Eternal Qiankun Great Emperor: Eternal Qiankun Great Emperor, #7

By Chen Xin Huan

Qin Yuxuan, a mediocre young man, is suddenly favored by the eldest daughter of the Yun family to become her stand-in fiancé. What secrets does this hold?

The arrival of Miss Yun Zhongxi of the Yun family, and her plan, involve him in a family feud beyond imagination.

However, what truly transforms Qin Yuxuan is a magical object he carries with him named the Qiankun Ring.

The Qiankun Ring conceals a mysterious space, not just a simple refuge. It contains ancient knowledge of cultivation, as well as various magical treasures that enhance physical strength and insight. More importantly, it hides Qin Yuxuan's innate foundation for cultivation, key to his journey from mediocrity to greatness.

Watch as an ordinary cultivation youth rises from the ordinary to the extraordinary, from obscurity to supreme being of the three realms, defeating all masters and dominating gods and demons in his ascension.
 

 

 

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"600 million Spirit Stones!" Han Daoqi said calmly.

"630 million Spirit Stones!" Although Tu Kun knew the price had been driven quite high, after pondering for a moment, he still gritted his teeth and continued to raise the price. Moreover, in order to scare off his opponent, he increased it by 30 million Spirit Stones at once.

"700 million Spirit Stones!" Han Daoqi was even more unwilling to show weakness, increasing the price by 70 million Spirit Stones in one go, causing all the cultivators present to gasp in astonishment.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zhou Yan
• Release date: Jun 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9798227696847

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Chapter 763 Ambushed

600 million Spirit Stones! Han Daoqi said calmly.

630 million Spirit Stones! Although Tu Kun knew the price had been driven quite high, after pondering for a moment, he still gritted his teeth and continued to raise the price. Moreover, in order to scare off his opponent, he increased it by 30 million Spirit Stones at once.

700 million Spirit Stones! Han Daoqi was even more unwilling to show weakness, increasing the price by 70 million Spirit Stones in one go, causing all the cultivators present to gasp in astonishment.

710 million Spirit Stones! Tu Kun’s lips turned dark as he barely managed to call out this price. This was already everything he had. If Han Daoqi raised the price again, he would have no choice but to give up.

I didn’t expect Brother Tu to be so persistent, willing to spend 710 million Spirit Stones to buy a Golden Core Formation Pill... Since Brother Tu is willing to make such a grand gesture, I’ll concede to Brother Tu. However, after a chuckle, Han Daoqi directly gave up the contest.

Seeing this, although Tu Kun was so angry his teeth itched, he could only fiercely glare at him.

Tu Kun from the East Sea’s Knight Island has already bid 710 million Spirit Stones! Is there anyone higher than him? Ai Yonggui loudly asked the crowd.

However, at this point, no one dared to bid anymore. After all, 710 million Spirit Stones was not something ordinary Crystallization Phase cultivators could afford. Without the support of a sect or family behind them, apart from a few extremely wealthy individuals, few Crystallization Phase cultivators could have so many Spirit Stones.

710 million for the first time... 710 million for the second time... 710 million for the third time! Next, I announce: this Golden Core Formation Pill belongs to Young Master Tu Kun! After announcing the ownership of the finale treasure, Ai Yonggui also simultaneously announced the end of the auction and that everyone could leave.

At this time, Shangguan Yuan finally stood up and left with the two black-clothed men beside him.

Seeing this, Qin Yuxuan, Xue Yuan, and Shu Meng also immediately followed discreetly. From their spiritual sense probing earlier, these two black-clothed men were only at the early Crystallization Phase and not very powerful. They should be temporary bodyguards he hired on Blue Mist Island.

After leaving the auction, Shangguan Yuan didn’t seem to be in a hurry to return to the inn. Instead, he headed out of the city, his pace hurried, as if going to some hidden location.

Qin Yuxuan and the other two were overjoyed. If this Shangguan Yuan left the city, it would draw less attention when they made their move. At that time, they could boldly employ ruthless methods to kill Shangguan Yuan, avenge Li Yongbo and Liu Yunfeng, and also seize back the Spiritual Herb this person had bought.

Shangguan Yuan walked for about half an hour before arriving at a tranquil courtyard.

Upon seeing this courtyard, his face revealed a joyful expression and he quickly strode inside.

Let’s go! We’ll follow him! Qin Yuxuan said with a furrowed brow upon seeing this.

The three of them tiptoed to the side of the courtyard and stopped in unison. After all, it would be very dangerous to rashly charge in without knowing the situation inside.

At this moment, Shu Meng placed her jade-like fingers on her temples and used her spiritual sense to probe the movements inside the courtyard.

After a moment, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, It’s fine! Apart from Shangguan Yuan and his two bodyguards, there are no other cultivators in this courtyard, only some mortals.

Hearing this, Qin Yuxuan and Xue Yuan also put their minds at ease. With the strength of the three of them, dealing with Shangguan Yuan and his two bodyguards should be a sure thing.

However, as soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw countless human figures suddenly appear on the walls on both sides of the courtyard, each one a mortal warrior holding a crossbow.

Then with the sound of a clapper, a dense hail of crossbow bolts transformed into countless cold gleams, shooting fiercely towards Qin Yuxuan, Xue Yuan, and Shu Meng.

Xue Yuan raised an eyebrow, then waved his sleeve, and a pale green longsword flew out from within.

With a light wave, streaks of sword qi surged out, completely enveloping the bodies of himself, Qin Yuxuan, and Shu Meng.

When these crossbow bolts made contact with the sword qi, they were all cut into several segments by the sword qi, falling from the sky like scattered flowers from a heavenly maiden.

Immediately after, Xue Yuan let out a long whistle to the sky. Raising his sword with both hands, he fiercely waved, and the sword qi instantly changed direction, transforming into countless cold gleams slashing towards the archers on the walls on both sides.

Not good, quickly flee!

Those archers, upon seeing this, immediately let out startled cries.

However, they were merely mortals. How could they match the speed of a cultivator’s sword qi?

Amidst a chorus of miserable screams, the walls on both sides were sliced and collapsed by the sword qi. These archers fell to the ground and then had their heads easily lopped off by Xue Yuan’s sword qi.

I’m just saying, this Shangguan Yuan sneaking over here, there’s an eight or nine out of ten chance he’s up to no good. To say he has no precautions at all is impossible... It’s just that, calling some mortal archers to ambush here, isn’t that underestimating us a bit too much? Xue Yuan said with a cold laugh.

Not necessarily! At this time, Qin Yuxuan picked up a crossbow and arrow from the ground. After examining it for a moment, he said, These bows and arrows are not ordinary mortal objects, but special wind crossbows with Wind System Magic Circles engraved on the bow and arrow bodies and Spirit Stones inlaid. Although not yet at the level of magic treasures, they can be compared to middle-grade magic tools. If these arrows were to fly in front of you, the inlaid Spirit Stones would explode, and you’d inevitably suffer some minor injuries.

After hearing this, Shu Meng and Xue Yuan also felt a chill in their hearts. Although with their strength, even if these arrows hit their bodies, it would not endanger their lives or even cause serious injuries. But even suffering some minor injuries would be very fatal when fighting against opponents of equal strength.

This Shangguan Yuan merely deployed a few dozen mortal archers, yet had already threatened them. It seemed he had indeed come prepared.

At this moment, the three of them vaguely felt that something was amiss. Originally, they were going to hunt down Shangguan Yuan, but now it seemed more like Shangguan Yuan had lured them here to take advantage of the opportunity to strike.

Just then, Shu Meng pulled Xue Yuan with her left hand and Qin Yuxuan with her right, then suddenly stomped her foot, her delicate figure bringing them soaring into the sky.

Almost at the same time, the bluestone ground they had been standing on suddenly turned into three large holes, spewing out three jets of inky black poisonous water.

However, since the three of them had already jumped into the air, this poisonous water instantly missed, only able to splash onto the nearby walls, corroding the already collapsed walls until they emitted green smoke.

Seeing this, Qin Yuxuan and Xue Yuan felt a chill down their spines. If not for Shu Meng’s extremely powerful spiritual sense detecting the abnormal sounds underground and pulling them away to avoid this poisonous water attack, they feared the three of them would have already been hit by this poisonous water.

Judging from the toxicity this black poisonous water had just displayed, if one was hit, their chances of survival would be slim.

Xue Yuan was extremely angered. His longsword in hand immediately slashed down towards the void below, and three zhang-long sword qi streaks poured straight down.

Chapter 764 Soul-Suppressing Lock

Just then, strange noises were heard coming from the three large holes in the ground below. Three black figures leaped out from the holes and fled directly to the side.

Trying to run? I’m afraid it’s too late for that! Xue Yuan’s expression remained unchanged, but he suddenly extended his middle finger and lightly tapped the sword qi that had already shot out.

The three streaks of green sword qi immediately changed direction, sweeping towards the three black figures and instantly penetrating their bodies.

After three miserable screams, the three people turned into a rain of blood, severed limbs and arms falling directly down.

Shu Meng, however, acted as if she hadn’t seen it and turned to shout sternly into the courtyard, Shangguan Yuan, do you think you can kill us by using these mortals to launch a sneak attack? Now that you’ve been hiding inside for so long and still haven’t come out, don’t tell me you think we’ll let you off the hook?

Hehe, Junior Sister Shu Meng’s spiritual sense is indeed exceptional, truly the woman I’ve always admired! At this moment, three people emerged from the inner courtyard. The one speaking in the lead was none other than Shangguan Yuan, and the black-clothed men on his left and right were the bodyguards who had been accompanying him earlier.

Shu Meng’s pretty face was frosty as she glanced at him without replying.

Seeing this, Qin Yuxuan stepped forward and said, Shangguan Yuan, you have repeatedly plotted against us, and at this auction, you deliberately bid against me. You must have intentionally lured us here and then set up an ambush to attack us... So be it, I’ll see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!

With that, he raised his Nine Ring Saber and chopped towards Shangguan Yuan.

However, Qin Yuxuan had only advanced two steps when he was blocked by the black-clothed man on the left.

This person had the same cultivation level as him, also an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Holding two silver longswords in his hands, he attacked without a word.

Qin Yuxuan had no choice but to first fend off the attacks of this black-clothed man.

At this time, the black-clothed man on the right also went to meet Xue Yuan, and the two fought in a tangled mess.

Heheh, Junior Sister Shu Meng, now it’s time for the two of us to get intimate! Shangguan Yuan chuckled upon seeing this, a hint of lewdness appearing on his face.

Shameless! Shu Meng’s pretty face blushed slightly. She immediately raised her longsword and thrust it straight at Shangguan Yuan. At the same time, she moved her spiritual sense and used an illusion technique, causing Shangguan Yuan to immediately fall into an illusory realm...

However, in just a moment, Shangguan Yuan came to his senses. He laughed and said, It’s been a few months, and Junior Sister Shu Meng’s illusion techniques seem to have become a bit more powerful. But I was prepared for this and exchanged points for a Soul-Suppressing Lock, which can effectively resist mental attacks. So your illusion techniques are ineffective!

What? You actually exchanged for a Soul-Suppressing Lock? Shu Meng was also shocked and horrified upon hearing this.

Because she was very clear that although her illusion techniques could easily gain the upper hand in a one-on-one fight with an enemy, she was afraid of the enemy possessing magic treasures that could resist mental attacks. That would greatly weaken the power of her illusion techniques, rendering them essentially ineffective.

At this point, she could only engage in a hard fight with this Shangguan Yuan.

So, Shu Meng gritted her teeth, let out a delicate shout, and wielded her longsword to send out seven sword qi streaks in the formation of the Big Dipper, shooting straight towards Shangguan Yuan.

Shangguan Yuan, however, was completely unconcerned. He flicked his finger, and seven streaks of black energy shot out from his palm to meet Shu Meng’s seven sword qi streaks, quickly dissolving her offensive...

On the other side, Xue Yuan also began close combat with that black-clothed man. This bodyguard of Shangguan Yuan had the same cultivation level as Xue Yuan, reaching the early Foundation Establishment stage. He was of medium build, with a numb expression, always maintaining a blank face.

However, his hand movements were meticulous and methodical, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner. This made it impossible for Xue Yuan to overcome him for a while.

But after a few moments, Xue Yuan discovered that this black-clothed man seemed to be using the same few sword techniques over and over again, and apart from the two silver longswords in his hands, he didn’t have any other magic treasures.

After repeating a few times, Xue Yuan had thoroughly grasped this man’s sword technique patterns.

Xue Yuan was secretly delighted. He deliberately showed an opening to lure the black-clothed man into exhausting his sword techniques, then closed in on him and thrust his longsword straight at the black-clothed man’s throat.

His sword was fast and accurate, and he was so close to the enemy that the black-clothed man had nowhere to dodge.

Shick!

Xue Yuan’s longsword instantly pierced the black-clothed man’s throat, penetrating about three parts into the flesh.

But what left Xue Yuan stunned was that the sword tip could only penetrate three parts before it couldn’t go any deeper, as if it had hit something hard.

Moreover, what made him even more terrified was that although this man’s throat was pierced, no blood flowed out.

Not good!

Xue Yuan knew things were not looking good. Although he didn’t know why the enemy remained unscathed after being stabbed, he knew the enemy definitely had a formidable trick up their sleeve.

Therefore, Xue Yuan immediately kicked off the ground with his left foot, his body rapidly retreating backward.

However, he never expected that the black-clothed man’s body would suddenly explode.

Boom!

The shockwave from the explosion swept through the entire courtyard. Shu Meng and Qin Yuxuan, who were still over twenty zhang away from Xue Yuan, were both knocked to the ground by the blast.

As for Xue Yuan, who was at the center of the explosion, he was blown to bloody bits, unable to find even a slightly intact piece of his body. It was as if a rain of blood had fallen from the sky.

Not good! There’s something wrong with these black-clothed men!

Qin Yuxuan, who had just crawled up from the ground, saw the black-clothed man in front of him, just like Xue Yuan’s opponent, pouncing straight at him with the same expressionless face.

In his current state, there was no way he could dodge in time. If this black-clothed man got close and self-detonated like his companion just now, Qin Yuxuan would immediately follow in Xue Yuan’s footsteps and be blown to smithereens.

Ghost Spirit Scorpion! Stop him! Left with no choice, Qin Yuxuan had to sacrifice his steed to save himself. With a movement of his spiritual sense, he had the Ghost Spirit Scorpion, which had long been lurking underground, burrow out and firmly grasp the black-clothed man’s feet with its two pincers.

Thud! The black-clothed man instantly fell to the ground. Then, his head suddenly exploded, emitting a deafening blast.

Ah!

Although Qin Yuxuan was still seven or eight zhang away from the black-clothed man, he was still blasted, his face covered in blood and his arms and torso full of wounds. This was only because he had cultivated the Demonic Disintegration Technique to the third layer, and his physical toughness was comparable to low-grade magic treasures, allowing him to barely withstand the devastation of the explosion. If it were an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would have likely been blown to death.

However, the Ghost Spirit Scorpion, which had made a great contribution, although it had burrowed underground during the explosion, was also wounded all over and could no longer fight.

Fortunately, it had already advanced to the early Foundation Establishment stage. Otherwise, even if it had burrowed underground during the explosion, it probably wouldn’t have been able to withstand such a fierce blast. Seeing this, Qin Yuxuan also felt a lingering fear.

But why did these two black-clothed men explode for no reason? They’re not puppets. He couldn’t figure it out no matter how much he thought about it.

At the same time, Shangguan Yuan had gained the upper hand in his battle with Shu Meng. After several powerful attacks, he had forced his dream lover into a corner. If nothing unexpected happened, after a few dozen more moves, he would be able to defeat her.

Chapter 765 Bloody Battle with Shangguan Yuan (Part 1)

However, Qin Yuxuan, who had already regained his senses, immediately rushed over to support Shu Meng upon discovering that she was in a difficult battle...

Sister Shu Meng, let me deal with him! You just help me with flanking attacks! Qin Yuxuan swung his Nine Ring Saber, Swish, swish, swish, slashing three times in succession, dissolving Shangguan Yuan’s several powerful attacks.

Shu Meng also took this opportunity to jump out of the battle circle and stand behind Qin Yuxuan, panting delicately. The previous bout of fighting had indeed caused her to expend too much energy. Although she wasn’t injured, her strength had been severely diminished.

At the same time, upon seeing Xue Yuan being blown to death, she also felt very upset. In this situation, it was indeed very difficult for Shu Meng to fully invest herself in the battle.

Yuxuan, you must be very careful! After reminding him, she sat cross-legged and began to regulate her breathing.

Seeing this, Shangguan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, what he feared most was Qin Yuxuan and Shu Meng attacking together, in which case he would certainly be no match. But if it was one-on-one, he was confident that he could still defeat Qin Yuxuan.

After glancing at Qin Yuxuan, he snorted coldly, Humph! I didn’t expect that you, kid, could actually withstand the self-detonation of my Blood Corpse. It seems I still underestimated you!

Although Qin Yuxuan was covered in blood and looked frightening, they were all minor injuries, and he could still fight. This also surprised him greatly.

These two black-clothed men were actually not living people but two Blood Corpses he had purchased from a secret shop. After planting restriction spells and forcibly enhancing their strength with drugs, these Blood Corpses possessed the strength of the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Of course, such early Foundation Establishment Blood Corpses, whose strength was forcibly enhanced by drugs, were still much inferior compared to real zombies of the same level. They only knew a few simple techniques and couldn’t open their Spiritual Wisdom. When encountering experienced opponents, they simply couldn’t win.

However, hidden within the bodies of these Blood Corpses was a kind of Blood Detonation Pill similar to a Thunderbolt Bomb. It could self-detonate when approaching the enemy, perishing together with the enemy, and was an extremely vicious killing weapon.

Originally, evil things like Blood Corpses were absolutely not allowed to be researched and refined in the righteous Cultivation World. But with the imminent outbreak of the Righteous vs. Demonic Great War and the righteous side facing the invasion of the Demon Sect, they were naturally also unbanned.

The reason given by the person who proposed the lifting of the ban was also quite sufficient: War is a life-and-death struggle to begin with. If the righteous side is to be so pedantic, refusing to produce such weapons because they are vicious, and not using such methods because they are evil, then the outcome of the Righteous vs. Demonic Great War will inevitably be a miserable defeat. Because the Demon Sect won’t care about so much and will use whatever is practical.

So, after discussion by the Council of Elders, the Righteous Alliance lifted the ban on everything except for techniques and weapons that required hunting other cultivators and mortals to activate.

It was under this background that these Blood Corpses were developed by several ghost path cultivators from the Artifact Alliance.

And after escaping from the Fire Wolf Cave, Shangguan Yuan happened to encounter these cultivators putting the Blood Corpses on the market for sale.

He immediately felt like he had obtained a treasure and bought them at a high price.

It was precisely because Shangguan Yuan had such a trump card that he dared to brazenly provoke Qin Yuxuan at the auction and lure them here, intending to take advantage of these Blood Corpses to capture all his enemies in one fell swoop.

But he hadn’t anticipated that Qin Yuxuan would be able to withstand the Blood Corpses’ self-detonation and survive.

Qin Yuxuan, it seems that today either you die or I perish. However, this is a duel between us two men, and I hope no one else will intervene! Shangguan Yuan said slowly after his expression turned solemn.

Now his greatest reliance, the two Blood Corpses, had exploded to death but only killed Xue Yuan. Qin Yuxuan, whom he most wanted to blow up, was injured but could still fight. If Shu Meng assisted from the side at this time, then he would have an eight or nine out of ten chance of being left here.

Therefore, he used his words to goad Qin Yuxuan, trying to lure him into a one-on-one duel.

Humph, don’t bother with those schemes! You think I’ll fall for it? Qin Yuxuan wasn’t that foolish. In a situation where he could clearly fight two against one, he wouldn’t insist on playing the hero and dueling the enemy one-on-one.

It was just that his current strength had also improved a lot compared to when he was in the Fire Wolf Cave. Back then, he wasn’t afraid of Shangguan Yuan, so naturally, he was even less afraid now. Moreover, with Shu Meng flanking from the side, she could also provide critical assistance in times of need.

Shangguan Yuan, today is the day of your death! Qin Yuxuan snorted coldly, then single-handedly formed a hand seal. One after another, cyan-colored wind blades appeared in front of him.

Then with a wave of his sleeve, they transformed into seven or eight beams of cyan light and shot out.

Just a few Wind Blades, no big deal! Seeing this, Shangguan Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief. He was seen drawing several circles in the air with his right hand, and several white gas-like Silk Nets appeared and enveloped those seven or eight Wind Blades.

With several bang, bang, bang! sounds, those Wind Blades were immediately trapped by the Silk Nets and lost their forward momentum. Then these Silk Nets tightened more and more, quickly choking the Wind Blades into countless fragments that dissipated in the air.

Seeing this situation, Qin Yuxuan’s eyes also flickered slightly.

With his current strength, the power of his Great Perfection Wind Blade Technique was far beyond that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Even a general mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivator probably wouldn’t be able to defend against it so easily...

However, Shangguan Yuan had easily resolved his attack, which indicated that he must have had some fortuitous encounters in the past few months.

While Qin Yuxuan was pondering in his heart, his hands never stopped moving. After his eyes flickered for a moment, he spat out eight red Ghostfire Swords spewing green flames one after another. With a low shout from him, they shot straight towards Shangguan Yuan.

Before these eight Ghostfire Swords even got close, a scorching aura swept over first, causing Shangguan Yuan’s hair to curl slightly.

Not good! Shangguan Yuan naturally sensed the power of these eight Ghostfire Swords. Compared to before in the Fire Wolf Cave, they had obviously risen by a level. Previously, if they were only top-grade Magic Tools, now they were genuine Magic Treasures.

Originally, he thought that with his recent fortuitous encounters, he should be able to defeat Qin Yuxuan steadily and avenge his defeat from a few months ago. But now it seemed that although his strength had increased, Qin Yuxuan hadn’t been idle either. Qin Yuxuan’s strength seemed to have grown even faster than his.

Left with no choice, Shangguan Yuan could only dodge while taking out his recently purchased defensive Magic Treasure - the Light Energy Shield.

This shield was cast from thousand-year-old Light Energy Stone. It had a crystal-clear appearance and was a genuine mid-grade Magic Treasure with extremely strong Defense Power, especially against ghost path Magic Techniques.

With a loud boom!, the eight Ghostfire Swords heavily struck the Light Energy Shield, emitting a huge roaring sound. Shangguan Yuan’s tiger’s mouth immediately split open, and his palms were covered in blood.

However, he had managed to barely withstand the attack of the Ghostfire Swords, but he also retreated more than a dozen steps, leaving two deep marks on the ground.

Chapter 766 Bloody Battle with Shangguan Yuan (Middle)

But Qin Yuxuan seemed to be prepared for this long ago. He patted his storage pouch, and a black banner about a foot long flew out from the pouch.

Then Qin Yuxuan flicked his finger, and several Spell Decrees lightly hit the banner.

In an instant, the black banner fluttered in the wind and became a huge banner about a zhang long. A white skull and two crossed collarbones appeared on the banner’s surface, emitting a faint scaly light. But strangely, the eye sockets of the skull were a deep red, looking quite horrifying.

Ah! The Thousand Ghosts Banner! Although Shangguan Yuan did not cultivate ghost path techniques, he paid attention to the ghost path techniques Shu Meng cultivated because he was determined to pursue her. Therefore, he naturally recognized the origin of this banner at a glance, knowing it was a quite formidable offensive and defensive Magic Treasure of ghost path cultivators.

At this moment, Qin Yuxuan grabbed the banner and waved it vigorously. Immediately, a large amount of ghost fog surged out from the banner, and the surroundings instantly became filled with bursts of yin wind.

Immediately following, hundreds of Ghosts poured out from the banner one after another, pouncing towards Shangguan Yuan like a vast expanse, emitting bursts of ghostly howls along the way, making one’s hair stand on end.

Shangguan Yuan was startled at first, but then he laughed loudly. He heavily slapped the Light Energy Shield with his hand, and hundreds of white rays of light shot straight towards those Ghosts.

Puff, puff, puff...

Under the impact of these white rays of light, the Ghosts melted away in an instant, emitting bursts of wailing sounds before vanishing into nothingness.

Hahaha! Qin Yuxuan, I didn’t expect that I still overestimated you, thinking you were very powerful! It turns out that this so-called Thousand Ghosts Banner only looks scary, but in reality, it’s an embroidered pillow, all fluff inside, and can’t withstand a single blow at all! Shangguan Yuan laughed loudly.

Qin Yuxuan also showed a dejected expression on his face. It was not that his ghost path techniques were not well-refined, nor was it because the quality of the Thousand Ghosts Banner was too poor. Rather, it was because time was short, and he had not gone out much to hunt Crystallization Phase Demonic Beasts. Therefore, the Ghosts inside the banner were mostly Ghosts of the Condensation Phase, with most of them being lonely souls and wild ghosts captured in White Bone Mountain. Such Ghosts might still be passable for dealing with Condensation Phase Cultivators but were definitely no match for Crystallization Phase Cultivators. Naturally, these Ghosts were utterly defeated under the illumination of Shangguan Yuan’s mid-grade Magic Treasure, the Light Energy Shield.

At the same time, Shangguan Yuan also grinned hideously, Qin Yuxuan, it’s time for you to taste my attack too!

With that said, he slapped his storage pouch, and dozens of silvery-white iron chains immediately flew out from the pouch. They then formed a silver iron net in the air before enveloping down towards the top of Qin Yuxuan’s head.

Qin Yuxuan was greatly shocked and hurriedly moved his spiritual consciousness to recall the eight Ghostfire Swords that were still outside. Then he shouted loudly, Qiankun Fire Sword Formation!

In an instant, these eight Ghostfire Swords, in the positions of the Taiji Eight Trigrams, charged straight towards that silver iron net.

Bang!

In a flash, the long swords and the iron net collided heavily together.

What surprised Qin Yuxuan even more was that his Ghostfire Swords were actually bound by this iron net. Although they emitted bursts of clear ringing sounds and kept jumping inside the net, they were never able to break through and drill out.

How could this be? My Ghostfire Swords are made with Thousand-Year Mysterious Iron as the main material, mixed with a large amount of refined essence, and have just undergone re-tempering to become formal Magic Treasures. How come they can’t cut through this silver iron net? Qin Yuxuan said with both shock and anger.

Hehe! Although the quality of your red swords is not bad, compared to my silver iron binding net, which is already a mid-grade Magic Treasure, they are still quite inferior, Shangguan Yuan chuckled.

Immediately after, he spat out from his mouth, and two azure-colored long spears were ejected. They then transformed into two Azure Dragons in the air, pouncing straight towards Qin Yuxuan’s face.

Qin Yuxuan was startled. After his eyes flickered, he also refused to show weakness and took out the blood-eye skull he had purchased from the Divine Tool Pavilion.

He infused his Spiritual Power into the skull, and the blood-red skull immediately opened its lower jaw. Hundreds of blood-colored Silk Threads sprayed out densely from the skull’s mouth, also enveloping those two Azure Dragons.

Squish, squish!

These two Azure Dragons also fell into the net with a sound, struggling desperately in the large net woven from the blood-colored Silk Threads, trying to break free.

Thus, both of them had a powerful Magic Treasure of their own bound by the other’s silk net-type Magic Treasure. Now it depended on which side could break free first to turn the situation around.

At this moment, Shu Meng, who had been watching the battle from the side, stood up. She stretched her muscles and bones, showing an eager posture.

Yuxuan, do you need my help? Shu Meng asked via telepathy. She really wanted to lend Qin Yuxuan a helping hand, but she was afraid of hurting his self-esteem because it could easily be misunderstood as lacking confidence in his ability to win.

No need! I can still handle his little tricks! Qin Yuxuan said with a slight smile.

Even if the Ghost Spirit Scorpion couldn’t fight due to severe injuries, he still had a few trump cards up his sleeve.

He flicked his left hand, sending several Spell Decrees onto the blades of the Ghostfire Swords.

In an instant, the originally faint Mystical Azure Ghostfire on the blades suddenly intensified, turning the eight Ghostfire Swords into eight green fireballs, fiercely burning the silver iron binding net.

After a moment, cracks began to appear on the silver iron binding net, and fragments of iron flakes gradually fell down.

How could this be? My silver iron binding net is specially customized and has an extremely strong resistance to high temperatures! Shangguan Yuan was stunned upon seeing this, and he couldn’t help muttering.

Hearing his muttering, Qin Yuxuan sneered coldly and thought to himself, Hehe, this guy still thinks my Mystical Azure Ghostfire is a kind of fierce flame. He never imagined that it’s a cold flame. Although it can burn objects, it’s not hot. Under my control, it can even absorb the surrounding heat crazily, creating a low-temperature environment. This makes the silver iron binding net, which is resistant to high temperatures but not to extreme cold, become brittle and fall apart.

After another moment, the eight Ghostfire Swords suddenly emitted a clear ringing sound, and the aura on their blades also increased significantly. Then, under Qin Yuxuan’s mental command, they fiercely impacted the already tottering silver iron net with lightning speed.

Boom! The silver iron binding net was instantly shattered, and the Silk Net was pierced through by the Ghostfire Swords, leaving eight large holes.

Not good! Shangguan Yuan was greatly shocked and alarmed. He hurriedly flew backward, trying to avoid the attack of the Ghostfire Swords.

However, he soon discovered in despair that these eight Ghostfire Swords were flying from eight directions, blocking all his escape routes. He had no choice but to face them head-on.

Left with no other option, Shangguan Yuan activated his defensive shield and raised the Light Energy Shield high, attempting to block the attack of these eight Ghostfire Swords.

Chapter 767 Bloody Battle with Shangguan Yuan (Part 2)

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...

Under Qin Yuxuan’s control, the eight Ghostfire Swords struck the Light Energy Shield heavily in the positions of the Eight Trigrams, producing a tremendous impact sound.

Although Shangguan Yuan also felt it was very difficult, he still managed to withstand it.

He also felt relieved in his heart, thinking that since the Light Energy Shield had already blocked the first wave of attacks from the Ghostfire Swords, it should have no problem blocking them now.

However, Qin Yuxuan would not give him the chance to adjust at ease. Just as the Ghostfire Swords shot towards the enemy, he had already tapped his right foot and leaped high into the air. Then, he drew out the newly purchased Nine Ring Saber from his waist, raised it above his head with both hands, and shouted loudly, Fifth Layer of the Gale Knife Technique! Knife Rises, Heaven Collapses!

Blade Qi flew out from the saber’s blade one after another, reaching as many as forty in an instant. Then, these forty strands of Blade Qi combined in the air, forming a huge red curved saber over three zhang long, descending upon the space above Shangguan Yuan’s head.

Go! Shatter the enemy in front of you!

Qin Yuxuan let out a furious roar and then fiercely chopped down with the Nine Ring Saber.

This huge red curved saber immediately slashed down like a mountain pressing on one’s head, shattering the stalemate between the Ghostfire Swords and the Light Energy Shield in an instant.

Boom!

Under the fierce chop of the huge red curved saber, the Light Energy Shield was instantly sent flying, rolling dozens of zhang away.

Although the power of the red curved saber was mostly offset by the Light Energy Shield, it still continued forward with undiminished momentum, striking the defensive shield on Shangguan Yuan’s body surface.

Clatter!

Although the defensive shield of a Condensation Phase Cultivator was much stronger than that of a Qi Condensation Realm Cultivator, it still couldn’t withstand the fifth layer of the Gale Knife Technique. The shield immediately shattered into countless fragments and collapsed.

Now, there was no protection in front of Shangguan Yuan, and he was exposed naked in front of Qin Yuxuan.

Kill!

Qin Yuxuan naturally wouldn’t miss such a great opportunity. He took a Recovery Powder Pill to restore some of his Spiritual Power. Then, he raised the Nine Ring Saber in his right hand and hurled it forward with force!

Whoosh!

The Nine Ring Saber immediately flew across the sky like a meteor chasing the moon, piercing through the air with lightning speed and ruthlessly stabbing into Shangguan Yuan’s chest. It carried his body up and flew towards a large tree behind him.

Ah!

Shangguan Yuan let out a miserable cry, spitting out blood from his mouth. His chest was pierced through by the Nine Ring Saber, leaving a large hole. The tip of the saber penetrated his body, protruding from his back, and firmly nailed him to the large tree.

Shangguan Yuan had a look of unwillingness in his eyes as he died. He never imagined that despite increasing his strength so much and making thorough preparations, he still couldn’t defeat Qin Yuxuan in a situation where he had the upper hand, and ended up dying at his hands.

Shortly after Shangguan Yuan’s death, a yellow light orb flew out from his ear, seemingly trying to escape.

Hehe, you want to escape with your soul? Keep dreaming! How could Qin Yuxuan let the enemy escape like this? Even if Shangguan Yuan’s soul managed to escape, it would be very difficult for him to find a cultivator to possess in such a hurry. But Qin Yuxuan definitely wouldn’t do something like letting the tiger return to the mountain, leaving a hidden danger for himself.

He knew that being soft on the enemy was being cruel to oneself. Especially for mortal enemies like Shangguan Yuan, one mustn’t show any mercy.

Therefore, Qin Yuxuan raised the black Thousand Ghosts Banner high and began to capture Shangguan Yuan’s soul, refining it into the Ten Ghosts Banner...

At this moment, the sound of ghostly wails and shrieks faintly emanated from the Thousand Ghosts Banner. Several dark green flames floated out from the banner, enveloping Shangguan Yuan’s yellow soul and slowly dissolving it into the flag.

Although the yellow light orb struggled to escape, it couldn’t break free from the wrapping of the green ghostly flames.

Qin Yuxuan snorted coldly and waved the banner in his hand, increasing the suction force. The eerie white skull face on the Thousand Ghosts Banner suddenly became extremely ferocious, opening its white, grinning mouth and fiercely sucking in the ghostly flames along with Shangguan Yuan’s soul...

In an instant, the Thousand Ghosts Banner suddenly emitted an incomparably dazzling green light, illuminating an area of several hundred zhang around it. Its size also seemed to have swelled slightly compared to before.

Absorbing the soul of a Crystallization Phase cultivator has indeed increased the power of this Thousand Ghosts Banner, Qin Yuxuan mused inwardly as he grasped the flagpole, sensing the changes in the Thousand Ghosts Banner. The soul of this one Crystallization Phase cultivator is equivalent to the power of the hundred or so Condensation Phase souls from earlier.

Then, he tapped his Spirit Beast Pouch and released the heavily injured Ghost Spirit Scorpion, letting it devour Shangguan Yuan’s corpse. The flesh and blood of this Crystallization Phase cultivator was a great nourishment for it, allowing its injuries to heal even faster.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

At this moment, applause sounded from the side. Qin Yuxuan turned his head and saw that it was Shu Meng clapping.

With an admiring expression, she said, Yuxuan, I didn’t expect that you could still kill Shangguan Yuan while injured and without the assistance of that Black Scorpion. It seems you’ve had some fortuitous encounters again?

Yes! Qin Yuxuan nodded, then stretched out his right hand and took Shangguan Yuan’s storage pouch.

Let’s return to the inn first! The commotion from such a big fight just now might attract the law enforcement team on Blue Mist Island. Although we don’t fear them, it’s best to avoid unnecessary trouble! Shu Meng glanced around and reminded.

Mm! But there’s no need to go back to the inn. Let’s head directly to the Cave Mansion I rented on Blue Mist Mountain! The Spiritual Energy there is abundant, the defenses are strict, and the facilities are complete, suitable for us to cultivate, heal, and reside, Qin Yuxuan said, pointing to the towering mountain peak in the distance.

I didn’t expect you to have rented a Cave Mansion in such a place, Yuxuan. It must have cost quite a bit! Shu Meng looked at the outline of Blue Mist Mountain and couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, sticking out her tongue.

But she soon looked at the bloodstains and severed limbs on the ground with a hint of sadness. It’s a pity about Senior Brother Xi...

At this time, the sound of footsteps came from the distance. Qin Yuxuan and Shu Meng, both possessing powerful Spiritual Sense, immediately detected that there were seven or eight people coming. Judging from their cultivation levels, they should be the law enforcement team of the island.

Thus, the two quickly cleaned up the battlefield, erasing their traces, and then flew towards Blue Mist Mountain.

Not long after they left, the law enforcement team arrived at the courtyard. After examining the remains of the deceased, the law enforcement officers quickly discovered that the identity of the deceased was a student of the Elite Academy.

The law enforcement officers were greatly shocked and hurriedly made a record before reporting to their superiors.

Although it was common for cultivators on the island to fight and cause deaths, it mostly occurred among cultivators below the Condensation Phase. It was rare for Crystallization Phase cultivators to be killed like this. Moreover, the deceased was a student of the Elite Academy, making it an even bigger deal.

Of course, all of this had nothing to do with Qin Yuxuan and Shu Meng anymore. After returning to the Cave Mansion on the 96th layer of Blue Mist Mountain, the two calmed their hearts and began to meditate, focusing on healing their injuries and recovering their Spiritual Power...

Chapter 768 Wholeheartedly Cultivating

Three days later, the injuries of Qin Yuxuan and Shu Meng were mostly healed. Only the Ghost Spirit Scorpion, due to being too close to the explosion point of the Blood Corpse, was more seriously injured and estimated to take several months to fully recover.

At this time, they sorted through Shangguan Yuan’s storage pouch.

Upon taking inventory, the two of them instantly broke into smiles.

As a senior disciple who had been in the Elite Academy for over fifty years, Shangguan Yuan’s wealth exceeded their imagination.

In Spirit Stones alone, there were over two million, and this was after he had spent a large sum to purchase the Green Lotus Herb.

In addition, his magical treasures, elixirs, Talismans, various materials, etc. were all of considerable value. Many of these items were urgently needed by Qin Yuxuan and Shu Meng.

For example, the Soul-Locking Lock not only could resist the enemy’s mental attacks but also greatly enhance the wearer’s mental strength. For Shu Meng, who excelled in illusion techniques, it was an excellent auxiliary magic treasure that could make her illusion techniques even more powerful, increasing their might by at least 30% or more.

The Light Energy Shield was also a mid-grade magic treasure that integrated both offense and defense. Not only was its Defense Power astonishing, but it could also emit holy light attacks, which had an extremely strong killing effect on Ghosts, zombies, and other undead creatures.

Originally, Shu Meng wanted to give the Light Energy Shield to Qin Yuxuan, but Qin Yuxuan, considering that he already had the Tungsten Shield as a defensive magic treasure, declined. Although the Tungsten Shield was only a low-grade magic treasure and its quality and practical use in battle were not as good as the Light Energy Shield, he had already obtained the invaluable Green Lotus Herb, and Shu Meng had given him the Demon Spirit Grass that she bought for over a million Spirit Stones. Yet, Shu Meng herself lacked defensive magic treasures.

Therefore, at his insistence, the Light Energy Shield was also given to Shu Meng.

As for the other Talismans, magic treasures, and items, most of them were handed over to Shu Meng for her to sell at the Market. The Spirit Stones obtained would then be split evenly between the two of them.

After obtaining the Green Lotus Herb and the Yin Spirit Grass, Qin Yuxuan secluded himself in the Alchemy Room of the Cave Mansion, researching how to concoct the Green Lotus Pill and the Beast Luring Pill...

Of course, this was a half-true and half-false measure by Qin Yuxuan. He was indeed researching how to concoct these two types of pills, but he was doing so within the Qiankun Ring. As for the two Spiritual Herbs, besides keeping half to appease Shu Meng, he planted the rest in the Spirit Field inside the Ring Inner Space. With the effect of a hundredfold time acceleration, he could cultivate the Demon Spirit Grass to a hundred-year maturity in just one year.

And with a hundred-year maturity, the Demon Spirit Grass could be used as the main ingredient for the Beast Luring Pill. By then, he could implement the plan of hunting Demonic Beasts as Shu Meng had suggested.

However, the use of the Green Lotus Herb was a bit more troublesome. According to the requirements for concocting the Green Lotus Pill, at least a three-hundred-year maturity Green Lotus Herb was needed as the main ingredient, with five hundred years or even a thousand years being ideal. Only then would the success rate be high, and the concocted Green Lotus Pill could become a high-quality product.

Among the six Green Lotus Herbs seized from Shangguan Yuan, only four were above three hundred years in maturity.

Left with no choice, Qin Yuxuan could only plant the six Green Lotus Herbs first and let them slowly propagate and grow. Once they matured, he would then consider concocting the Green Lotus Pill.

He estimated in his heart that if he waited for another ten years, the various Spiritual Herbs planted in the Spirit Field would all reach a thousand-year maturity. At that time, he could begin large-scale production of pills, especially the Green Lotus Pill.

In this way, even if his Spiritual Aperture was only a Single Spirit Aperture, with such an ample supply of pills, his cultivation progress would definitely not be inferior to those disciples with Heavenly Spirit Apertures.

When Shu Meng went to the Market to auction off the seized items, she learned that the news of the deaths of Shangguan Yuan, Xue Yuan, Li Yongbo, Liu Yunfeng, and others had gradually spread throughout Blue Mist Island.

The disciples of the Elite Academy were all outstanding young cultivators selected by the Righteous Alliance through layers of selection. Although they might encounter dangers during their training, resulting in deaths, it was still shocking that four people had died within two months, and they all died in the Blue Mist Sea area.

There were even rumors saying that this was the work of hidden Evil Cultivators, attempting to weaken the reserve forces of the Righteous Cultivation World as a pledge of allegiance to the Demon Sect after the start of the Righteous vs. Demonic Great War.

Therefore, under pressure from the Academy, the law enforcement team on Blue Mist Island intensified their patrols and inspections, especially those unfamiliar faces of foreign cultivators, who were interrogated carefully for half a day.

Qin Yuxuan and Shu Meng’s Cave Mansion naturally had people come to investigate. But after they revealed their identities, the law enforcement cultivators who came to inquire were very polite, only requesting that they be especially careful when going out in the future, never act alone, and preferably not go to those complex and dangerous places. If they discovered any Evil Cultivators, they should quickly notify the Blue Mist Island law enforcement team and so on.

The two couldn’t help but secretly laugh. After saying some perfunctory compliments, they sent the law enforcement cultivators away.

However, with this development, they had to be cautious about selling the spoils of war.

Since the items Shu Meng took to auction were all Shangguan Yuan’s belongings, to avoid being discovered by others, she had to travel far to another sea area to sell them, which took more than three months for the round trip.

After returning, having previously experienced a life-and-death battle and undergoing a long journey, Shu Meng felt some epiphanies in her swordsmanship, illusion techniques, and ghost path Magic Techniques due to certain changes in her state of mind. Therefore, like Qin Yuxuan, she began to cultivate in seclusion within the ninety-six-story Cave Mansion.

As for Qin Yuxuan, he devoted all his time to concocting the Beast Luring Pill. With the hundredfold time acceleration effect of the Qiankun Ring, he had already conducted more than five thousand concoctions back and forth. Among these, ninety-nine percent of the concoctions failed. If converted to real Beast Luring Pill ingredients, it would likely bankrupt even one of the top ten sects like the Shu Mountain Sect.

Fortunately, the Qiankun Ring allowed for unlimited concoction experiments as long as there was sufficient Spiritual Power support. Qin Yuxuan had prepared in advance by purchasing a generous amount of spirit wine. Once his soul in the Qiankun Ring ran out of Spiritual Power, he would immediately take out a bottle of spirit wine, drink it, and then meditate to recover.

In this way, he could continuously conduct concoctions and accumulate experience in concocting the Beast Luring Pill.

His days were spent concocting pills, meditating to recover, and observing the growth of Spiritual Herbs...

After more than a year of this situation, Qin Yuxuan finally let out a burst of wild laughter and strode out of the closed-door room.

At this time, Shu Meng had already come out of seclusion for several months and was fiddling with Formation Flags and Formation Disks on an empty space inside the Cave Mansion. When she sensed Qin Yuxuan’s aura appearing in the Cave Mansion, she immediately became both surprised and overjoyed, instantly rushing to the front of the closed-door room where Qin Yuxuan had been cultivating.

Gazing at the familiar and stunning face of the young girl in front of him, admiring her exquisite features, arched eyebrows, and delicate nose, and feeling the stunning and enchanting aura emanating from her, Qin Yuxuan couldn’t help but be dazed for a moment.

Chapter 769 Beast Luring Pill

However, Qin Yuxuan quickly came back to his senses and smiled at Shu Meng, Sister Shu Meng, thank you for providing the Pill Recipe. After more than a year of research, I have mastered the method of concocting the Beast Luring Pill. If I were to concoct it now, I have great confidence in succeeding!

Although he only spent a little over a year practicing the concoction process of the Beast Luring Pill, under the effect of a hundredfold time flow, he had actually spent the equivalent of more than a hundred years concocting pills. Moreover, during those hundred-plus years, he did nothing but concoct, focusing solely on practicing the Beast Luring Pill. Under such circumstances, even if the Beast Luring Pill was more difficult to successfully concoct than the Golden Core Formation, it was enough for Qin Yuxuan to have perfected his skills.

That’s great! Although the concoction of the Beast Luring Pill is extremely difficult, I knew you would succeed! Upon hearing this, Shu Meng was both surprised and delighted. However, she immediately became worried and said, But even though the Demon Spirit Grass is not extremely rare, due to its function of attracting Demonic Beasts, its price is very high. Even if you can concoct the Beast Luring Pill, I’m afraid we don’t have enough Spirit Stones to purchase Demon Spirit Grass in large quantities!

No worries! Qin Yuxuan said confidently, Sister Shu Meng, don’t forget: no matter how expensive the Demon Spirit Grass is, it can’t possibly be more expensive than the Beast Luring Pill, right? After I concoct the Beast Luring Pill, I can sell it, and the Spirit Stones obtained will be enough to purchase five sets of ingredients, including the Demon Spirit Grass.

Even so, how many Beast Luring Pills can you concoct with five sets of ingredients? Shu Meng frowned and asked.

I’ve calculated that I should have around an eighty percent success rate! Qin Yuxuan said casually.

What! Did I hear that right? You have around an eighty percent success rate!? Upon hearing this, Shu Meng almost couldn’t believe her ears.

Because she was very clear that the Beast Luring Pill was known for its great difficulty in concoction. Even for a third-rank Alchemist, the success rate of concocting the Beast Luring Pill was only around ten percent. Qin Yuxuan was said to be only a second-rank Alchemist, so it would be quite impressive if he could concoct the Beast Luring Pill at all. How could he possibly have a concoction success rate as high as eighty percent?

Qin Yuxuan patted his chest and said, Sister Shu Meng, I may not be good in other aspects, but I have quite a remarkable talent in Alchemy! Moreover, I’ve discovered that this Beast Luring Pill seems to have an affinity with me, making it especially easy to concoct!

Having said that, he took out a small porcelain bottle and tossed it to Shu Meng, saying, Sister Shu Meng, take a look.

Shu Meng took the small porcelain bottle with a belly