace, if properly refined, would be a great tonic for the Ruins Realm's Withered Glory Banner.

The Void Realm Withering and Flourishing Banner is refined based on the Netherworld Banner, and it inherently possesses the ability to stimulate the souls of demonic beasts. If it can be nourished by the demonic souls in the Beast Soul Furnace...

Even without the assistance of a third-grade high-quality spirit wood, it is still possible to advance further and achieve a mid-grade magic weapon.

(End of this chapter)