Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 433 The Thousand-Legged Sword Centipede
The Western Regions, the ancestral home of the Feathered Clan, is now barren, covered in yellow sand, and filled with a faint, menacing aura.

In that first battle, the human race and the demon race fought fiercely, causing the celestial phenomena to become disordered and the earth's veins to be severed. The entire Yu Huan Continent was affected, but the Western Regions naturally suffered the most severe losses.

The Western Regions were once the most prosperous place in Yu Huan Continent, even surpassing the current Central Region. However, with the destruction of Qingming Mountain and the backlash from the earth's veins, the entire Western Regions have become a barren land, filled with resentment and rampant ghosts, resembling a ghostly realm on earth.

Without the protection of powerful cultivators, ordinary people simply cannot survive here.

Fortunately, after so many years of governance by the Wuchang Sect, the external situation here has improved. In order to suppress those vengeful ghosts and prevent them from spreading, the Wuchang Sect has established many immortal cities here, forming a solid defense line. They are advancing step by step, constantly compressing the living space of the vengeful ghosts, hoping to one day completely reverse the situation in the Western Regions.

As the former center of Yu Huan Continent, the Western Regions have become extremely fierce, but they still contain many precious resources. For example, the Soul-Slaying Pearl that Jiang Chen used to break through the bottleneck of his divine soul came from this place.

This kind of treasure can only be produced by the evil spirits unique to the Western Regions, which is why the Impermanence Sect will not easily give up this place.

The underground cave is a strange place that exists beneath the yellow sand. Its living environment and concentration of spiritual energy are far superior to those on the surface, which is why it produces many treasures.

Of course, besides treasures, monsters often appear in the underground cave. In the battle, Qingming Mountain was destroyed and the Feather Clan was defeated. Those who could retreat fled, and many who could not retreat hid in the underground cave, using its strangeness to avoid the Wuchang Sect's extermination.

At this very moment, atop a sacred mountain within the underground cave, a female cultivator clad in golden armor and stained with blood frowned as she read the latest news. She was not a peerless beauty; her appearance was merely ordinary, even giving off a rather unpleasant aura. With her phoenix eyes and extremely thin lips, she seemed unapproachable.

Most importantly, she possessed a fierce aura between her brows, and her eyes shone like cold stars, sharp enough to pierce the heart with every glance. She was not like a beauty, but more like a cold and ruthless weapon.

If any disciples of the Wuchang Sect were here, they would surely recognize her: Xin Yi, a true disciple, a renowned female fiend, wielding a celestial sword and having killed countless people. To hone her skills, she has long been active on the battlefield.

Most importantly, she is also a member of the Dragon and Snake Society, and is another true disciple besides Gu Lingxiao. In fact, since Gu Lingxiao rarely appears, she handles most of the affairs of the Dragon and Snake Society.

"Xuan Jiaozi was actually defeated by a newly initiated disciple. He is truly a piece of trash."

On a whim, Xin Yi crushed the jade slip in her hand into tiny pieces.

She had always looked down on Xuan Jiaozi, and now that he had suffered such a crushing defeat, she felt even more dissatisfied. The Dragon and Snake Society had already poured a lot of resources into helping Xuan Jiaozi break through to the True Inheritance Realm, yet he still failed. He was truly hopeless.

"It doesn't matter whether Xuan Jiaozi is injured or dead; what matters is that the reputation of the Dragon and Snake Society cannot be damaged."

"Jiang Chen, I never expected that the Wuchang Sect would produce such a figure. It's truly interesting."

As her gaze shifted and she thought of Jiang Chen, the murderous aura between Xin Yi's brows became even more intense, as if it were about to materialize.

Just then, a roar erupted, and a gigantic claw suddenly emerged from the depths of the cave.

Noticing this change, Xin Yi raised her eyebrows, and spiritual light emanated from her body, manifesting a golden centipede phantom about a hundred feet long, which directly protected her.

With a thud, Xin Yi, clad in golden centipede armor, faced the attack of the giant claw without retreating an inch.

"Finally couldn't hold back, huh? Since you're just remnants, then you might as well die obediently." With eyes like lightning, Xin Yi locked onto the huge demonic figure deep in the cave and let out a cold laugh.

The next instant, she reached out and took out her spine from behind her back. It was shaped like a golden centipede with a hundred legs as its sharp point. Although it looked a bit strange, it was full of ferocity.

The moment it appeared, Xin Yi's aura instantly increased by 30%. This was the Golden Centipede Sword, which was both her natal magic weapon and a part of her body.

After mastering the Thousand-Legged Sword Centipede Transformation, Xin Yi combined the characteristics of her own body with secret techniques to cultivate her own spine into the Golden Centipede Sword. Because they were originally one body, she wielded the sword with ease, achieving a unique unity of man and sword. Afterwards, she continuously nourished the sword with her blood, tempering its malevolent energy.

To this day, the power of this Golden Centipede Sword has surpassed that of ordinary low-grade magic weapons.

"kill!"

Holding the Golden Centipede Sword, she severed the demon's giant claws without hesitation and charged straight into the depths of the cave. She had been hunting this demon for two years, injuring it time and time again, all in an effort to drive it into a corner. Now it was time to settle the score.

A moment later, deep within the cave, the Thousand-Legged Sword Centipede fully manifested. Its ten thousand legs were like swords, unleashing a storm of sword energy that annihilated everything. Its terrifying power caused the entire cave to tremble.

After an unknown amount of time, the sword energy storm subsided. Maintaining her form as the Thousand-Legged Sword Centipede, Xin Yi burst forth from the depths of the cave. At this moment, a gigantic head, resembling a raging lion, was hanging from her claws. Although dead, its imposing presence remained undiminished.
"It's time to go back and take a look."

With the murderous aura still lingering on her body, Xin Yi looked in the direction of the Wuchang Sect and had an idea in mind.

In the next instant, her two sword-like feet swung, tearing through the void.

With a deafening roar, shortly after Xin Yi fled into the void, the underground cave, riddled with holes from the battle between the two Purple Mansions, could no longer hold on and collapsed, quietly swallowed by the quicksand.

Jiang Chen is unaware of all this. At this moment, he is sorting out his gains. Although everything was under control after the battle with Xuan Jiaozi, he still gained something from it.

"Compared to sword light splitting or sword energy thunder sound, man and sword as one is more special. With the blessing of the skin-closing technique, I can fully exert the power of a second-tier superior flying sword with my physical body."

"The only pity is that I did not cultivate the Nine Revolutions Ascension to Sainthood Technique. Otherwise, by fusing several demon skins at the same time and forging my own true form, my power would be even greater, and it might not be inferior to a third-tier flying sword."

Pointing his fingers together like a sword, feeling its sharpness, various thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

"However, it's not entirely impossible. After all, I cultivate the True Understanding of Primordial Qi, which seeks to fuse all methods into one furnace. The Nine Revolutions Ascension to Sainthood method can also be included in it. The only problem now is that the Nine Revolutions Ascension to Sainthood method is a kind of inheritance that the Wuchang Sect will not easily pass on. Even if I wanted to exchange for it, it would be very difficult."

"The only shortcut might be to devour souls."

As the thought crossed his mind, the sword light transformed into a gentle touch, and Jiang Chen's thoughts drifted away quietly.

(End of this chapter)