Chapter 782: Help, Qilin blood!
In the Land of Eternal Night, the heavenly secrets are obscure. Even though Lu Changsheng is a Rank 4 Divination Master and has obtained a lot of information, it is still difficult to divine. He can only vaguely deduce that the other party’s words are likely true.
As for whether to seal the demons or leave, unless he divines further and burns his lifespan, it will be difficult to know.
But being in the Forbidden Mountain now, surrounded by dangers, if he divines the heavenly secrets further and depletes his essence blood and lifespan, he would be weak for at least several months, and his situation would be extremely dangerous.
“The Demon Sealing Land involves ancient secrets. It is futile for the young friend to try and divine the heavenly secrets.”
The aged voice recognized the Heavenly Spirit Treasure and the Punishment Beast, showing extraordinary discernment. It saw that Lu Changsheng was divining the heavenly secrets, calculating fortune and misfortune, and spoke up to warn him.
Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, exhaled a turbid breath with a look of fatigue, then cupped his hands and said, “Senior, it’s not that I don’t want to help seal the demons, but that I am willing but powerless.”
“My vital energy and magic power are currently dormant, my strength is only one or two tenths of my peak. Although I possess supreme treasures, I am unable to activate them.”
Although he didn’t get much information just now, Lu Changsheng could confirm one thing: the owner of this voice is unfathomably strong, and it is best not to offend him.
“If you come over, this old man can alleviate the suppression of the Demon Sealing Land for you.”
The aged voice replied.
“…”
Lu Changsheng really wanted to turn around and leave.
But the divination just now indicated that the person’s words were likely true.
If he left now, it would be dangerous when the demon tide erupted.
Moreover, the other party’s attitude is currently friendly. Who knows if they will be reasonable first and then resort to force, choosing to turn hostile and act aggressively?
Lu Changsheng was conflicted, caught between a rock and a hard place.
After pondering for a moment, Lu Changsheng gave up sensing the heavenly secrets and used the most simple divination method.
Closing his eyes, he tossed out the three divination copper coins in his hand.
The three divination copper coins glowed with a faint golden light under the dark night sky, then fell to the ground.
The first coin landed with the yang side up;
The second coin landed with the yin side up;
The third coin was actually lodged between the other two, making it difficult to discern yin or yang.
“Li above, Qian below, the image of a standing cauldron!”
Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, looked at the three copper coins, and his expression became serious.
He didn’t expect that even a casual toss would contain profound mysteries and give rise to numerous variables.
It could only be said that as a Rank 4 Divination Master, even a casual divination would align with the subtle heavenly secrets.
At this moment, a chilling wind blew through the darkness. The copper coin trembled slightly, and the standing coin fell down as expected, revealing the image of Old Yin.
“A moving yang line turns into yin… the firm overcomes the soft…”
Lu Changsheng seemed to hear the clash of weapons from the divination image. He understood in his heart that having come to this world, stepped into this Forbidden Mountain, and encountered such things, he had no choice but to get involved in this mess.
He did not immediately agree but looked towards the depths of the mountain, cupping his hands and saying, “Senior, if I help seal the demons, what benefits can I gain?”
Since he was planning to help, it was normal to ask for some benefits, right?
The aged voice was silent for a moment, then said, “After the demons are sealed, this old man will give the young friend a reward.”
“That voice asked me to help seal the demons…”
Lu Changsheng didn’t press for the reward. He looked at Yun Wanshang and Qian Zhuyan beside him and told them about the demon sealing matter.
He stated that through divination,卦象 (gua xiang - divination images), and analysis of the situation, he decided to help seal the demons.
“You can decide.”
Yun Wanshang saw that Lu Changsheng had expended a lot of essence blood and energy to make this decision, so she naturally chose to advance and retreat with him.
Qian Zhuyan had no objection to this and would follow Lu Changsheng’s arrangements completely.
“In that case, I am willing to help seal the demons.”
Lu Changsheng spoke towards the depths of the mountain, no longer asking about the reward.
After all, saying that was just to indicate that he wasn’t willing to help for free.
Immediately, the two people, one puppet, and two beasts turned around and walked towards the depths of the mountain.
“Lu Changsheng, do you need to rest?”
Yun Wanshang saw Lu Changsheng’s slightly pale and tired face and asked with concern.
She knew that his divination had caused him to lose essence blood.
However, she was also a little confused. What level was Lu Changsheng’s divination skill?
He possessed a Rank 4 physique with astonishingly abundant vital energy. If it were only Rank 1 or 2 divination, even with some loss, it wouldn’t be this exaggerated, right?
“I’m fine.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile.
He possessed the Chaos Body. This kind of essence blood loss could recover within three to five days, so there was no need to rest.
Moreover, his current state also served to show his weakness to others.
“Thank you for your trouble, young friend.”
The aged and weak voice seemed to come from the depths of the mountain, speaking to Lu Changsheng.
In the depths of the mountain, black light pillars roared and twisted like monstrous pythons from the Nine Nether, a breathtaking sight.
Just walking towards the depths, Lu Changsheng, Yun Wanshang, Qian Zhuyan, and the Golden Winged Great Peng felt immense pressure.
Only the Soul Eater Beast’s eyes were filled with excitement.
As they got closer, eerie beings gradually appeared and charged towards Lu Changsheng and the others.
Seeing this, the Soul Eater Beast squatting on Lu Changsheng’s shoulder snorted coldly. It sprayed out a pale yellow mist, which rolled the black fog into its mouth and nose.
“Soul Eater, can you spit out its soul crystal?”
Lu Changsheng saw the Soul Eater Beast directly devour the eerie being and asked.
Soul crystals contained pure Yin soul power, which significantly improved Qian Zhuyan’s puppet soul.
After two years of nourishment from soul crystals, Qian Zhuyan’s puppet soul had reached the peak of Rank 3, only a thin line away from Rank 4.
However, this thin line was like an insurmountable chasm, and he had been unable to break through for a long time. Therefore, Lu Changsheng was thinking of helping Qian Zhuyan upgrade to a Rank 4 puppet soul first.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak.”
Hearing this, the Soul Eater Beast rubbed its furry little belly, indicating that it needed to wait.
“???”
Yun Wanshang beside him was full of surprise, looking at the Soul Eater Beast squatting on Lu Changsheng’s shoulder with a bewildered expression.
What the heck?
This harmless little monkey actually devoured a terrifying eerie being in the blink of an eye?
Even she would have to spend a lot of effort to deal with this eerie being.
At this moment, she suddenly understood why Lu Changsheng looked happy when he saw this little monkey beast and said that with its help, the journey ahead would be much safer.
“This is the Soul Eater’s ability. It can devour souls and ghosts. Ghost cultivators of the same level are no match for it.”
Lu Changsheng explained to Yun Wanshang with a smile.
Yun Wanshang nodded gently, not asking any more questions.
After meeting Lu Changsheng, she had already witnessed a series of his extraordinary and incredible methods that defied common sense.
The group slowly moved forward.
Along the way, any eerie beings that appeared were directly dealt with by the Soul Eater Beast.
When they encountered mutated creatures, Lu Changsheng and the Golden Winged Great Peng had to take action.
However, in this area, most were eerie beings, and mutated creatures were rarely seen.
And after the Soul Eater Beast had almost digested the eerie beings, it also spit out green soul crystals one by one.
Lu Changsheng knew that the Soul Eater Beast’s belly, like the stomach of the Sea Splitting Profound Dragon Whale, had a world of its own within. It could digest eerie beings but not these soul crystals.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Lu Changsheng rubbed the furry Soul Eater Beast and said with a smile, then gave all the soul crystals to Qian Zhuyan.
“Thank you, Master.”
Qian Zhuyan didn’t mind that these soul crystals were spit out from the Soul Eater Beast’s mouth.
After all, those eerie beings were already eerie and terrifying. What difference did it make whether these soul crystals fell from their bodies or were spit out from the Soul Eater Beast’s mouth?
Three days later, Lu Changsheng, Yun Wanshang, and their group arrived at the end of the mountain range and glimpsed the source of the black light pillars that shot up into the sky.
The Demon Abyss!
This was a complete and utter Demon Abyss!
Even though Lu Changsheng had been to the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, he couldn’t help but think that this was the true Demon Abyss!
Beneath the demon energy light pillars, Nether Demon Qi flowed like black stagnant water in the bottomless abyss, very similar to the black fog from before, deep and silent.
Lu Changsheng and Yun Wanshang both felt an incomparable sense of oppression at this moment.
Fortunately, the outer edge and inner wall of the Demon Abyss were engraved with numerous colorful array patterns, forming colorful auspicious clouds like smoke and mist, sealing this Demon Abyss and reducing their pressure.
Otherwise, just reaching here would already be their limit, and they might even be invaded by this Nether Demon Qi.
“Young friends, you have arrived.”
Just then, the sky’s light flowed, and in the depths of the Demon Abyss, a five-colored light suddenly shone, splitting the layers of dark clouds like a divine weapon cutting through them.
Immediately after, a majestic and stout Kirin, nearly ten feet tall, appeared treading on auspicious clouds.
Its entire body was covered in five-colored sacred scales, glistening with brilliant light in the Demon Abyss. The horn on its head was hazy with crystalline jade light, as if carved from the most precious jade in the world.
The moment it appeared, a serene and peaceful holy aura rushed towards them, as if purifying the demon energy in the world, making Lu Changsheng and Yun Wanshang feel as if they were bathed in spring breeze, their bodies and minds greatly relieved.
“Did senior summon me here?”
Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the five-colored Kirin before him.
Wasn’t the other party an array spirit?
Why did it look like a Kirin?
However, he instantly noticed something was wrong. The Kirin before him was not its true body.
“It is this old man…”
Although the Kirin looked majestic and powerful, with an extraordinary demeanor, its voice was aged and weak, as if it had experienced countless years of hardship and suffering.
It stepped on auspicious clouds, which were somewhat similar to the colorful auspicious clouds covering the black light pillars in the sky. It continuously dispelled the dark demon energy and said to Lu Changsheng, “The Nether Demon Qi here has accumulated deeply. The young friend can open the way with the Punishment Beast. After entering the array, this old man will use the array to try my best to reduce the suppression of the Demon Sealing Land on the young friend.”
“At that time, the young friend can also use the power of the great array to activate the Heavenly Spirit’s might and eliminate the Nether Demons…”
As its voice fell, it transformed into three crystal-clear drops of five-colored blood, which flew towards Lu Changsheng like meteors.
“This is this old man’s essence blood, which can temporarily help the young friend alleviate the invasion of Nether Demon Qi, and it is also a small reward from this old man.”
In the depths of the Demon Abyss, the aged and weak voice sounded again.
Lu Changsheng vaguely felt that the other party’s voice seemed a bit weaker than when it first spoke.
“This is… True Spirit Essence Blood??”
Lu Changsheng was not unfamiliar with True Spirit Essence Blood.
He had not only used the essence blood of the Sumeru Tree King and the Golden Winged Great Peng to concoct medicinal baths but also researched using their essence blood to refine pills and make talismans.
So he immediately recognized that the three drops of essence blood before him were True Spirit Essence Blood!
“Is this array spirit a True Spirit Kirin?”
Lu Changsheng mused in his heart, looking at the essence blood before him and then towards the depths of the Demon Abyss.
However, the Demon Abyss was bottomless, as if connected to endless darkness. He couldn’t see anything clearly, only vaguely hear some low and terrifying roars.
“Soul Eater, Golden Peng, do you see any problems with this blood?”
Lu Changsheng was very cautious and called the Soul Eater Beast and the Golden Winged Great Peng to examine the essence blood before him.
Seeing both beasts look eager and indicate that there was no problem, Lu Changsheng gave one drop of Kirin essence blood to the Golden Winged Great Peng, signaling it to consume it.
After the Golden Winged Great Peng consumed a drop of Kirin essence blood, its golden feathers became visibly brighter. It let out a cry towards the sky, telling Lu Changsheng that the blood was fine and had transformed into a serene and holy power that was purifying its body.
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng took one drop himself and gave one drop to Yun Wanshang.
However, he couldn’t help but complain inwardly that there were five of them, but the other party only gave three drops of essence blood.
But the Soul Eater Beast, being a Punishment Beast, was like a fish in water here and was not afraid of the invasion of Nether Demon Qi at all.
Although Qian Zhuyan would be affected, with his puppet body and puppet soul, he could barely endure.
As the Golden Winged Great Peng said, upon entering his mouth, the Kirin essence blood instantly transformed into a serene and holy energy that surged through his limbs and bones, purifying his body and alleviating the Nether Demon Qi in the air.
However, with his Chaos Body and Rank 4 physique, the effect of this drop of Kirin essence blood was limited for him. It was more about dispelling the discomfort caused by being in such a forbidden mountain range for a long time.
The effect on Yun Wanshang beside him was much more obvious. Her magic power and Heavenly Light Energy surged like a rushing river, her colorful palace dress fluttered, and her whole person exuded an unparalleled grace.
“Senior, what should we do?”
Lu Changsheng looked at the Demon Abyss ahead and asked for confirmation.
“This old man will do his best to suppress the great demons. The young friend only needs to unleash the Heavenly Spirit’s might and have the Punishment Beast devour and kill the appearing Nether Demons.”
In the depths of the Demon Abyss, the aged and weak voice sounded, seemingly carrying endless exhaustion and anticipation.
“Okay.”
Lu Changsheng and Yun Wanshang exchanged glances. They did not refine the Kirin essence blood in their bodies and entered the Demon Abyss with the puppet and two beasts.
“Boom!”
Immediately upon stepping in, Lu Changsheng felt the gray-black mist surrounding him, an unspeakable sense of oppression, coldness, and heaviness.
It was as if, in the unseen, he was being watched and locked onto by something terrifying.
However, at this moment, the Kirin blood in his body was like warm sunlight, radiating a peaceful and holy energy, purifying and alleviating the erosion brought by the black mist.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”
At the same time, countless eerie beings roared out from the depths of the Demon Abyss, pouncing on Lu Changsheng, Yun Wanshang, and the Golden Winged Great Peng.
“Soul Eater!”
Lu Changsheng immediately looked at the Soul Eater Beast on his shoulder, signaling it to act.
The Soul Eater Beast excitedly squeaked and roared. Its pale golden fur glowed with a faint light, and black mist enveloped its body as it stepped down from Lu Changsheng’s shoulder.
“This…”
A moment later, Yun Wanshang saw the adorable little monkey beast grow visibly larger. Black mist swirled around its body, transforming into a terrifying demon ape with a black face and fangs, exuding overwhelming ferocity.
The Soul Eater Beast looked at the Demon Abyss and the countless eerie beings before it, its giant mouth full of fangs roaring excitedly, swallowing the eerie beings that resembled black mist.
The bloody demon eye on its forehead rolled around, unleashing a terrifying and alarming soul-devouring divine light. Wherever it passed, the demon energy was shattered, and the eerie beings wailed.
Lu Changsheng felt his dormant vital energy, magic power, and divine sense revive under a mysterious force. The Great Luo Sword Embryo appeared in his hand.
“Clang!”
Without any hesitation, the Great Luo Sword Embryo, like a rough embryo, vibrated, and the laws of the sword began to intertwine, unleashing a brilliant sword light that overshadowed the sun and moon.
“True Person, Xiao Yan, you two stay by my side just in case. Don’t act yet.”
Lu Changsheng said to Qian Zhuyan and Yun Wanshang.
Although most of these eerie beings were only Rank 2 in strength and the two could easily deal with them, their numbers were simply too large.
Yun Wanshang was alright.
But if Qian Zhuyan consumed too much, he didn’t have a single high-grade spirit stone on him now.