Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 331 Heart Monkey Essence Blood
Deep within the secret realm, the great battle has ended.

The cultivators from all sides suffered heavy losses; some died, some went mad, and apart from Jiang Chen and Chen Jingshu, there were hardly any left who were still normal.

"Fellow Daoist Taiping, I have a health problem and need to recuperate as soon as possible. I'm afraid I won't be able to continue traveling with you."

Upon regaining consciousness and opening her eyes, Chen Jingshu turned her gaze to Jiang Chen and spoke.

At this moment, her body exhibited severe jadeification, making her appear as if she were carved from jade.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen glanced at Chen Jingshu and nodded.

"See you next time. This time, everyone suffered heavy losses. Please be careful, fellow Daoist."

After giving her a brief instruction and saying no more, Chen Jingshu quickly disappeared, riding on her spiritual light. Her condition could not be delayed any longer, and she also knew that Jiang Chen would most likely go to explore the secret of that demonic ape, so it was not convenient for her to be present.

"Neither Rat Prodigy nor Fu Ling Sanren appeared in this area. I hope they are alright."

"Now that I have suppressed the remnant soul of the demonic ape, the next step is to refine the restrictions left by the Xuan Yue Sect and completely take control of this secret realm."

As the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen looked up at the sky, where the demonic ape's true form had been slain, and also the core of the restrictions of the Hundred Fruit Garden Secret Realm.

"open!"

With his divine sense spreading out, Jiang Chen detected something unusual, broke through the restriction, and directly entered the core of the restriction.

This place was originally heavily guarded, and even Dao Foundation cultivators couldn't break in. But over the years, under the constant erosion of the demonic ape, the defensive restrictions of this place have long been riddled with holes. Otherwise, the remnant soul of the demonic ape would not have been able to escape from it so easily.

As Jiang Chen broke through the restriction, a huge stone cave suddenly appeared in front of him.

"This place is the core of the restriction, and this grotto must have been created by some kind of supernatural power, perhaps the 'Pointing the Earth into Steel' technique that Master Pan Shi mentioned in his notes."

Stepping onto the ground, Jiang Chen felt a heavy pressure, and various thoughts flashed through his mind.

"Turning the Earth into Steel" is a very famous and precious magical technique passed down by the Xuan Yue Sect. It is mainly used to trap and suppress people. The scene inside this grotto is very similar to the manifestation of "Turning the Earth into Steel". Even after hundreds of years, its power has not dissipated.

"That should be the true form of the demonic ape. It has a truly powerful aura. It's just a pity that the spiritual essence within it has been completely lost, leaving only an empty shell. Otherwise, it might be possible to refine a demonic skin of the Purple Mansion level from it."

Withstanding the pressure, Jiang Chen ventured deep into the cave and saw the corpse of the demonic ape. It was thirty feet long and lay there like a small mountain, its body pierced by a stone sword and nailed to the ground.

"The stone sword is not a sword, but more like a manifestation of supernatural power, but it does contain a treasure."

Jiang Chen's divine sense spread, and he touched the stone sword.

At that very moment, a long-dormant divine thought was activated, and a scene appeared before Jiang Chen—the very scene of the demonic ape being suppressed and killed.

It turns out that during the great war between the human and demon races, the demon ape seized the opportunity when the Xuan Yue Sect was at its weakest and attacked along with other demons. The Rock Immortal was no match for it and had no choice but to lure the demon ape into the Hundred Fruit Garden. Using the restrictions of this place, he sacrificed his own life to kill the demon ape there.

However, he also knew that the demonic ape was troublesome and might not be completely extinct, so he deliberately left some arrangements so that future generations could use them to completely eradicate the demonic ape's life force. This divine thought was left for this purpose.

"Master Pan Shi was willing to risk his life for the sect. From the sect's perspective, he was truly remarkable. It's just a pity that he never expected that even though he desperately suppressed the demonic ape, the Xuan Yue Sect would still perish."

"Not only was the lineage of disciples lost, but the sect itself was also destroyed, rendering any contingency plans completely useless."

With a thought in mind, following the secret method transmitted by the divine sense, Jiang Chen activated his own power.

In the next instant, the earth and stone cracked, the stone sword shattered, and a precious pestle appeared before Jiang Chen. The pestle was forged from a mixture of Five-Colored Earth and meteorite iron sand, and was dark yellowish-brown in color. Its surface was covered with naturally formed crack patterns, and amber-colored earth spirit essence flowed from each crack. Three intertwined rock dragons coiled around the handle, and the dragon scales were forged with eight hundred grains of diamond sand using a secret method, shimmering with fine golden-brown starlight.

The head of the pestle is shaped like the Five Sacred Mountains stacked on top of each other, with a small piece of earth-based crystal the size of a pigeon's egg embedded at the very top. Inside, the reflection of layers upon layers of illusory mountains is visible. The moment this precious pestle appears, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surges wildly, and the extremely rich earth-elemental spiritual energy condenses into a visible dark yellow halo that adorns the area around the pestle.

Upon seeing this scene, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up. This was a treasure left behind by True Man Pan Shi, a genuine magical artifact.

"The Five Sacred Mountains Rock Pestle is a low-grade treasure. It was a treasure that the Rock Immortal refined over two hundred years. It contains the aura of the Five Sacred Mountains, emphasizing momentum and power."

Sensing the aura of the treasure, Jiang Chen smiled; this was the first treasure he had ever come into contact with.

Cultivation is about refining weapons to protect the Dao. The lowest level is naturally the talisman, followed by magic weapons and spiritual weapons. Treasure weapons are even higher than spiritual weapons, possessing terrifying power, capable of destroying mountains and splitting rivers. Generally, only True Persons of the Purple Mansion can possess them.

The Five Sacred Mountains Rock Pestle played a significant role in the Immortal Pan Shi's ability to suppress and kill the Demon Ape.

"According to the records left by the divine sense, in order to refine this precious pestle, the Rock Immortal could travel to all directions and specially selected five suitable mountains. He used his supernatural powers to refine them, turning them into mountain energy and merging them into the pestle."

On a whim, Jiang Chen attempted to refine this treasure.

With his cultivation level, refining a magic weapon was naturally not an easy task. However, in order to completely annihilate the demonic ape, the True Man of Rock specially left behind a manipulation technique to help future generations better control the magic pestle, which gave Jiang Chen the opportunity.

With a hum, as time passed, Jiang Chen's true energy washed over the stone pestle, gradually leaving a blurry mark on it.

"receive."

A mysterious connection was established, and Jiang Chen gently gestured towards the Five Sacred Mountains Stone Pestle.

In the next instant, the Five Sacred Mountains Stone Pestle shook, and after a moment of trembling, it finally shrank slowly and fell into Jiang Chen's hand.

"The treasure is good, but with my current cultivation level, I can't control it at all, let alone use it at will."

Holding the precious pestle, feeling a silent weight, Jiang Chen shook his head.

"Compared to the Five Sacred Mountains Stone Pestle, there is a treasure inside the Demon Ape's body that interests me more."

After putting the Five Sacred Mountains Stone Pestle into his pocket, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the corpse of the demonic ape.

"Master Pan Shi left a contingency plan to suppress the Demon Ape, and the Demon Ape also left a contingency plan to make a comeback."

With a flick of his sleeve, Jiang Chen activated the Blood Fiend True Flame.

Whoosh! Blood Fiend True Flame rose up, and under Jiang Chen's gaze, the demonic ape's corpse decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Under normal circumstances, Blood Fiend True Flame of only the first level would naturally be unable to harm the demonic ape's true body, but the power of this true body had already decayed. This was not only due to the suppression by True Man Rock, but also because the demonic ape itself deliberately did so.

A moment later, the Blood Fiend True Flame boiled, and the demonic ape's corpse was completely burned to ashes. A drop of essence blood the size of a fist rose slowly, its color fiery red, its shape like a gemstone, containing a mind-controlling power that could disturb one's peace of mind with just a glance.

"The essence of the Heart Ape bloodline is put to the brink of death and then reborn. In order to make a comeback, the Demon Ape simply sacrificed its own body to further refine its Heart Ape bloodline."

"If it really manages to possess Chen Jingshu, obtain the Spirit Rhinoceros Body, and then fuse with this drop of Heart Monkey Blood Essence, then it might actually have a chance to advance further."

With a thought, Jiang Chen put the Heart Monkey's essence blood into his pocket, and thus all the treasures left behind by the two Purple Mansions fell into his hands.

(End of this chapter)