61: Finally inheriting the legacy, the ancient spirit undergoes a transformation.

The torrent of Demonic Qi swept past like steel blades, causing Li Jiangchen's clothes to flutter and snap.

"So this is a demon at the Demon King level..." Li Jiangchen felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

Having reached the Peak of the Aperture Opening Realm, his True Qi had liquefied, and its quality and quantity were dozens of times higher than before.

The Immortal Sword Domain, which could previously only be maintained for three breaths, could finally be used as a regular technique.

Right now, he was lacking an opponent to test the level of his strength.

A Demon King with a declining Realm seemed like a decent choice.

Li Jiangchen licked his lips, Battle Intent flashing in his eyes. His Innate True Qi erupted around him, and a cycle of acupoints rose like a sun, from which star-like visions emerged.

An incomparably tyrannical aura diffused from his body, emitting invisible ripples like water waves, which instantly suppressed the green sea radiance emitted by the ancient umbrella.

"This aura... it's a First-Rank Divine Ability!" Spirit Lord Gu Rong's expression changed drastically.

It was simply unbelievable that a Human Race Martial Artist at the Peak of the Aperture Opening Realm could master a First-Rank Divine Ability.

The next moment, his eyes widened as he saw Li Jiangchen's body emit the aura of yet another First-Rank Divine Ability.

Within a few breaths, his stature swelled against the wind, his body covered in a layer of tri-colored Astral Essence battle armor, transforming him into a three-zhang tall giant.

"A First-Rank Body Refining Divine Ability!" Spirit Lord Gu Rong exclaimed.

Whoosh— A massive amount of Innate True Qi condensed into a sky-covering hand. As it slammed down, the green sea instantly shook, split in two by the powerful qi force. The sky-covering hand cast a massive shadow, as if a mountain were falling.

"Heaven-Mixing Palm!"

This was a palm technique from the Four Absolute Techniques of the Hunyuan, merely a martial art at the Refined Fiend level, but under the enhancement of Dharma Body Manifestation, its power had skyrocketed hundreds of times over.

Seeing this, Spirit Lord Gu Rong pinched a spell seal, and the ancient umbrella released an even more intense green sea. Demons flew out from the umbrella's surface, baring fangs and brandishing claws as they charged over.

The giant palm swept past, its terrifying power instantly evaporating the demon souls one by one.

However, the number of demon souls was so great that they actually tore the giant palm apart until it dissipated, then fiercely charged into the Immortal Sword Domain.

The moment they stepped in, the demons were like clay oxen entering the sea; their speed instantly stagnated. The Sword Qi of the Sword Domain shredded them, and some demon souls immediately dissipated.

Li Jiangchen took a step forward, his fists, palms, and fingers leaving a flurry of afterimages, instantly tearing apart a large number of demon souls.

However, the ten thousand spirits umbrella continued to release demon souls endlessly, eventually surrounding Li Jiangchen completely.

Blazing flames, wood thunder, Kui water... A massive amount of Dao techniques spewed forth, creating a series of explosions.

At this moment. Crack— A gap split open in the circle of demons. A strand of Sword Qi leaked out, followed immediately by ten, a hundred, a thousand strands of Sword Qi that surged out, causing the demon souls to evaporate and turn into fly ash.

The three-zhang giant was surrounded by Astral Essence, and Sword Qi erupted from his pores, resembling a giant sword piercing the sky.

Spirit Lord Gu Rong's expression was grave.

A Human Race Martial Artist at the Peak of the Aperture Opening Realm actually made him feel a trace of pressure. He felt it was inexplicably absurd, yet it was completely real.

"This space is isolated from the outside world; no matter how much True Qi you have, you will eventually exhaust it. I am connected to the Origin of the ancient tree of the tree heart, and my Yimu Essence Qi is endless. I can wear you down to death." Spirit Lord Gu Rong sneered. Yimu Essence Qi surged over, and the demon souls that had just been pierced by the Sword Qi condensed once again, circling around him.

The next instant, the ancient umbrella bloomed with spiritual light. A giant python with a Blood Lotus on its head roared and leapt into the Void Realm, its aura and pressure far exceeding the previous demon souls.

"A remnant soul of the Red Blood Demon King..." Li Jiangchen recognized it.

Even if it was just a remnant soul of a Demon King, possessing only thirty to forty percent of the original body's strength, its sense of oppression was far above those demon souls.

Roar— The Blood Lotus on the head of the Red Blood demon soul bloomed, and a blood flame shot out from the pistil, blasting towards him.

Li Jiangchen remained expressionless. He threw out the heavy water bead, which slammed violently into the blood flame. After a moment of stalemate, blue light erupted, instantly blasting the blood flame apart.

Just then, the ancient tree of the tree heart, which had been coiled on the surface of the gray crystal, erupted with monstrous green light. A Sword Light as emerald as ink slashed out from the tree heart, piercing Li Jiangchen's chest and blasting him away.

"This Sword Light... it is the Innate Divine Ability of the Great Compassion Tree King." Li Jiangchen's body shuddered as the Sword Light dissipated, leaving a bowl-sized hole in his chest.

Gold-colored Undecaying Power secreted from the wound, and granulation tissue immediately grew rapidly, healing the injury.

Casting his gaze over, the previously emerald ancient tree of the tree heart had its aura lowered, and many of its leaves withered and fell. Clearly, triggering this Divine Ability had cost it quite a lot.

Seeing this, Spirit Lord Gu Rong's expression became extremely gloomy.

He hadn't expected that the Human Race Martial Artist before him, in addition to having offensive Divine Abilities, would also have such strong regenerative capabilities.

Suddenly, a clear cracking sound came from the gray crystal in the distance. Cracks appeared, and like shattered mirror shards, they fell off inch by inch, revealing a cold, aloof young girl in a black skirt.

Her aura was terrifying, actually reaching the Demon King level.

"So she finally succeeded... However, her Divine Soul seems to have changed somewhat." Li Jiangchen sensed his connection with Ancient Spirit's Divine Soul. The Divine Soul of the Ancient Spirit opposite him was rapidly transforming, seemingly entangled with the aura of other souls.

He looked at Ancient Spirit's cold, amber eyes, secretly speculating in his heart.

Seeing this, Spirit Lord Gu Rong was panic-stricken, his body trembling as he said: "You... you actually... refined the Ancient Demon Clan Legacy."

A trace of mockery appeared on Ancient Spirit's face, and her cherry lips parted slightly: "soul Explosion!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the ten thousand spirits umbrella displayed a myriad of phenomena, and the fan surface, interwoven with green vines, exploded with a bang. The intense soul Explosion evaporated a large number of demon souls.

With his life-bound Spiritual Artifact damaged, Spirit Lord Gu Rong immediately spat out blood, his aura plummeting, and he nearly fell in Realm.

"This soul Explosion... it's the Senluo Demon Lord who was previously controlled by Ancient Spirit." Li Jiangchen raised an eyebrow.

The next instant, mysterious patterns appeared in Ancient Spirit's amber eyes, and an overwhelmingly powerful Divine Ability aura permeated the area.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if only those eyes remained.

In an instant, Spirit Lord Gu Rong wailed, transformed into a ray of spiritual light, and was sucked into her eyes.

Only a broken ten thousand spirits umbrella remained floating alone in the Void Realm.

A Demon King existence wielding a powerful Spiritual Artifact had been instantly obliterated.

Looking back, the ancient tree of the tree heart quickly became mottled. A figure leapt out from within, surrounded by a Formation. The power of space surged, piercing through space and darting into the outside world.

"Bao Hua Demon Lord, so she had long since secretly snuck into the ancient tree... No, the aura is a bit strange." Li Jiangchen looked at Bao Hua as she darted into the Void Realm, sighing inwardly.

He hadn't expected that despite the Great Compassion Tree King's meticulous schemes, the Origin of the tree heart was snatched away by an inconspicuous Demon Lord, and the Ancient Demon Clan Legacy it had yearned for was also refined by an outsider.

Li Jiangchen looked at Ancient Spirit and probed: "Should I call you Ancient Spirit, or..."

"Call me Ancient Spirit." Ancient Spirit's eyes returned to normal, which made Li Jiangchen feel a little more at ease.

It seemed that even though Ancient Spirit had refined the Ancient Demon Clan Legacy and her personality and even memories had changed, she still retained part of her memory of him, her master.

However, how the two of them would conduct themselves from now on was a problem.

At this moment, Ancient Spirit tapped with her fingertip, and the broken ten thousand spirits umbrella merged with the ancient tree of the tree heart, quickly repairing the shattered umbrella surface.

"This ten thousand spirits umbrella uses some methods from my Ancient Demon Clan for crafting soul artifacts. Although it's a shortcut, the Materials are taken from the main body of the Spirit Race's Jianmu, so the quality is not bad."

Seeing the ten thousand spirits umbrella repaired, Ancient Spirit flicked her finger, and the umbrella spun, landing steadily in front of Li Jiangchen.

"This item shall be considered compensation for your previous help." Ancient Spirit remained expressionless as she looked around. With the death of the Tree King, the Tree King Domain was on the verge of collapse.

The Magnetic Force that had originally suppressed the Ancient Demon Clan began to fluctuate.

Holding the Spiritual Artifact, the ten thousand spirits umbrella, Li Jiangchen felt not a shred of joy, only a sense of loss.

The Ancient Spirit before him was no longer the one from before.

At this moment, a silver spiritual light streaked across the Void Realm and was sucked in by Ancient Spirit with a wave of her hand.

"A primordial magnetic ore heart, one of the five Formation eyes that originally suppressed my main body. It can be considered a rare treasure."

Ancient Spirit waved her hand, and the fist-sized primordial magnetic ore heart floated in front of Li Jiangchen: "I do not like this item, so I will give it to you as well."

After speaking, mysterious patterns appeared in her eyes again. Invisible pupil power shook the Void Realm, revealing two voids, through which he could vaguely see the scenes of the outside world.

However, one of the voids was pitch black, like a dead domain, completely different from the Great Shang Dynasty territory.

The moment Ancient Spirit stepped into the pitch-black void, she suddenly looked back at Li Jiangchen, and her cold eyes finally softened a little.

"These five Suspended Mountains are a Formation set up by multiple ancient races to suppress my main body. The Great Compassion Tree King was merely one of the Formation mediums back then."

"Now that the Legacy has been obtained by me and the Tree King is dead, the Magnetic Force Restrictions of these five Suspended Mountains will soon become ineffective."

"Those Demon Kings who were bound will surely come chasing soon. You had better leave as soon as possible."

After speaking, Ancient Spirit stepped into the void and disappeared.