Chapter 124: Demonic Cultivation Method
late at night.
Two dark shadows sneaked into the valley.
Both of them are in their forties.
The one with higher cultivation level is called Wujia, while the one with lower cultivation level is called Wuyi.
They were a pair of brothers who were good at disguise and slipping away from each other. They roamed around various markets all year round, making a living by killing, robbing and looting independent cultivators.
"Brother, this time the target is the Qinglan Valley disciples... are we really going to do it?"
Wu Yi was a little timid when the time came.
The Wu brothers were notorious robbers who had committed dozens of crimes, but they rarely targeted disciples from large sects.
Especially at the foot of the Qinglan Valley gate.
"Don't worry!"
Wu Jia smiled coldly:
“This boy is obviously not valued by Qinglan Valley, and the alchemist’s fighting power is too weak to withstand a single blow.
We just need to get rid of it quickly and use the bone fire to clean up the body. It won't attract any attention for two or three days, which is enough time for us to disappear without a trace!"
The Wu brothers made a fortune in a monk market thousands of miles away and originally wanted to come to Yunxi Town to avoid the limelight, but they unexpectedly learned that Xiaozhu Valley had a large number of elixirs.
Worth about 2400 spirit stones!
It is a huge sum of money for any casual cultivator!
Xiaozhu Valley is a remote area. Besides Yu Xiao, an inner sect disciple of Qinglan Valley, there are only eight outer sect servants working there.
Xiaozhu Valley is just a low-level spiritual field planting area, and because it is right at the foot of the sect, there are no formations set up nearby.
It is really dark under the lamp!
The Wu brothers suddenly found it difficult to suppress their greed.
It would be fine if Yu Xiao lived in Yunxi Town and it was not easy to take action, but he just liked to live alone in Xiaozhu Valley. There was no one in Xiaozhu Valley at night, and even the eight servants usually lived outside the valley.
A solitary alchemist at the fourth level of Qi Refining, with supplies worth thousands of spirit stones hidden away without any defense... the chance of getting the upper hand is too great!
This vote was successful.
It can be equivalent to three or two years’ harvest!
He only needs to flee thousands of miles away and hide. It is impossible for Qinglan Valley to search the whole world for an ordinary and inconspicuous disciple!
"Yu Xiao has been an inner sect disciple of Qinglan Valley for more than ten years, and he is also a mid-level alchemist. He must have more wealth than this!"
Wu Jia said: "We brothers have traveled far and wide, and it's rare to find a fat sheep that's easy to kill. Even if there are some risks, it's worth taking!"
Wu Yi's doubts were immediately dispelled.
Greed could no longer be contained.
"Hahaha, big brother is right, alchemists are the easiest to kill. I can beat five or eight of these guys in one go, not to mention big brother!"
He didn't even finish his words.
A fog was gathering.
The Wu brothers had seen the world and reacted almost immediately.
"There is a formation!"
"Get out!"
The two used the light body technique to try to retreat before the formation was formed.
A flash of green light appeared.
fast!
too fast!
I have never seen such a fast flying sword in my life!
Wu Jia was horrified and dodged in panic, but Wu Yi behind him was not so lucky.
A green light passed by, heads fell, and his eyes widened. In addition to despair and fear, he was also confused and puzzled, not understanding what was going on.
"brother!"
Wujia's eyes were bloodshot and he cried out in grief.
At the same time, the fog formation was completed.
He could only look around and yell.
"Who is it? Come out!"
A monk in a green robe walked out confidently.
He has an elegant temperament, is handsome and looks very young.
It is not difficult to tell from the pattern on the edge of the robe that he is a disciple of the Qinglan Valley Alchemy Pavilion, and must be Yu Xiao, the master of Xiaozhu Valley.
impossible!
Based on reliable intelligence.
He is at most in the late fourth level of Qi Refining.
Yu Xiao said calmly, "I have been guarding Xiaozhu Valley for twelve years. This is the first time I have encountered robbers. You two have average abilities, but you do have some courage."
Wu Jia said in a deep voice: "I admit defeat, and we have paid the price. Can you spare my life?"
Without waiting for Yu Xiao to speak.
Three black bone nails suddenly shot out from the sleeves and pierced the opponent.
"go to hell!"
Wu Jia succeeded in his sneak attack and condensed green ghost fire in his hands, and without saying a word, he bombarded the person in front of him.
It worked!
Wujia was very happy.
This person's cultivation level is beyond expectations.
But he was obviously still too young and too careless.
The three black bone nails are magical instruments that Wu Jia has been refining for more than ten years. Any one of them inserted into the body can seal the magic power of a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining.
If three nails are driven in at the same time.
Even in the late stage of Qi Refining, no magic can be used in a short period of time!
The green fire released by Wujia is not an ordinary flame. It is Wujia's unique skill called "bone-rotting ghost fire" that he has used to travel all over the country.
Once it gets touched.
Even just a little bit.
They are like maggots on the tarsal bones that are difficult to extinguish.
It can not only burn through the flesh but even the bones, leaving not even a trace of residue.
But Wu Jia discovered a strange phenomenon. When the green fire quickly enveloped Yu Xiao's whole body, the other party never struggled or screamed.
Killed by bone fire.
It is extremely painful, like being bitten by thousands of insects.
Even if he had an iron will, it was impossible for him to remain silent, and just when he felt something was wrong.
Suddenly.
A hot and powerful breath bursts out.
The green flames were all dispelled.
Wu Jia was horrified to find that the bone-rotting fire that he was so proud of did not cause any harm at all. Even the three black bone nails did not penetrate his body as they were all blocked by a layer of internal energy.
"Lian...Lian Gang Warrior?!"
Wujia turned around and ran away.
Yu Xiao mobilized his blood, energy and magic power and slapped his palm casually. An invisible palm force flew out more than ten meters and hit Wu Jia's chest.
This blow.
Not using full strength.
Yu Xiao didn't want to reveal too much.
And it would be useful to let him live a few more minutes.
Wujia spat out a mouthful of blood and felt that ten of his ribs were broken and his heart and lungs had suffered considerable trauma.
He discovered in despair that Yu Xiao was not only a martial artist who practiced martial arts, but also a body-refining practitioner!
No wonder the bone-rotting fire can't hurt at all.
Even if he did not activate his internal energy to isolate the flames, it would be difficult to harm the body of the body cultivator with his current magic power!
The strength gap between the two sides is too big!
There is no hope...
In front of this person, the Wu brothers are just ants that can be played with at will!
Is the leader of Qinglan Valley blind? The strength shown by this person is not inferior to some of the true disciples. Why would he stay in a place like Xiaozhu Valley for more than ten years?
"I'm still useful!"
Wu Jia was completely terrified. He quickly said, "I am willing to be your henchman and do anything that is inconvenient for you!"
Yu Xiao ignored him and took out a blood bead and asked, "Look at the magic you used, it's not an upright one. Do you recognize this thing?"
"Ten Thousand Yin Blood Pearls?!"
Wujia recognizes this material.
This thing needs to be condensed by sacrificing tens of thousands of living beings in a specific environment.
In the hands of Qinglan Valley disciples.
How could there be such material?
Could it be that this person is not a disciple of Qinglan Valley, but a descendant of the Demon Sect like himself?
possible!
And the possibility is great!
This can also explain why this person, with such high cultivation and strong strength, has been sitting on the bench for a long time.
He might be an undercover agent!
Wu Jia heard that as early as hundreds of years ago, the Demon Sect began to place spies in the seven sects one after another, so it was not surprising that there were one or two undercover agents in Qinglan Valley.
"Senior, I am a disciple of the Yin Fire Sect. We may be from the same lineage and are family members!"
Yin Fire Sect?
WTF?
Never heard of this sect.
Yu Xiao did not respond to Wu Jia's words. Since the other party knew the blood beads, he continued to inquire about the detailed information about the material.
By the way, make a side note.
Inquire about the situation of the Yinhuo Sect.
Wujia had no choice but to tell everything he knew, and he soon came to his senses in the process.
wrong!
If this person is really a demon cultivator.
How could you not recognize the material of Wan Yin Blood?
A green light swept past, and his head fell to the ground in confusion and astonishment.
"That's clear now."
Yu Xiao looked at the blood bead in his hand.
This thing is a material called "Wan Yin Blood". The refining method is quite harsh. It requires creating an environment with thin spiritual energy and sacrificing tens of thousands of lives to have a certain probability of producing it.
The spiritual energy in the Dajing world is thin.
It is naturally suitable for refining this material.
Wan Yin Blood is an extremely yin and evil material. If it is fused with the body of a mortal using secret methods, the mortal can directly obtain Tai Yin blood and energy, thereby possessing extraordinary strength in a short period of time.
Such a Wan Yin Blood Pearl.
You can create a Yin-blood warrior who has perfected his marrow refining.
This sounds good, but it's not as good as it seems.
Wanyin blood is a consumable.
The Yin-blood warrior only obtains blood energy temporarily, which is not his own strength and will be exhausted after being used three or five times at most.
Wan Yin Blood is widely used and extremely precious. It can not only be used for alchemy, refining, and training of spirit beasts, but is also the top-level material for drawing formations.
Therefore, there are very few demonic forces that would use such precious materials on a group of short-lived Yin-blood warriors. It is a pure waste of resources.
Finally figured out the nature of the blood beads.
Although this item is precious, it is useless to Yu Xiao, and he cannot use such an evil thing to practice.
But the materials are ready.
Destruction or disposal is not possible.
Yu Xiao plans to find a suitable place to exchange it for the necessary materials.
He turned over the bodies of the Wu brothers.
Two storage bags were found.
After forced cracking.
There are 452 spiritual stones.
Yu Xiao couldn't help but complain: "The combined savings of the two Tribulation Cultivators only amount to this amount of money. Is this reasonable?"
A pile of elixirs and talismans were also found.
It is probably worth a few hundred spirit stones.
In addition, Yu Xiao found a jade slip and a token in Wu Jia's storage bag, and a black iron magic sword in Wu Yi's storage bag.
The quality of the Black Iron Sword is similar to that of the Green Sword, and Yu Xiao has been refining the latter for more than ten years. Its power is naturally not comparable to that of a new magic weapon.
It takes a lot of time to refine the magic tools.
Although Yu Xiao has a lot of time, there is no need for him to refine a magical weapon of the same type, so there is no need to keep this magic sword. He can sell it for cash when he gets the chance.
As for the jade slips and tokens?
The jade slip was naturally a jade slip for passing on power skills, on which was written "Volume 3 of the Secret Technique of the Yin Fire Sutra", but when it was opened there was only a blank space.
The jade slips for transmitting skills have also been encrypted and cannot be read without specific spells or techniques. If the restrictions are forcibly broken, the jade slips will most likely self-destruct.
As for tokens?
It is a bronze token.
The words "Wanbao" are written on the front.
Yu Xiao could feel that there was an anti-counterfeiting restriction on it, and the relevant information was clearly written on the token.
"It's Wan Baofang's ghost market token!"
Yu Xiao was slightly stunned.
What is the Ghost Market? The Ghost Market is a general term for all underground trading markets in the world of immortal cultivation.
Wanbaofang is not a fixed market in the conventional sense, but a special force from outside the Yun Kingdom with a very deep background. Its main business is to open mobile markets in various places, which are called ghost markets by the cultivators.
Among them, there are a mix of bad and good people, and there is often shady black goods circulating.
But because of this, there is a high probability of buying good things in the ghost market that cannot be bought in ordinary cultivators' markets, and there is even a chance to find real good treasures!
The function and use of this token is very simple. It is used when a ghost market is held within a radius of 3,000 miles.
Information will automatically appear on the token.
This includes specific time, location, and even methods of participation.
This token is the credential and sect identity for entering the Ghost Market.
Why do the Wujia brothers have the Ghost Market token?
There was nothing strange about it. Most of the things that the robbers had robbed were not meant to be seen in public. If one wanted to sell them quickly and without risk, there was no better place than the ghost market.
"This is good stuff!"
Based on the information displayed on the token, Yu Xiao learned that a ghost market would be held nearby in about three months, and the specific location was yet to be determined.
The Wanbaofang, the power behind the Ghost Market, is no less powerful than the Qinglan Valley. Therefore, even though the major sects know that the Ghost Market often helps the magic cultivators and robber cultivators to smuggle contraband, they generally turn a blind eye as long as it does not involve their core interests.
In addition, the Ghost Market often smuggles cultivation resources from tens of thousands of miles away, which is not completely without benefits to the cultivators of the Yun Kingdom.
All the major sects have more or less dealings with the "Wanbaofang Ghost Market" in private.
With this token.
Yu Xiao can participate in the ghost market.
This would allow him to buy more resources for cultivation, and would not attract the attention of the sect or other forces at all.
The next day.
Yu Xiao weighed the pros and cons.
Decided to report the attack on Xiaozhu Valley.
After all, the Wu brothers were well-known robbery cultivators in the surrounding area, so instead of keeping this matter secret, it would be better to report it proactively.
Although Yu Xiao announced to the public that he was at the late fourth level of Qi Refining, given the advance preparations made in his own territory, it was not surprising that he could defeat a person at the fifth level of Qi Refining and a person at the fourth level of Qi Refining.
After reporting.
Just a few hours.
Several Qinglan Valley disciples arrived.
The leader was Fu Qingfeng, an old friend of Yu Xiao who joined the sect at the same time as him.
"Brother Fu!"
Yu Xiao took the initiative to salute.
Fu Qingfeng is now in high spirits.
He successfully broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining last year, and has now been promoted to a disciple of the Inspection Department of the Law Enforcement Hall.
The Law Enforcement Hall has a higher status than the Nine Pavilions.
Fu Qingfeng's current status is between the Ninth Pavilion disciples and the junior deacon. He is considered the dark horse with the best performance among Yu Xiao's group of new disciples.
But I saw Fu Qingfeng again.
Yu Xiao noticed that although he was not even forty years old, he already had a hint of frost on his temples.
Shortly after.
Fu Qingfeng came over to explain.
"Brother Yu, we have found out that these two are the famous robbery cultivators Wu brothers."
Although Fu Qingfeng is doing very well now, he has no intention of neglecting Yu Xiao.
On the one hand, the two have known each other for more than ten years and are from the same place, so they can be considered friends.
On the one hand, although Yu Xiao’s current cultivation level is not very impressive, his status as an intermediate alchemist at the Qingyang Danfang of the Alchemy Pavilion is also worthy of respect.
"These two are not weak. My brother was able to kill them, which shows that he is still as brave and resourceful as before!"
Yu Xiao still had a lingering fear: "It's just luck that the two of us happened to trigger the formation and got trapped, otherwise I'm afraid that both fists would not be able to make the fourth move, and Senior Brother Fu would have to come and collect my body."
"Hahaha, luck is also a kind of strength. By the way, did you find anything special about them?"
Yu Xiao kept the Ghost Market Token for himself.
Other things, including spirit stones, magic tools, and jade slips of martial arts techniques were taken out.
"My brother killed these two thieves, so all the spoils belong to me. However, this jade scroll..."
"Any questions?"
"Brother Yu, you don't know that the Wu brothers are not only robbery cultivators, but also demon cultivators of the Yin Fire Sect."
Fu Qingfeng paused and continued, "I suggest that you hand this scroll over to the sect first. After the sect elders break the restrictions and verify that the contents are safe, they will return it to Brother Yu."
"So good!"
Yu Xiao was also happy when he heard this.
The encryption restriction of this technique cannot be broken by his means, and it would be useless if he kept it in his hands. It would be best if he could borrow the power of the sect to unlock it.
He handed over the jade slip without hesitation.
"Brother Fu, what is the Yin Fire Sect you just mentioned? Why have I never heard of this sect before?"
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. The Yin Fire Sect is the remnant force left by the Xuan Yin Sect."
"What? Xuanyin Sect! Wasn't this demonic sect wiped out eight thousand years ago?"
"It's not surprising. Although Qinglan Valley and the seven major sects of the Yun Kingdom in the mainland joined forces to destroy the Xuanyin Sect, there were always some elders wandering outside, and the Yinhuo Sect was one of the forces they created."
Fu Qingfeng smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Xuanyin Sect will not revive. The few remaining remnants have been suppressed repeatedly over the years, hiding like rats in the gutter and will never achieve anything."
"I can rest assured that!"
"Well, if there is nothing else, I will go back first. The disciples of Xuanji Hall will come to Xiaozhu Valley to set up a protective formation to prevent similar things from happening again."
"Thank you, Brother Fu!"
Not long after Fu Qingfeng left.
The sect indeed sent disciples to set up the formation.
A week later, the jade slip was returned. The encryption restriction had been broken and Yu Xiao could already see the contents inside.
"The sect's efficiency is really good!"
Yu Xiao flipped through this magic cultivation book. This volume was a very small part of the Yinhuo Sect's signature technique, the "Yinhuo Sutra", and it mainly recorded the cultivation method of the "Rotten Bone Ghost Fire".
The threshold for this method is not high.
It can be achieved after practicing Qigong to the fifth level.
However, it is easy to learn but difficult to master. Wu Jia has practiced hard for ten years, but he has only reached the basic level. Even so, it is still quite powerful.
If you can practice it to perfection.
The power of this fire is quite terrifying.
Although it is a very vicious and cruel spell, it is ultimately just a "spell". Even if you practice it, it will not affect your mind and temperament.
It was for this reason that the sect returned the jade slip.
Of course, without practicing the Yinhuo Sect's techniques, it would be extremely difficult to practice the techniques by force.
Yu Xiao now has several volumes of cultivation classics to study, and he can't spare more time for the time being.
Let’s put it aside for now.
Prioritize practicing the three secret arts in the "Fragments of the Mysterious Dao Sutra's Secret Arts", and then practice the main attacking techniques such as the giant sword technique to perfection. It will not be too late to find time to study this "Corrupted Bone Ghost Fire" later.
Although the technique is strong.
But practicing is too difficult.
It requires a lot of time and energy.
The incident of the Wu brothers did not attract much attention from the sect, and it did not affect Yu Xiao's life in any way.
The next period of time.
Yu Xiao focused his main energy on studying magic and refining the magical black bone nail left by Wu Jia.
This set of magical tools is very weak, but it has a sealing effect, so it can be considered practical.
Four months passed in this way.
Yu Xiao successfully practiced the Swift Shadow Spell in the "Fragments of the Mysterious Tao Sutra" and succeeded in refining the Black Bone Nail.
During this period of time, the time spent in the Dajing World and the Main World is roughly one to one.
Because while Yu Xiao was practicing spells and refining magical instruments, he was also continuing to collect blood stones and ancient medicine resources in the Dajing world.
It is to prepare for further practice.
I also want to save up more resources and turn them into elixirs.
Because the ghost market in Wanbaofang will be open in a while, and I want to try my luck in finding an adventure that will lead to a breakthrough in my cultivation.
For this purpose, you need to prepare more spirit stones.
This day.
Grand view world.
Yu Xiao was reading in the study as usual, when Yu Ruqian ran in and reported a surprising news.
"Brother Xiao, Princess Yaoxuan is here to visit!"
"What did you say? Why did she get here?"
No wonder Yu Xiao was surprised.
Yaoxuan had been staying in Shencheng before, but now she has come to Yangcheng.
Doesn't she know.
Is Yangcheng the base camp of Daxia?
This person is a member of the royal family of Dajing and a Princess Gulun, whose rank is equivalent to that of a prince!
When Yu Xiao walked out of the compound.
Yaoxuan and her group have arrived at the door.
Princess Dajing was not in good health. After nearly a week of bumpy ride on the passenger ship, she was pale and very weak, almost to the point of collapsing.
"Are you Alliance Leader Yu Xiao?" Yao Xuan stood up with difficulty under the help of Jin Yu, then bowed to Yu Xiao and said, "I came here uninvited, I hope Alliance Leader will forgive me, this is a small gift!"
While talking.
The guard opened the two boxes.
A fresh fragrance of ancient medicine suddenly emanated.
"so much?!"
Yu Ruqian was stunned when he saw the ancient ginsengs displayed in front of him. There were probably more than forty of them!
Yu Xiao also glanced over.
There are as many as forty-two strains in total.
There are five plants of the 2,000-year class.
There is even one that has reached the three thousand year level.
In the past two months, Yu Xiao has received a total of 24 plants, 22 of which are thousand-year-old and only two are 2,000-year-old.
"Princess Gulun has come all the way here, and the gift she gave is really quite significant!"
Yu Xiao did not accept it immediately. He knew that since Yao Xuan had come all the way to Yangcheng and presented such a generous gift, she must have something very important to ask for.
"No merit, no reward. What does the princess want me to do?"
"Emperor Qian is about to launch an unprecedented massacre. The lives of millions, or even tens of millions, of people are in danger!"
Yao Xuan took a deep breath and said, "I beg Alliance Leader Yu and the Martial Alliance to take action and kill the Mad Emperor for the sake of all people in this world!"
After saying this.
Yaoxuan lost her strength.
She fainted immediately.
Jin Yu and the others were all shocked when they saw this. They all knew how fragile the princess' body was. If it weren't for her obsession, she would not have been able to get here.
now.
Met Yu Xiao.
Say these words.
Princess Yaoxuan felt so relieved that she finally couldn't hold on any longer and her life was in danger.
Seeing everyone in a panic, Yu Xiao shook his head and took out a blood marrow pill from his storage bag.
"Make way."
Yu Xiao walked up to Princess Yaoxuan and fed the Blood Marrow Pill directly into her mouth.
When the blood marrow pill enters the body.
Yaoxuan's face immediately turned a little redder.
Yu Xiao waved his hand and said, "Xiaozhu, Xiaomei, send the princess to her room to rest first."
"Yes!"
The maid immediately came forward to help.
Yu Xiao was very concerned about Yaoxuan’s words.
During these two months, Daxia would successively seize the entire territory of Huguang as well as most of Fujian, Zhejiang, Yunnan and Guizhou.
Continue to develop in accordance with this trend.
Daxia and Dajing would soon divide the Yangtze River into two parts and govern each other, forming a situation of confrontation between the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Judging from the current situation, the people's hearts are no longer with the court. Almost all the people are looking forward to the arrival of the Great Xia righteous army to liberate them from the dire straits.
As for foreign forces?
Although countries such as England and Japan support Dajing, Daxia is moving too fast!
From the captured Shaozhou Prefecture, Zhang Hongtian was killed.
Now it has swept across the entire South.
It only took three and a half months.
Even if these foreign forces wanted to help Jing Ting.
They didn't have time to dispatch so many troops in a short period of time.
Judging from the information revealed in Princess Yaoxuan's words, Emperor Qian has fallen into complete madness in the face of the current situation.
Soon after.
Various information comes one after another.
This is all proven.
Yu Xiao realized that killing the emperor could not be delayed and action must be taken as soon as possible!
(PS: The typos will be corrected later.)
(End of this chapter)
