Demon Sword Immortal

It turned out to be the case.

Bai Xiang finally understood the essence of his own swordsmanship.

The principle is roughly the same as sound wave detection under one's own control?

Then, while using sonic detection to monitor his internal condition, he endured the pain and broke through his cultivation level.

This is equivalent to performing minimally invasive surgery on the heart meridian, repairing the loopholes that were neglected in the past cultivation process, thereby establishing a more perfect and resilient foundation for the Dao.

I don't need that.

She subconsciously checked the progress of her mental transformation.

Presumably due to the digestion of the accumulated medicinal effects, this progress has quietly exceeded 30%.

"That's really powerful!" The cicada demon, seeing that she didn't take it seriously, immediately became annoyed and wanted to argue with her, "For example, if you chose a trashy demon pool for your first sword forging, you could use 'cicada molts' to get a new one!"

Bai shook his head: "I don't need it."

Just kidding, she hasn't even used her first chance yet.

"What about patching the leaks?" The cicada demon kicked her finger hard. "Even if you don't want the heart meridian patching, you don't want the extra cultivation points either?"

“For example, Bai Xuan, at the beginning, asked me to help her absorb three hundred years of cultivation into the demon pool. As long as she transforms this cultivation before her 'cicada molting,' she can immediately consume it again after the 'cicada molting' when she forges her sword for the second time. Moreover, this time it will contain even more cultivation than before! At least 50% more! These two parts are added together!”

"You human cultivators need at least three thousand years of cultivation to condense the Purple Core after the 'Forming Manifestation' stage. This is almost a third of the way through. You really don't want it?"

Bai Xiang immediately changed his mind: "Of course we should."

The little cicada demon finally felt triumphant.

But only for a short while—realizing that it had given this opportunity to the wrong person, it couldn't help but jump up and fly around again.

"Oh no, oh no..."

"It was given to the wrong person!"

"'Cicada Molting Technique,' 'Relic,' and even 'Sword Embryo'! They were all given to the wrong people!"

"Don't worry."

Bai wanted to pluck it from the air and hold it in his hand, only its head showing.

“Since you have followed my Bai family ancestor since ancient times, I will naturally find a way to rescue you when I meet you.”

"Tell me first what relic and sword embryo are."

"Huh?" Now it was the little cicada demon's turn to be surprised.

"Bai Muying...didn't she tell you back then?"

Bai Xiang narrowed his eyes: "What did you say?"

"Of course, it's about her affair with that bald monk 'Dao Kong'!" The little cicada demon excitedly flapped its wings frantically.

"She was able to create the Divine Cry Sword Dao thanks to that bald monk's help!"

"That bald monk must have gone mad. He's determined to create some kind of 'Nine Incarnations, Nine Tribulations Method,' claiming that the 'Cicada Molting Method' hidden within the Divine Cry Sword Dao is one of them. He also says that he will create a new method and forge a sword for each of his lifetimes, waiting for the day he finally 'ascends to immortality,' when the nine methods unite, and only then will this sword break through the mortal realm along with him!"

"Achieving immortality...?" Bai Xiang frowned. "Did he succeed?"

"If it's already done, why call it a 'sword embryo'?" Little Cicada Demon sneered. "Of course it's not going to work... According to him, he had already 'reincarnated' several times, but he just couldn't break through to become a 'sword master.' He was collecting and studying all sorts of ridiculous methods, and he had completely gone mad and become a demon!"

Bullshit method...

Bai Xiang's temple throbbed as he thought of the mural still etched above his head.

She asked in a low voice, "What was his name when he met Bai Muying?"

"I can't remember things from so long ago," the little cicada demon shook her head.

"But it seems like... the surname is Huang?"

"Is it called yellow flower or yellow leaf again...? Your focus is really strange."

Chapter Sixty-Eight Father and Daughter

It turned out to be the case.

With the information confirmed, Bai Xiang finally understood the cause and effect of this incident.

On the surface, Shenming Ancestral Land is the source. But in reality, the true source is Zen Master Daokong.

The Divine Sword and the Cicada Shedding Technique were both born because of the reincarnation of Zen Master Daokong, namely Daoist Qu, Huang Ye. The role played by Bai Muying, the patriarch of the Bai family, in this process was very limited.

Huang Ye—in his autobiography in the "Chaoyuan Huaqi Jing"—stated that he descended the mountain during the war in 938.

It is 'the year of Heaven's Mandate 938', not 'the year of the Great Yu 938'.

I hadn't noticed before, but this kind of terminology actually has a significance. Whenever historical documents record it this way, it indicates that the rule of the Great Yu Dynasty experienced a temporary interruption, the country was in chaos, and it was an era in which various warlords vied for supremacy, each wanting to continue the legitimate dynasty.

The Heavenly Family, the Heavenly Family, receives its mandate from Heaven.

To continue the orthodox tradition is ordained by Heaven.

Historically, 938 was the year the Huang and Luo families of Dingbei Dao usurped the throne... In that era of war, a young Taoist priest, knowledgeable and learned, who could "use words and sentences with great elegance and readily quote classical doctrines," would be hard to believe if he wasn't from a prominent family.

The fact that Huang Ye was a member of a prominent family in that era, and that he shared the surname Huang, almost confirms that he was from the Huang clan.

Chai Xuan then recommended herself to Huang Qian in front of so many people, saying that her father had served under Huang Yuxian of the Huang family in Zhong'an Army, Zhong'an Road, as a "scout in charge of bandits".

Her father was Chai Jingyuan, which connected her to the Huang family.

Zhong'an Road is located in Daizhou, which is situated in the upper right corner of the Great Yu territory, separated from Qizhou in the lower left corner by more than half of the Yu Kingdom.

I had wondered why this family would go to such lengths to find the Divine Cry Dojo. Even if this opportunity were lost, it would only be near Qizhou. How could it have fallen into their hands from so far away?

Looking back now, none of this was a coincidence... Since Huang Ye was a member of the Huang clan, his belongings after his death may have been taken back by Huang clan members for ancestral worship, and perhaps among them were the documents and scrolls that recorded the mysteries of the Nine Tribulations Method.

Chai Jingyuan was a minor official under Huang Yuxian. He either saw these things by chance or Huang Yuxian was tired of them and gave them to his subordinates as a reward... That's how Chai Jingyuan learned the secret of the Nine Tribulations.

Perhaps it includes an incomplete copy of the "Chaoyuan Huaqi Jing"!

It's even possible that the secret of the Nine Tribulations was recorded in the original manuscript by the second author! This makes perfect sense!

However, this does not explain why the lower levels of the Demon Immortal Path would carry this scripture with them.

unless……

Thoughts raced through Bai Xiang's mind, and his eyes regained their clarity.

"Could you release my companions?" She didn't ignore Huang Qian and the others, and tentatively asked the cicada demon, "You didn't eat them all, did you?"

"I'm not one of those barbaric monsters!" the little cicada demon said angrily, then became a little embarrassed: "...If you hadn't told them, they might have been dismembering me."

"But since you've said that, I definitely won't hurt them anymore."

"But!" It forcefully broke free from Bai Xiang's grasp, hovering in front of her, meeting her gaze. "I won't let them go immediately either!"

"Another deal?" Bai Xiang guessed its intention, "Just like your deal with 'Bai Xuan'."

“I was naive that time; I had no leverage.” The cicada demon nodded. “This time, I’ll use these people as leverage… You have to help me retrieve the relic and the sword embryo! Prove you have the ability!”

I don't think you're naive at all...

Bai Xiang gave it a deep look.

Today is the year 2053 of the Great Yu Dynasty. 938 years ago is more than 1000 years ago. In other words, this little guy is essentially an old monster who has lived for thousands of years.

Anyone who dares to underestimate it will suffer a terrible fate.

"How about it?" the cicada demon suggested enthusiastically, "You're immune to my demonic illusion and you can even block my first round of attacks! If I give you their locations, it shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

"Can you provide the location?" Bai asked skeptically.

Isn't its main body buried in the ground, taking a nap?

“Once the demon-raising ground is activated, the larvae will break through the soil and begin their molting,” the cicada demon explained. “When they encounter danger on the ground, they will make a sound, and I can roughly sense what that sound wave touches.”

"But not instantly?" Bai Xiang roughly understood.

“Yes!” the cicada demon nodded.

"So we need to act quickly!"

……

On the other side, Xu Xi had just confirmed Liang Wenbo's already cold body in the darkness.

Liang Wenbo died a very tragic death. He was probably stabbed in the forehead with a sword, and all his blood and essence were sucked out of his body through that wound, leaving him almost only a skin and not even many bone fragments.

This is simply not human!

Xu Xi's heart was trembling.

Junior Sister Chai... no, I should say that bitch Chai Xuan, what kind of sorcery did she learn?

It seems that Master Liang emphasized the sword in her hand at the end?

"Eight relics... eight sword blanks..."

"Could what she's holding be the prototype of the Zhenyuan Sword, forged by the 'Zen Master Daokong' in his previous life?"

Xu Xi was startled when the idea came to her.

Zhenyuan Sword is one of the sacred swords, and its historical status in the Great Yu Sword Dao is comparable to those sacred emperor swords.

How could its sword embryo possibly absorb human essence and blood?

Then another thought inevitably came to mind—could it be that Chai Xuan didn't kill them because she planned to keep them to slowly feed the sword embryos?

Xu Xi felt a chill run down her spine.

She had no intention of staying there any longer. She immediately got up and crawled in another direction, almost using both hands and feet, wanting to escape this terrible cave and find Huang Qian and the others to get help.

However, just as she was about to crawl into a hole, a reflective strip flashed by and appeared directly at her neck, forcing her back.

Is there anyone else here?

Xu Xi has almost lost the ability to think.

"do not move."

Slowly emerging from the shadows, though it was still dark, it was enough to clearly see Ao Lin's sharply defined face.

"Do as I say if you want to live!"

"There's no need for that, Ao Lin..."

Yi Tianzhi followed and crawled out of the cave.

"That girl with the sword embryo is not even at the Nascent Soul stage yet. Why bother with her? Just go and snatch it from her."

I just wanted to be on the safe side...

Ao Lin harbored resentment.

However, since Yi Tianzhi had already spoken, he couldn't say anything more. He casually knocked Xu Xi unconscious and tossed her aside, when he suddenly heard a slight noise.

Who?

Ao Lin raised his guard to the highest level, stood in front of Yi Tianzhi, held his long sword upside down, and quietly rolled up both sleeves.

In the darkness, the pores on his arms quietly opened, opening and closing like breathing, exhaling black smoke and scorching air.

He also clearly saw the source of the commotion: it was none other than Chai Xuan, the Benling disciple who had previously committed the murder!

He thought the Sacred Path was a place he had discovered for raising demons, but he never expected that this girl was the one who was secretly plotting it!

Seeing Chai Xuan and recalling her conversation with Liang Wenbo, Ao Lin was both shocked and furious.

Fortunately, the Dharma Protector managed to find this place; otherwise, wouldn't the Holy Path have been a stepping stone for her?

"Throw the sword blank over here," he commanded Chai Xuan in an icy tone. "You should know the gap between us."

"The gap? You're right..." Chai Xuan seemed to nod.

She was backlit, so her face was not clearly visible; one could only infer from her tone that she showed no fear or panic whatsoever.

Isn't she only capable of visualization?

A deep sense of doubt arose in Ao Lin's heart.

Given the vast difference in their levels of understanding, what other trump cards could she possibly have up her sleeve?

puff!