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Chapter 91 Profound Spiritual Weapon

This tiger's roar was not directed at the outside world, but rather it exploded within Chen Yue's own sea of ​​consciousness; it was a true roar of the inner tiger, a furious howl of the soul.

Where the sound waves passed, it was like the first ray of light at the beginning of the universe.

"laugh!"

The dark arms that had seized Chen Yue's consciousness let out a shrill cry that was indescribably mournful under the extremely fierce roar of the Heart Tiger, before turning into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

The dark door, which seemed capable of devouring everything, was directly impacted by the tiger's roar from within this sea of ​​consciousness. The countless pained faces engraved on the door emitted silent wails, and the door itself trembled violently.

The terrifying suction force coming from behind the door paused for a moment, then shattered.

The feeling of reality returned instantly, like a tidal wave.

Chen Yue's pupils suddenly focused, and his gaze returned to his feet.

The will-o'-the-wisps in the eyes of that broken skull had been completely extinguished, leaving only an empty, lifeless head.

The mental clash and the loss of consciousness that just occurred may have only lasted a brief moment in the real world.

But in that instant, life and death were decided.

Chen Yue's right foot, which had been hovering about an inch above the head of the alchemy demon, paused briefly before continuing to stomp down with even greater force than before.

"Bang!"

A soft, muffled sound, without any ghostly energy scattering.

The broken head of the alchemist demon turned into a pile of grayish-white dust at Chen Yue's feet, like a dried adobe brick.

Immediately afterwards, dust spread rapidly, from the head to the neck, to the remaining half of the chest, to the right hand that was still tightly gripping the furnace handle—

The remaining ghostly body of the alchemist disintegrated inch by inch, turning into the same grayish-white powder.

Looking at the remains of the alchemy ghost at his feet, which had been completely reduced to ordinary gray-white dust, Chen Yue slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

This breath seemed to take away his extremely tense nerves and mental strength, and his body swayed slightly involuntarily. A strong sense of emptiness and exhaustion swept over him like a tide.

Although the energy in his dantian was still powerful and the strength in his limbs and bones had not diminished, Chen Yue had the illusion that his entire body had been drained.

This is the aftershock of a massive mental and physical drain and shock.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, the barrier constructed by the Mind Nourishing Technique and the Mind Qi still existed, but it was noticeably dimmer, and there were even some tiny cracks on it that had not yet healed.

Recalling the dark gate that suddenly opened in his mind's eye, and the countless ghostly hands that reached out from behind the gate, Chen Yue felt a chill run down his spine.

If it weren't for the Tiger Roaring Golden Bell Shield transforming into a heart tiger at the last moment, spontaneously roaring from the core of his martial will and fiercely tearing apart all the erosion, his fate at this moment would be unimaginable.

"I hesitated about whether to use that newly acquired Source Point—" Chen Yue thought to himself, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes.

When he was being pursued by Gu Yiqiu, he decisively used his source points to upgrade the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield to the Great Perfection. Later, he invested in it again without hesitation, pushing it to the Perfect Realm for cultivation.

In retrospect, how wise that decision was.

Indeed, there are moments of life and death in the world that happen in the blink of an eye, leaving no time to use any trump cards, just like the strange gaze and mental erosion from the alchemist ghost just now.

If he had been even slightly stingy before, unwilling to use the Source Points to enhance his strength, resulting in insufficient Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield level, he probably wouldn't have been able to pass that test just now.

Suppressing his lingering fear and relief, Chen Yue took a deep breath, forced himself to cheer up, and turned to look at Shen Dujiang and Lin Quan.

The two menacing ghosts, one half-headed and one headless, had somehow abandoned Shen Dujiang and Hu Shaoyu and were fleeing frantically into the depths of the alley in a panicked manner, disappearing into the mist in the blink of an eye.

Clearly, the complete annihilation of the alchemy ghost made these two ghosts instantly realize how terrifying the enemy before them was, and they dared not linger for even a moment.

Shen Dujiang helped the still-shaken Lin Quan and quickly came to Chen Yue.

He looked Chen Yue up and down, and seeing that apart from being slightly pale, he had no obvious external injuries, he breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Are you alright? That thing just now—"

Recalling the ghostly movements of the alchemist, his terrifying brute strength, and the eerie silence that followed, Shen Dujiang still felt lingering fear.

He had been in the underworld for many years and had seen ghosts before, but he had never seen a ghost so powerful.

Or rather, if one were to encounter a ghost of this level, he would already be dead.

Hu Shaoyu, who was standing to the side, also came over, his eyes filled with awe and a hint of barely perceptible fear as he looked at Chen Yue.

He never imagined that such a powerful expert, capable of killing even a master of the Marrow Refining Realm, would be hidden in this small Youlin County.

Just recently, he had demanded an exorbitant fee of one hundred taels of silver for guiding the other party out of the city because the other party was in a hurry to leave.

Thinking of this, Hu Shaoyu felt his throat go dry, and subconsciously swallowed hard. His gaze fell on the gradually cooling corpses of Xu Zhang and Yin Moli not far away, and he felt even more uneasy.

Chen Yue forced a smile: "It's nothing, just a bit mentally drained."

As they spoke, Chen Yue wasted no time and quickly walked to the bodies of Xu Zhang and Yin Moli, squatting down to search them carefully.

They found a few gold leaves, some loose silver coins, and several bottles of pills.

Finally, Chen Yue's gaze fell on the broken alchemy furnace left behind by the alchemy ghost.

Chen Yue hesitated for a moment, then circulated his inner energy to protect his palms and tried to lift the alchemy furnace.

It was icy to the touch, but the bone-chilling, corrosive power had greatly diminished, as if with the demise of the alchemist ghost, most of the evil power it contained had also dissipated.

"This thing—"

Shen Dujiang looked at the alchemy furnace in Chen Yue's hand, frowned and pondered, "It seems to be called a spirit weapon? It is an object forged by some powerful ghosts with their own ghostly energy and resentment, or by special opportunities, each with its own strange uses."

Upon hearing this, Hu Shaoyu chimed in, "Boss Shen is right. In my early years, traveling all over the country, I've seen people use it. It's said that we martial artists only need to inject our internal energy into it to roughly understand its effects, and even unleash some of its power."

However, they wear out quickly with use, and prolonged contact with ghostly objects can be detrimental to one's mental state.

"A spiritual weapon? Infused with internal energy?" Chen Yue's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this.

He looked at the alchemy furnace in his hand and carefully tried to inject a wisp of pure and powerful Qi from the Vast and Firm Qi Consolidation Technique into it.

The moment the energy was injected, a sudden change occurred.

The broken alchemy furnace actually absorbed the energy Chen Yue injected. Then, under the astonished gazes of Chen Yue, Shen Dujiang, and Hu Shaoyu, the furnace began to shrink inward.

The light flashed and disappeared in an instant.

Chen Yue felt a lightness in his hand; the alchemy furnace had disappeared, replaced by a miniature alchemy furnace hanging on his right index finger.

The small alchemy furnace was slightly cool to the touch, but there was no longer any trace of cold or evil energy emanating from it. If one did not see it with their own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that just moments before it was a huge, dilapidated alchemy furnace.

"This—" Chen Yue's eyes also showed surprise.

This change was completely unexpected. Chen Yue tried to gently shake the small alchemy furnace and felt that its weight was no different from that of ordinary metal ornaments.

He tried injecting a trace of blood and energy again, and the pendant became slightly warm, as if it had formed a very weak connection with him, but there were no other changes.

"Let's get out of here first."

Chen Yue quickly suppressed his curiosity and casually stuffed the alchemy furnace pendant into his pocket.

This is no place to linger. Although the alchemy ghost has been eliminated, the blood sacrifices of the Divine Flame Sect and the Netherworld Palace are still ongoing. We don't know how many ghosts are still in the city. We must leave the city as soon as possible.

"Walk."

Chen Yue let out a low shout, and without further delay, he supported Lin Quan with one hand, unleashed his Cloud Steps, and sped towards the city wall that was already in sight.

Shen Dujiang and Hu Shaoyu immediately perked up and followed closely behind.

This time, perhaps due to the deterrent effect of the execution of the alchemy ghost, or perhaps due to luck, they encountered no further obstruction from ghosts or cult members until they reached the foot of the city wall.

Chen Yue looked up at the towering city wall and said to Shen Dujiang and Hu Shaoyu, "Stay close to me."

After saying that, Chen Yue grabbed Lin Quan, exerted force with his feet, and his body rose up like a nimble ape. He took several steps on the vertical wall, used the force to rise again, and in a few leaps, he easily flipped Lin Quan onto the top of the battlement.

Watching Chen Yue easily leap onto the city wall with his men, Hu Shaoyu quickly followed Shen Dujiang, who was about to use the wall for leverage, and lowered his voice: "Boss Shen, my agility is poor, and I didn't have time to bring many important things with me. Could you please give me a ride?"

Shen Dujiang glanced back at Hu Shaoyu and nodded: "Hurry up."

After saying that, he reached out and grabbed Hu Shaoyu's shoulder, gave a low shout, and pushed off with his feet, lifting Hu Shaoyu into the air.

Shen Dujiang was quite skilled in lightness skills. Although he had brought someone with him, he still managed to use the city wall twice to climb onto the crenellations and reunite with Chen Yue and Lin Quan.

The four men jumped off the city wall one after another, landing on the land outside the city.

Both Chen Yue, the strongest among them, and Lin Quan, who was still in shock, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Finally out." Shen Dujiang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked back with lingering fear.

Even though Chen Yue just displayed terrifying strength by killing a Marrow Refining Realm cultivator and even annihilating that terrifying alchemy ghost, there shouldn't be many beings in Youlin County who can threaten him now.

But this is ultimately just speculation.

How much power is still hidden in the county town after the Divine Flame Sect and Youquan Prefecture have been plotting this blood sacrifice for so long?

Is there an even more bizarre being than the Alchemist Ghost in charge?

No one can be sure!

Staying in the city means constantly facing these unknown dangers.

Chen Yue glanced back at the county town shrouded in dim light and black fog: "This place is still not safe to stay in. Let's continue on our way and get as far away as possible."

Hu Shaoyu, having caught his breath, quickly pointed to a dirt road ahead and said, "We'll go roughly in this direction to Tianzhou Prefecture. We'll pass through several towns along the way, including Qingshi Town and Hewanji. We might be able to rest there and replenish our food and water."

Upon hearing this, Shen Dujiang shook his head and said, "We probably need to be extremely careful in the towns and villages along the way. The Divine Flame Sect and Youquan Prefecture are quite powerful and have grand ambitions. Their blood sacrifice may not be limited to Youlin County alone."

Chen Yue and Hu Shaoyu both nodded solemnly upon hearing this. Shen Dujiang's concerns were absolutely correct; caution was paramount before fully understanding the external situation.

Just as Chen Yue was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned around abruptly, his gaze fixed on the direction of the vast mountains behind Youlin County.

Almost at the same time, Shen Dujiang and Hu Shaoyu also seemed to sense something and suddenly turned their heads to look.

Even Lin Quan, whose perception was far inferior to that of a martial artist, seemed to be seized by an invisible palpitation and subconsciously turned around.

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