Chapter 2310 - 767: Heavenly Light, Soul Crystal! (Part 2)
Chapter 2310: Chapter 767: Heavenly Light, Soul Crystal! (Part 2)
“Ah!!!”
The Wind Blade pierced through the black mist, and instantly, a piercing scream rang out under the night sky.
Immediately, the black mist rapidly condensed into a ghostly figure with a humanoid outline, its eyes cold and piercing as it charged towards Qian Zhuyan.
Unlike Lu Changsheng, the core Puppet Crystal within Qian Zhuyan wasn’t affected, it even made her Puppet Spirit’s half soul more active.
Her eye sockets burned with ghostly fire, and her mechanical arm, like a battle knife, emitted a sharp, dark luster, directly slicing the humanoid ghost in half.
The ghost’s form sizzled like oil on a flame, dimmed considerably after being split, and then merged into black mist, fleeing quickly.
This ghost was exceptionally strange, of unknown origin, and Qian Zhuyan couldn’t possibly let it escape easily. Her eye sockets shot out two blazing blue flames, and then the battle knife in her hand flew out.
“Ah!!!”
Under the blue flames, the black mist wailed like a living creature and was completely shattered under the blade, vanishing into smoke, dropping a fingernail-sized emerald green crystal.
“What is this?”
Qian Zhuyan stepped forward, picked up the crystal, and felt an inexplicable attraction to her Puppet Spirit Soul.
She examined it closely.
It somewhat resembled a Demon Beast Crystal Core, but was completely different, exuding a chilling aura.
Being reduced to just a soul, with half of her soul transformed into a Puppet Spirit, she instantly recognized the crystal contained Yin Soul Power.
However, unlike the Ghost Cores seen in the Myriad Demon Abyss, the Yin Soul Power in the crystal was pure and refined.
It seemed it could be used to enhance and nurture her Puppet Spirit Soul.
“This…”
The ghostly fire in Qian Zhuyan’s eyes burned and flickered, somewhat excited.
Even though she possessed a Fourth Rank Puppet Body, her Puppet Spirit was still at the Third Rank.
Facing a Nascent Soul True Lord, she could only barely fight, relying on the Puppet Battle Array.
If her Puppet Spirit advanced to the Fourth Rank, she could truly contend with a Nascent Soul True Lord, control more puppets, and wield more powerful techniques and Puppet Battle Arrays.
However, thinking about not knowing her current location and her master’s whereabouts, she felt a sense of melancholy.
Recalling the black mist that swept over the Ghost Ship, suppressing her master’s mana and Spiritual Treasures, possibly putting him in danger, she immediately began searching for him.
…
Meanwhile, a towering and magnificent White Bone Palace stood above a spring pool flowing with a fiery red glow, reflecting an eerie atmosphere.
“I didn’t expect the rumors to be true, the Ghost Ship connects to a space fissure location…”
“According to the notebook record, the Netherworld possesses a crystal called ’Soul Crystal’, similar to Ghost Cores but extremely pure, used to cultivate the Ghost Path and nurture Ghost Spirits…”
Inside the White Bone Palace, the Six Paths Demon Consort looked at the corpse before her, recalling a notebook she had read about the Ghost Ship.
It recorded many details regarding the Ghost Ship and the Netherworld.
Even though the notebook’s information seemed true, not many dared to attempt using the Ghost Ship to reach this space fissure.
Even if cultivators sought opportunities in this realm, encountering the Ghost Ship was one thing.
Managing to enter alive and ensuring their escape was another.
“The Netherworld suppresses cultivators’ Qi-Blood, Mana, and Divine Sense…”
Six Paths Demon Consort felt her seemingly dormant Nascent Soul and couldn’t help but think of Lu Changsheng.
Though she was suppressed, the palace’s Dao Soldiers and Ghostly Soul Maidens remained unaffected…
Should she encounter Lu Changsheng, this would be an opportunity for revenge.
Recalling the spot on the staircase where the Nascent Soul Cultivator forced her… An intoxicating expression briefly appeared on Six Paths Demon Consort’s alluring face.
But the next moment, her clear, pure eyes suddenly flashed with icy murderous intent.
As the wife of the Six Path Demon Lord, a Nascent Soul True Lord, she was humiliated by a Core Formation Cultivator here…
She vowed to kill him to vent her anger!
With the most brutal, ruthless methods!
But thinking of his formidable strength resembling the pure Fourth Rank Physique of a Body Cultivator, accompanied by a Fourth Rank Puppet and a Peng Bird, her eyes showed a trace of caution.
Although she had Dao Soldiers and Ghostly Soul Maidens, her strongest weapon, the White Bone Demon Palace, was also affected.
The White Bone Ghost King couldn’t easily manipulate the Demon Palace as in the outside world.
Without the White Bone Demon Palace and the White Bone Ghost King, even with Ghostly Soul Maidens, she wasn’t a match for Lu Changsheng, Qian Zhuyan, and the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng.
“Soul crystals, as long as I have enough soul crystals, the strength of my Dao Soldiers can be elevated by a level…”
“Moreover, according to the journal records, there are some rare treasures in this world that can release a bit of dormant mana. With a little mana restored, I can open the storage ring and spiritual pet bag…”
The Six Paths Demon Consort, with blood-colored ink jade ring on her fingers, gestured elegantly with a delicately adorned hand. Her enchanting eyes whispered indescribable allure and elegance, both noble and dignified.
At the Nascent Soul level, almost everyone has profound depth, possessing numerous treasures and exotic treasures.
And as the Six Paths Demon Consort, she naturally surpasses many cultivators of the same level.
If she can open the storage ring and spiritual pet bag, her strength in this world would be enhanced by a level, fearless of Lu Changsheng, and possibly find a way to leave.
Without much hesitation, she summoned some Dao Soldiers to investigate the situation and hunt a few demon beasts.
…
Boundless and seemingly abyssal under the pitch-black eternal night, a black-feathered, white-beaked night hawk spread its wings, flying over the rolling mountain ranges.
On the edge of these ranges, glimpses of faintly glowing spots or villages and towns could occasionally be seen.
After a long while, the night hawk swooped towards a city standing amidst a cluster of grand mountains ahead.
This city, radiant as daylight under the eternal night, illuminated the surroundings with dazzling light, quite notable.
Passing through the time-worn, sturdy azure walls, the night hawk landed atop the city’s grandest, most elegant building, and its cry was clear.
“Reporting to the City Lord, the night hawk detected a great heavenly light deep within Youye Ridge!”
A guard outside the building saw the night hawk and promptly went inside to report.
“A great heavenly light? I wonder if there are any heavenly and earthly treasures within that light which can restore mana…”
From the depths of the City Lord Mansion, an exquisitely beautiful silhouette dressed in a colorful palace gown garment, with a tall and graceful figure, listened to the report, murmuring softly and then stepping out of the palace.
…
Lu Changsheng and these people arrived at a town.
Although this world was entirely shrouded in darkness with no daylight, there were still places suitable for human habitation.
For instance, the villages and towns they dwelt in were largely constructed around [Fire Springs].
Placing certain stones into the fire springs for immersion not only provided illumination but also warmth.
Moreover, the crops watered by the fire springs, much like spirit rice, greatly benefited humans.
“Is this the Fire Spring?”
Lu Changsheng approached a steaming, fiery pool surrounded by mist, seeing the Fire Spring’s resemblance to Spirit Veins and the Spiritual Eye Spring.
The rippling water in the pool contained some special substance, capable of nurturing people and objects.
Under the cautious and tense expressions of these people, fearing he might claim ownership of the Fire Spring, Lu Changsheng observed for a moment before losing interest and settled in the town, preparing to study the Heavenly Light Power.
“Hmm!?”
Just as he settled down, preparing to peruse through a secret tome, Lu Changsheng suddenly sensed a faint stream of mana emerge into his Qi Ocean Core spontaneously.
Yet soon, this wisp of mana sank into the seemingly dormant Elixir Lake.
“Is it possible?”
Lu Changsheng’s face lit up with joy.
Disciples and descendants of the Lu Family, once they breakthrough, their cultivation and magical power would bolster him, the patriarch.
However, apart from the occasional breakthrough of descendants into Nascent Soul, normally, the aid provided to him was negligible.
But just now, a descendant of the Lu Family must have achieved a breakthrough in Qi Refinement, granting him a faint trace of mana.
Normally, such a minor amount of mana would be useless.
However, in this world, his Qi-blood, mana, and divine sense were all suppressed, dormant.
With some mana acquired, he could open the storage bag.
What’s noteworthy is that the puppets crafted by Qian Zhuyan included three top-level Third Rank puppets, capable of autonomous combat without complete divine sense control.
If he could extract these three puppets from the storage bag, he’d instantly have three top-tier bodyguards, enabling him to explore the heavenly light deep in the mountains.
Moreover, the Moving Mountain Whip of the Brahman Demon True Body could temporarily serve as a weapon to augment his combat power.
If necessary, he could awaken the Soul-calling Beast from the spiritual pet bag, adding another top-tier battle strength!
“Regrettably, this wisp of mana is too little, too slow. If a Qi Refinement disciple back home breaks through, I’d swiftly access an item from the storage bag.”
Lu Changsheng exhaled a breath of turbid energy, focusing his attention on the Qi Ocean Core.
Awaiting a descendant or disciple at home to break through, providing him with some mana.