Chapter 222 Opening the Spiritual Treasury, Achieving Celestial Being

Junior Brother He's expression was cold.

As a member of the Separation Hatred Island, controlling thousands of miles of the South Sea, they were revered as gods by the surrounding islands and passing merchants.

Even the Great Jin Imperial Court did not hold much weight in their eyes.

Two strange young people dared to speak disrespectfully to them; they were truly courting death.

Boom!

A massive palm shadow formed by True Qi reached forward, its power astonishing, yet the young man in front showed no change in his expression.

Behind him, the people from the Separation Hatred Island and the Joyous Union Sect sneered, as if envisioning the two being smashed into meat paste by that one palm strike.

Pop!

Before the palm print could get within ten zhang of Yan Chu, it dissipated into green smoke in the air, not even stirring the snowflakes on the ground.

"What?"

The pupils of Wei Chuan and the others constricted, and they all felt it was inconceivable.

The next moment, before they could even open their mouths, everyone felt the world spinning, their Primordial Spirit pulled into a hazy space, and scenes of their past began to emerge before Yan Chu's eyes.

A brilliant light shone from Yan Chu's Primordial Spirit at his brow.

He activated the Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Great Art, directly and brutally performing soul-searching on the dozen or so people. Very quickly, Yan Chu learned their purpose for coming to the Ice Demon Sect.

Swish!

Once he finished the soul-searching, his terrifying Primordial Spirit power erupted, instantly shattering the Primordial Spirits of the dozen or so people in front of him, and one by one, their corpses collapsed onto the snowy ground.

【Killed a Grandmaster of the Separation Hatred Island, extremely gratifying, Experience + 10000】

【Killed a Grandmaster of the Joyous Union Sect, extremely gratifying...】

【...】

A dozen melodious voices appeared in Yan Chu's ears.

He sneered and looked toward the distant snowy mountain Peak; even without this matter involving Zhu Qingluan, he wouldn't have come in vain today.

Just now, from the memories of that Separation Hatred Island member, he learned that the Ice Demon Sect had been hidden deep in the snowy ridges for many years, and now, feeling somewhat unsatisfied, they intended to stir up trouble in Haizhou Prefecture?

Yan Chu's powerful Divine Sense spread out, and instantly, everything within a radius of over twenty li fell into his eyes. There was another group of figures...

Meanwhile, on Snow Lion Peak, the deepest part of the Eastern Extreme Snowy Ridge, a series of continuous palaces had been built; this was precisely where the Ice Demon Sect was located.

Inside the Ice Demon Sect's main hall, the high-ranking members of the Ice Demon Sect gathered, with Sect Master Wang sitting in the main seat, and the core Elders of the Ice Demon Sect lined up in two rows below.

Sect Master Wang looked toward the Grand Elder Du Yi in the first seat on the left and asked:

"Have the people from the other major Holy Sects arrived yet?"

Du Yi reported:

"Apart from the Great Black Heavenly Demon Cult refusing, the White Bone Demonic Sect and the Nether Moon Palace have already arrived. The people from the other Separation Hatred Island, the Joyous Union Sect, and the Yin Ming Cult have not yet arrived."

"Besides that, quite a few other forces outside the Seven Sects have also arrived, but they did not receive invitations; they came purely because of the Ice Soul Flower."

"Hmm!"

Sect Master Wang nodded and said:

"Wait a while longer. If the people from the Separation Hatred Island and the others haven't arrived, then don't wait for them. They wouldn't be able to help much anyway!"

"Yes!"

After finishing discussions with the Elders, Sect Master Wang stood up, left the main hall, and paced to the back of the hall.

Behind the hall was a Cold Jade Bed.

Above it, a young woman with a cold temperament and beauty to the extreme lay quietly. Hearing footsteps, she opened her eyes; her large eyes moved as she looked at the approaching Sect Master Wang.

Sect Master Wang did not look at her but instead walked to a highly polished ice mirror.

The next moment, the ice surface began to emit a hazy light, quickly becoming like transparent glass, with an image appearing on it.

This was a deep, pitch-black hall.

On the main seat of the hall sat a beautiful woman in white with a graceful demeanor and stunning appearance, leaning against the back of the chair.

Although her looks were slightly inferior to the young woman on the Cold Jade Bed, the charm left by the years and the lazy air of someone long in a high position could not be compared by a young woman.

After Sect Master Wang arrived in front of the ice mirror, the woman in the hall also looked over.

What kind of eyes were these?

They were like bottomless black pools. Even though she was not here, separated by a hundred and eight thousand li, just based on the projected image, it made Sect Master Wang feel as if his entire body's True Qi was about to be sucked out and poured into the ice mirror.

"Holy Aunt!"

Not daring to look up at the beautiful woman on the seat, Sect Master Wang bowed respectfully.

"What is it?"

The beautiful woman lifted her eyelids; her voice was surprisingly sweet, creating a strong contrast with her appearance.

Sect Master Wang recounted the situation of each Sect again.

After listening, the beautiful woman called Holy Aunt spoke indifferently:

"The Great Black Heavenly Demon Cult has always been independent. They are located in the bitter cold land of the Northern Plains, and even the Khan of Beiman cannot command them."

"The Separation Hatred Island is located in the South Sea, the Joyous Union Sect is in the Wei Kingdom, and the Yin Ming Cult is in the midst of internal strife, unable to even care for themselves."

"These Sects won't be of much use."

"Your main targets this time are the White Bone Demonic Sect and the Nether Moon Palace."

"The White Bone Demonic Sect is located in the Northwest. After Xue Bai's rebellion, they have long been restless; perhaps they are even in collusion with Xue Bai, so they will certainly be interested in your proposal."

"The Nether Moon Palace has been suppressed by Six Doors for years and has been hiding in the shadows; they certainly won't let this opportunity slip by."

"If you can have the assistance of these two Sects, using Haizhou Prefecture as a springboard to take Jiangzhou and Huizhou to the southwest, you can connect with Nanzhou and Huzhou. By then, the flames of war will rise across five prefectures, and the momentum will be incomparable even to Xue Bai's rebel army; the Great Jin Imperial Court will surely be unable to care for itself."

"Yes!"

Sect Master Wang responded respectfully, then hesitated:

"Holy Aunt, there are many other Evil Path figures coming this time, among whom there is no lack of Supreme Grandmasters. What if they don't agree? Wouldn't the news be leaked?"

The beautiful woman in white sneered:

"What did I give you the Heart-Following Pill for?"

"If anyone disagrees, once they take the Heart-Following Pill, they will have to agree whether they want to or not."

"Don't tell me that the people of the Leftist Path are all tough bones!"

Sect Master Wang scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward:

"This... of course not!"

If the people of the Demonic Path were considered to have tough bones, then probably any beggar pulled off the street would be a tough bone too. After all, those with truly tough bones probably wouldn't Cultivate techniques that have significant hidden dangers but progress extremely quickly.

"Besides..."

The beautiful woman in the mirror parted her cherry lips and spoke again:

"Don't you have the secret technique I passed down to you?"

"If there are truly die-hard elements, it is perfect to let them become the fodder for your advancement. Both sides can get what they wish for. No matter what, you will be far ahead!"

"Holy Aunt is right!"

Sect Master Wang cultivated the Ice Demon lineage techniques, and his face was pale and bloodless. At this moment, hearing the woman's words, a trace of excited flush actually appeared on his face.

He, whose cultivation had not made an inch of progress for many years, had actually gained long-lost progress because he practiced the White Lotus secret technique passed down by the woman.

For a cultivator, this was more attractive than anything else.

That was why he was willing to be driven by the Holy Lotus Sect and become their tool to incite rebellion.

After all, the Great Jin Imperial Court was currently weak.

The Seven Great Demonic Sects had been in seclusion for a long time; now it was time to reappear before the eyes of the world and let everyone wail in agony!

"Alright! You may withdraw!"

The beautiful woman on the seat waved her hand lazily, and Sect Master Wang bowed and retreated from the back hall.

When Sect Master Wang left, inside the ice mirror, the beautiful woman on the high seat turned her head, her beautiful eyes falling on the exquisite, undulating figure on the Cold Jade Bed, and a subtle smile curled at the corners of her lips, saying:

"What an Ice Muscle Jade Bone!"

"Deserving of being a beauty on the beauties ranking list; I am ashamed to compare myself to her!"

This inferiority naturally did not mean the beautiful woman truly felt she was inferior to the other, but rather a compliment to the vision of the Number One Estate Under Heaven.

Any woman who could make it onto the beauties ranking list was indeed a rare beauty in the world, like a fairy descending from the heavens, each with their own unique characteristics.

To the world, the women on the beauties ranking list might just be stunningly beautiful with unparalleled temperament.

But to a Celestial Being Expert like her, she could see more.

Every woman on the beauties ranking list possessed a special Physique or physiognomy, vaguely connected to their own Luck.

Those titles were the most appropriate interpretations of them.

For example, the Ice Muscle Jade Bone before her.

Ice for skin and jade for bone represents the ultimate in the world's Yin Physique; for a cultivator, it is the most wonderful Dual Cultivation body.

If one could harvest her, at the very least, one could save decades of hard cultivation.

Even a Celestial Being Expert would probably drool over her.

If it weren't for Sect Master Wang being the Sect Master of the Ice Demon Sect, practicing the same ice-attribute technique, and having the same Physique and technique as Zhu Yushuang, he probably wouldn't have been able to resist the temptation.

Zhu Yushuang on the Cold Jade Bed heard the beautiful woman's teasing and spoke softly:

"Holy Lotus Sect, what do you want to do to me?"

Her voice was as cold as her appearance and temperament, with not a trace of fluctuation, echoing in the hall like the sound of striking a chime.

"Tsk tsk~"

The beautiful woman in white's attitude toward Zhu Yushuang was much more casual and gentle than toward Sect Master Wang; her words were more frequent and her tone was gentler.

She chuckled:

"Don't worry, you don't need to be nervous!"

"Perhaps in the future, even I will need to be respectful to you and call you Honored Master!"

"Hmph!"

How could Zhu Yushuang not hear the ill intent in the other's tone? She snorted coldly, and the icy light on her body surged again. Dozens of light spots began to appear on her delicate body. No matter how she flushed them with True Qi, they remained motionless.

"Alright, little girl, the Pulse-Binding and Meridian-Locking method I planted cannot be undone even by a Celestial Being Expert, let alone a Great Grandmaster like you."

Zhu Yushuang's full True Qi impact was futile, so she could only stop, close her eyes tightly, and speak no more.

But the beautiful woman in the mirror did not stop, continuing:

"Do you think if the news of your imprisonment spreads, that sister of yours will come to save you?"

"I heard she is the Orchid-Hearted Beauty on the beauties ranking list."

"Two beauties in one family, tsk tsk tsk, how enviable!"

Zhu Yushuang lay on the Cold Jade Bed without saying a word, but that Holy Lotus Sect beauty seemed to have not spoken to anyone for a long time, and having finally met someone willing to listen, she was a bit chatty.

"Orchid-Hearted Beauty, hehe, I am somewhat impatient to see her!"

Swish!

Hearing this, Zhu Yushuang opened her eyes again, her pupils like ten-thousand-year unmelting ice, without a trace of emotion, saying:

"If you dare to touch her, even if I die, I will not let your Holy Lotus Sect off easily!"

The beautiful woman in white was not offended, saying indifferently:

"You had better obediently accept your fate!"

"Since you are on the beauties ranking list, this is your destiny; you cannot escape even if you want to!"

【Killed a Great Grandmaster of the Five Poisons Cult, extremely gratifying, Experience + 30000】

【Killed a Grandmaster of the Loose Cultivator Evil Path, extremely gratifying, Experience...】

【Killed...】

Deep in the snowy ridge, another eight figures fell to the ground, quickly buried by the swirling heavy snow, becoming ice corpses under the snow.

Heavy snow flew here all year round, and the number of people buried in the snowy ridge was countless; scattered across the thousands of miles of continuous mountain ranges, it didn't stir up a single ripple.

"The Five Poisons Cult is a major Sect in the southwest of the Wei Kingdom, belonging to the same level of Evil Path force as the Hidden Sword Palace. I didn't expect them to come here too."

Zhu Qingluan was already accustomed to the feeling of being held in Yan Chu's arms; this seemed to give her some sense of security.

Yan Chu took the time to check the panel; he already had 390,000 experience points.

He had intercepted three waves of people in total, and the harvest made him very satisfied.

However, the big haul was still inside the Ice Demon Sect. Now, with the heavy snow, his Primordial Spirit power spread out, but he could no longer see anyone.

Judging from the memories of these people, they must have arrived late.

Those who arrived early were already inside the Ice Demon Sect; later, he would just wipe them all out in one go.

"You wait here for me for a moment; I'll be right back."

After instructing Zhu Qingluan, Yan Chu flew away from the spot, instantly disappearing into the wind and snow.

Arriving at a mountain col, Yan Chu summoned the panel.

【host: Yan Chu】

【Cultivation: Ninth Realm Mountain-Shaking Peak】

【Cultivation Technique: Indestructible Vajra Divine Art (Ninth Layer 695324 / 900000) Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Great Art (Spirit subtle realm 976521 / 1200000)】

【Martial Skill: Immortal Flying from Beyond the Heavens (subtle realm 19331 / 40000)】

【Experience Points: 390000】

"Finally reached this step!"

Yan Chu looked at the experience points on the panel, the corners of his mouth curling up as he said:

"Add all the experience to the Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Great Art!"

Whoosh!

As soon as the words fell, the experience was cleared to zero, and a brilliant light shone from Yan Chu's brow, as if a huge torch was burning fiercely.

His brow glowed, and without releasing his Divine Sense, his Primordial Spirit power radiated unconsciously, turning the space within a thousand zhang into his own Primordial Spirit Domain.

The entire space was inverted at will under his influence; anyone who entered would be forever trapped in hallucinations, unable to extricate themselves.

Yan Chu's Niwan Palace turned into a golden ocean.

An infinitely tall golden Primordial Spirit phantom sat hovering, and everything within a hundred li was in full view!

He saw several goshawks sweeping across the sky above.

He saw that deep within the distant Ice Demon Sect, many people of the Demonic Path were gathered together, setting up a banquet outside the main hall, eating in the swirling snow, with eight cold dishes served at each table first...

He also saw that behind the main hall, on a Cold Jade Bed, a cold and stunningly beautiful woman lay quietly, like a Sleeping Beauty, three parts similar to Zhu Qingluan...

Yan Chu withdrew his gaze, and the terrifying Divine Sense power retracted into his Sea of Consciousness.

Hum!

A brilliant golden light surged on his body, and countless Origin Qi from heaven and earth were devoured by him like a whale drinking water, merging into his flesh and blood. His physical strength climbed step by step, reaching the extreme that a Ninth Realm Martial Artist could achieve.

At this instant, his Indestructible Vajra Divine Art reached Perfection.

"Is this the feeling of opening the Spiritual Divine Treasury?"

"The whole world is different now!"

Yan Chu spread his hands, seeing the streaks of blood light inside through his skin, the blood and Qi containing terrifying explosive power flowing within, and wisps of incomparably powerful True Qi flowing; he seemed to see through the essence of cultivation.

The world in his eyes was no longer unchanging, but incomparably magnificent.

Dozens of li away, Zhu Qingluan stood prettily in the snow, quietly waiting for him to return.

Above her head, a seemingly non-existent thread extended, not knowing where it led.