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Chapter 291 A Treasure Capable of Killing a Dao Integration Realm Expert

As night falls over Qingguan Mountain, a strong stench always fills the air.

An ordinary person would fall ill for several days just by smelling it, and someone with a weaker constitution might even die.

This is the Corrosive Poison of the Demon Lord Wujiu. His enormous body is constantly rotting, and has completely polluted the 800-mile-long Green Coffin Mountain, and it is still spreading outwards.

Once that flesh and blood have completely rotted into mud, it might even turn into a murky river that poisons thousands of miles away.

However, there were no living people on Green Coffin Mountain at this time.

Tens of thousands of lifeless spirits are building walls and blocking the river to try to prevent the spread of the putrid poison from Green Coffin Mountain.

Tens of thousands of spirits, though a considerable number, are utterly insignificant compared to the Green Coffin Mountain. They seem like ants carrying food, but what they're actually moving is the home of a giant spirit god.

The spirits alone were not enough, so the Yellow Springs Sect also sent many City Gods to help. They set up formations far away from Green Coffin Mountain, built earthen walls, burned down the forests, and created a wide isolation zone.

However, the earth veins of Qingguan Mountain are already severely damaged, making it difficult for the formation to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the effect is only so-so.

Chen Ye only now understands why Pang Duoduo was so disheartened and prepared to sacrifice herself for her cause.

This is not something that one person can solve, or even something that a sect can solve.

Even though the Yellow Springs Sect had done its best, it could only barely delay the situation, and the effect was not significant. No matter what kind of formation it was, no matter how high the wall was built, it would eventually be contaminated by the putrid poison. It could only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

To truly solve this problem, a large number of Blood Bodhi trees must be planted.

This is precisely the problem that Chen Ye needs to solve.

We must obtain the Azure Dragon Lord's secret technique, not only for my own promise, but also for the sake of all people in the world. Otherwise, this poison will kill countless people.

Just as the spirits were busy day and night, a Taoist priest who looked very ordinary arrived at the place. He was none other than the Taoist priest Yuji who had just been walking on the Qinghe River.

Upon seeing the scene of thousands of ghosts gathered before him, even this "senior" who had been in seclusion for hundreds of years couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"I've heard that the Demonic Sect has revived, but has it become so arrogant that it can release ghosts at will?"

Despite being Zhang Qi's personal disciple and possessing unparalleled cultivation, he had been imprisoned in the Sword Tomb for hundreds of years and had never witnessed such a grand scene before.

"No, this doesn't look like a tormented ghost. There must be something fishy going on here."

If Yu Ji were to wave her hand now, these tens of thousands of yin spirits would probably turn to ashes. However, this is just a common practice among the disciples of the Qinghe Sword Sect.

When encountering something so illogical, do not rush to take action. You must first investigate thoroughly before you begin to "exterminate evil and defend the righteous path."

Yu Ji thought for a moment and decided to ignore these ghosts for now. There were no living people around anyway, so there was no need to rush to figure it out.

Yu Ji came to Qingguan Mountain to solve the "problem" left behind by Zhang Qi.

With a single step, Yu Ji was already on a cloud.

Looking down over the eight-hundred-mile-long Green Coffin Mountain, countless points of light shimmered in Yu Ji's eyes.

These are all sword intents, the sword intents left behind by Zhang Qi after killing the Demon Lord Wujiu. They are still instinctively searching for all living beings to kill.

Chen Ye was beheaded just because he got a little too close; he almost lost his life here.

Yu Ji, however, charged directly into the sword energy, and in an instant, thousands of faint lights appeared, slashing towards various parts of his body.

Even a piece of steel would be chopped into iron slag by these sword energies.

The young Taoist priest strolled leisurely, and all the sword energy that came before him seemed to fall into a quagmire, becoming extremely slow.

Then Yu Ji reached out and, as if plucking fallen leaves, removed the sword energies one by one.

His movements were slow, and almost every movement could be clearly seen, yet he seemed to have countless manifestations, as if thousands upon thousands of himself were harvesting these sword energies every moment.

With each gesture, countless sword energies were condensed and then plucked from the ground.

Such a strange phenomenon naturally alarmed the spirits who were building walls and digging pits, as well as the city gods.

Those sword energies were also a deadly danger to the Yin spirits. At the beginning, several Yin spirits accidentally got too close and were killed by those sword energies, leaving not even a remnant soul behind.

But they could only watch from afar and then report back to the Yellow Springs Sect.

Master Yuji ignored the movements of the ghosts and focused entirely on dealing with the violent sword energy.

Zhang Qi did not teach him any sword techniques, only the basics of cultivation. For three hundred years, he was shrouded in sword energy at all times, and if he was not careful, he would be torn to pieces.

What Daoist Yuji comprehended was not some peerless sword technique, but rather the opposite approach, which led him to comprehend this method of extracting sword energy.

Wang Wancheng's intuition was correct; Yuji Daoist's method was indeed a perfect counter to Qinghe Sword Technique. Perhaps it wasn't just sword techniques, but all the laws of the world were nothing more than manifestations of spiritual energy.

If Daoist Yuji could even remove Zhang Qi's sword energy, then there's nothing in this world that he can't remove.

As the sword energy grew denser, the figure of Daoist Yuji became increasingly blurred. Under the moonlight, countless figures continuously differentiated, like immortals dancing before the moon, plucking pieces of its radiance.

However, Zhang Qi is still Zhang Qi.

A faint bloody light appeared; it was blood seeping from the fingertips of Daoist Yuji.

It was only a tiny red glow, but countless clones transformed that red light into a hazy blood mist.

As the moon rose and fell, Daoist Yuji spent three days gathering sword energy on Green Coffin Mountain. When the moon was high in the sky once again, he finally removed the last remaining sword energy from Demon Lord Wujiu's body.

His hands were now covered in blood and deep, bone-revealing wounds.

But Master Yuji seemed completely oblivious, only sighing softly, "Master, is this the last lesson you're giving your disciple?"

When he looked up again, Daoist Yuji saw an incredibly handsome young man riding on clouds and flying to him.

The young man bowed respectfully to Daoist Yuji, then introduced himself: "Chen Ye of the Yellow Spring Sect pays respects to Senior Yuji. Thank you for your help."

Master Yuji's face immediately lit up with a smile: "So it's Sect Leader Chen. I was just looking for you. How did you know who I am?"

Chen Ye explained, "Miss Su mentioned your appearance in her letter, and you were able to eliminate the remaining sword energy here. Apart from the new leader of the Qinghe Sword Sect, there is probably no one else who could do this."

"Haha, that's true. Only I can deal with the sword energy left by my master. But it's not really helping. It's the duty of the Qinghe Sword Sect. It's just that I've been in seclusion for too long and have wasted a lot of time."

Chen Ye found this Taoist Yuji somewhat strange. He had originally thought that the leader of the Qinghe Sword Sect would be somewhat similar to Zhang Qi, but the master and disciple were completely different in both temperament and speaking habits.

Yu Ji Dao Ren had none of the airs of the leader of the number one sect in the world. On the contrary, he was somewhat similar to the rogue cultivators of Bai Hai Gu, with that feeling of being all alone and without any attachments.

Chen Ye didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he was still very grateful for Yu Ji Dao Ren's help.

Previously, due to Zhang Qi's sword energy, Green Coffin Mountain had become a forbidden area, making it impossible to dispose of the unrotted flesh and blood of Demon Lord Wujiu in advance. They could only watch helplessly as the flesh and blood turned into putrefactive poison.

It's much simpler now; at least we can reduce the production of toxins at the source.

Chen Ye looked at Yu Ji Dao Ren's scarred hands and quickly said, "Senior, I have some healing pills here that might come in handy."

Chen Ye handed over a medicine bottle with both hands. Daoist Yuji did not refuse, and took it with his blood-soaked hands. After pouring out one pill, he exclaimed in surprise, "The Myriad Spirits Preservation Pill of the Burning Incense Sect?"

"Senior has excellent judgment. This pill is specifically for treating external injuries and replenishing spiritual energy. Even those at the Dao Integration Realm can use it."

Chen Ye took many good things from the treasure vault of the Burning Incense Sect, and these pills were among them. The Life Preservation Pill is a healing medicine specially prepared for cultivators above the Profound Realm, while the Myriad Spirit Life Preservation Pill is an even more precious holy medicine for healing, and the Burning Incense Sect doesn't have much of it in stock.

Master Yuji said with reminiscence, "Back then, when I was injured by sword energy, my master also fed me one."

As soon as he finished speaking, Daoist Yuji swallowed the pill. In just a few breaths, his hands began to stop bleeding and regenerate tissue. Even the deep wounds that exposed bone healed completely in a short time.

Looking at his hands, now completely healed, Daoist Yuji said to Chen Ye, "Truly worthy of being called the number one healing medicine in the world. Sect Master Chen, I owe you a favor, so I will repay you with a treasure."

"You flatter me, senior. I am unworthy of such praise."

Daoist Yuji has solved most of Chen Ye's biggest problem. What is a mere pill? Chen Ye should owe him a favor.

Master Yuji said, "Don't refuse. This back-and-forth is not pleasant at all. You seem to have a gourd on you. Could I borrow it?"

Chen Ye took out a gourd from his storage bag with a puzzled look and handed it to Daoist Yuji.

This is the precious gourd he brought back from the Ruins of Return. However, after studying it for a long time, Chen Ye and Qu Heng discovered that the only use of this gourd is to hold things, and it is particularly sturdy and has a particularly large capacity.

Chen Ye then used the gourd to fill it with all sorts of random things, such as a lot of the putrid soil from Green Coffin Mountain.

But how did he know he had a magic gourd on him? Could Daoist Yuji even see through the contents of a storage bag?

Master Yuji took the gourd, opened it, glanced at it, and asked, "The highly poisonous sand inside shouldn't be of any use to you, right?"

Chen Ye nodded. There were plenty of these things on Green Coffin Mountain; they could just repack some.

"That's good. I happen to have something here that I need this gourd to hold."

Then, Master Yuji emptied all the sand from the gourd, letting it fall back onto Green Coffin Mountain, and then drew a talisman on the gourd with his fingertip.

In an instant, countless sharp sword energies appeared around the two of them.

Chen Ye immediately felt his whole body tremble. Wasn't this the sword energy left behind by Zhang Qi? Any one of them could take his life, and there were thousands or even tens of thousands of these sword energies in front of him.

Then, to Chen Ye's astonishment, the thousands of sword energies transformed into a whirlwind and entered the gourd.

Once all the sword energy had been collected into the gourd, Daoist Yuji sealed it and handed it to Chen Ye, saying, "Sect Master Chen, I have locked my master's sword energy inside. When you encounter an opponent you cannot defeat, simply open the gourd and call out to summon the sword energy to kill them. However, you must be careful, as my master's sword energy is difficult to control. Once it is used, there will be casualties. Do not use it lightly unless it is a matter of life and death."

Chen Ye stared at the gourd in his hand in disbelief.

What's sealed inside... is the sword energy that Zhang Qi used to kill Demon Lord Wujiu?
Doesn't that mean I possess a magic weapon capable of killing someone at the Dao Integration Realm?!

(End of this chapter)