The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

Chapter 137 Refining the Soul-Crying Beast

Yang Qingyuan flicked his sleeves, releasing the Green Radiance Sword. He then formed a sword incantation with one hand and unleashed the Greatsword Technique.

The Green Radiance Sword swelled in the wind, growing to a size of tens of feet, and slashed straight down at the Infant Carp Beast within the formation.

The infant carp beast in the formation sensed the threat. The infant face above its head suddenly opened its mouth and cried out loudly. Immediately afterward, the white sea mist around it surged and condensed into a huge mist shield.

The mist shield was indestructible, forcefully blocking the Green Radiance Sword and preventing it from falling even a fraction of an inch.

This infant carp beast possesses three innate divine abilities: "Protective Sea Mist," "Mourning Sound," and "Water Divine Thunder." In terms of strength, it is comparable to a level seven demon beast, which is equivalent to a cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation. Naturally, it cannot be dealt with by a single Green Radiance Sword.

Immediately afterwards, the baby face on the head of the baby carp beast began to cry, the sound growing louder and louder.

This mournful sound specifically targets the soul of cultivators, making it impossible to defend against.

However, Yang Qingyuan's divine sense was already strong, and with the array blocking the way, he remained unfazed after hearing the crying.

The baby carp's cries grew louder and louder, eventually turning into a thunderous roar, like ten thousand horses galloping.

Then, the baby's crying stopped abruptly.

Countless fist-sized bolts of blue lightning shot out from the mist, densely packed, and crashed towards the Green Emperor Sword.

The Green Radiance Sword was struck repeatedly by the blue lightning bolts, causing it to sway precariously before flying backward.

"Water Divine Lightning!" Yang Qingyuan was very familiar with this blue lightning, and he raised his hand to recall the Green Radiance Sword.

"He does indeed have some skill."

"It's a good opportunity to use this demon to test the power of my natal magic weapon."

After speaking, Yang Qingyuan opened his mouth and spat out thirty-six beams of green spiritual light.

Numerous green lights roared up and circled around Yang Qingyuan's body.

Within each ray of light was a green flying sword, the True Thunder Demon-Slaying Sword.

Yang Qingyuan raised his sword finger and pointed it at the infant carp beast in the formation.

Thirty-six flying swords buzzed simultaneously, then swarmed forward, piercing the demonic beast within the formation.

The Infant Carp Beast sensed the threat posed by the flying sword and immediately manipulated a dense mass of blue lightning to meet it, intending to use the same trick to destroy the flying sword.

The thirty-six True Thunder Demon-Slaying Swords could withstand even the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, let alone the mere Water Divine Thunder. They all pierced into the blue thunderball, easily tearing through the Water Divine Thunder, and continued forward, piercing through the protective mist, and finally piercing through the blue scales of the Infant Carp Beast, leaving thirty-six fist-sized wounds on its body.

The baby carp was in so much pain that it rolled around and cried loudly, just like a baby.

"burst!"

With a thought, Yang Qingyuan manipulated the True Thunder Demon-Slaying Sword to unleash the "Purple Heaven Divine Thunder".

The thirty-six flying swords inserted into the infant carp beast's body hummed, and then purple lightning lit up on the swords.

A deafening rumble of thunder suddenly erupted from the infant carp beast's body.

The infant carp beast first curled up in pain, then its body exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

Streaks of purple lightning flickered in and out of the blood mist, illuminating the formation with alternating light and shadow.

Yang Qingyuan raised his hand and summoned the thirty-six flying swords back to his side.

"Although this True Thunder Demon Sword has only been nurtured for a few years, it killed a level six demon beast with a single strike, which shows that it far surpasses ordinary flying swords such as the Green Radiance Sword in both sharpness and power."

Moreover, the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning released by that flying sword was less than the total amount of lightning from a single flying sword, yet it was enough to easily shatter a level six demonic beast. This shows that the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning is far more lethal than the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning.

Yang Qingyuan was very satisfied with the power of his natal flying sword. He then took out a small box and a soul-binding bowl, and took away the demon core and essence of the Infant Carp Beast. He planned to find out what the demon core of the Infant Carp Beast was used for when he had the chance in the future.

Meanwhile, Xue Chanzi had already made his move.

A vast sea of ​​blood, hundreds of feet in diameter, had already engulfed the level-six demonic beast, the Crested Serpent, and was continuously eroding its protective poison.

The protective poisonous miasma only held out against the sea of ​​blood for a few breaths before being corroded and riddled with holes.

When the crested serpent came into contact with the sea of ​​blood, its body was corroded and hissed, and a large number of scales fell off.

Blood Cicada held the Blood-Transforming Blade from Extreme Yin Island in his left hand and swung it fiercely at the crested serpent in the formation.

A crescent-shaped, blood-red blade of light shot forth, sweeping across the air and striking the crested serpent hard, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound on its body.

The aura of this Blood-Melting Blade can prevent wounds from healing, causing the crested snake to bleed incessantly.

The crested snake felt a pain that penetrated to its very bones, and immediately raised its head and roared. The crest on its head emitted a brilliant red light, and its aura began to surge.

This is the Cockscomb Serpent's innate demonic technique, "Berserk," which allows it to release the demonic energy stored in its crest, thus increasing its strength by a small realm in a short period of time.

As the crested serpent reached the seventh level, its body swelled to tens of feet in length. With a twist of its body, it burst out of the sea of ​​blood and crashed into the array barrier, causing the Inverted Five Elements Array to shake. It was on the verge of breaking free.

"sucker Punch!"

Seeing this, Xue Chanzi raised his right hand, palm up, and aimed it at the head of the crested snake.

The next moment, a large gash split open in his palm, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth.

A plump, purple tongue burst forth from its mouth, stretching out over a hundred feet, transforming into a thin purple line that easily pierced the crested snake's head.

Before the crested snake could even see what the thin purple lines were, it felt a sharp pain between its brows. Then, its consciousness gradually faded into darkness, and it lost all its strength. It fell from the sky into a sea of ​​blood, and its flesh and blood immediately began to dissolve, leaving only a skeleton after being devoured.

The tongue, curled with a bright red bead and a miniature red snake, retreated back into Blood Cicada's hand.

The red bead is the sixth-level demon core of the crested serpent, while the mini snake is its essence.

Yang Qingyuan also witnessed the scene of Xue Chanzi annihilating the crested serpent and imprisoning its demon core and essence. He clicked his tongue in amazement and praised, "The crested serpent was annihilated in one strike. It seems that the Blood Refined Divine Weapon, forged from the remains of the Blood Demon, is indeed quite powerful."

After Blood Cicada devoured the body of the Cockscomb Serpent with Blood Sea, his magical power surged back to its peak, and he didn't look like he had just been through a great battle.

It turns out that after the Asura Blood Cloud transformed into the Blood Sea, it gained another effect: it could refine the flesh and blood of demonic beasts and cultivators, helping Blood Cicada recover its magic power and sustain itself through battle. It was simply the perfect tool for hunting demonic beasts.

The two killed two level-six demonic beasts in the time it takes to burn half an incense stick, demonstrating that their strength far surpasses that of a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator who has broken through to the next level.

Yang Qingyuan cleaned up the battlefield, organized the materials from the Infant Carp Beast and the Crested Serpent, and then returned to the reef to continue ripening the lure herbs, waiting for the next monster to take the bait.

Meanwhile, in the Black Sea, a hundred miles away from the island where Yang Qingyuan was located, on a small island filled with eerie energy.

The young master of Qingyang Sect and hundreds of cultivators were gathered together, and they were constantly taking out array flags and array plates to set up around the island.

Among the many cultivators, there were a total of seven Core Formation stage cultivators.

One of the bald old men, a Core Formation stage cultivator, approached Young Master Ren and bowed, saying, "Young Master, the Three Yin Soul Refining Formation has been completed!"

"Based on the timeline, it won't be long before the three turbid energies erupt beneath this island."

"Then we can begin refining the Soul-Crying Beast!"