136: Pill-breaking Method - Recasting the Ultimate True Pill

Whoosh—

Gu Changsheng extinguished the black flame in his hand. A gentle breeze blew, and a wisp of black hair at his temple turned snow-white.

“Killing a Dongxuan Realm expert against the odds cost me nearly ten thousand years of Lifespan… This Divine Ability indeed consumes a lot.”

With a thought, his attribute panel appeared before him.

A new secret art Divine Ability, Life-Burning Flame, was prominently displayed on it.

This Divine Ability is fueled by Lifespan. When facing an opponent of the same Realm, it consumes double the Lifespan to burn away the enemy’s Lifespan.

If the opponent’s Realm is one major Realm higher than his, the Lifespan consumed increases tenfold.

No matter who Zhang Liang was, as a True Core Realm Cultivator, his Lifespan was still limited.

Even when integrated into the Heretical Golem, he was at most half a Dongxuan Realm Cultivator.

Just now, during a lull in the battle, Gu Changsheng had secretly drawn, successfully obtaining this secret art Divine Ability.

His gaze shifted, and Gu Changsheng looked at the Heretical Golem that had died of old age in the distance, a solemn expression in his eyes: “Who would have thought that the demonic creature born from dao karma would actually develop sentience, and even create methods to refine dao karma essence and Heretical Golems?”

It turned out that during the great battle, the Heretical Golem in his ear had been stirring restlessly, like a dog seeing its master, showing a strong tendency to break free from his control.

This was a phenomenon that had never occurred before.

Fortunately, Gu Changsheng was cautious and only used a sub-soul to fuse with the Heretical Golem.

If he had cultivated the Heretical Golem with his main soul, like Zhang Liang, his fate would have been incomparably tragic.

“The opportunity for Possession probably came when the dao karma pollution invaded…”

Gu Changsheng pondered for a moment and then determined the timing of Zhang Liang’s Possession.

Upon closer thought, the Ancestral Master of the The Way of Peace was probably the first intended target for Possession.

For this, King Yama imparted secret techniques and even helped him Cultivate a Peerless Grade True Core.

Who knew, the The Way of Peace Ancestral Master was very cautious, eating the sugar coating of the sugar-coated bullet and then reinforcing the Seal on the bullet with a backhand.

Time flowed, and it wasn’t until the decline of the The Way of Peace and the appearance of Zhang Liang that it finally broke free from its cage.

“Possessing a human body, then refining dao karma essence to Cultivate a Peerless Grade True Core.

Given enough time, you might truly have become a monstrous magnate no less than the Yellow Springs Great Emperor.

Unfortunately, you ran into me…”

Gu Changsheng shook his head, flicked his sleeve, and layers of Dao methods transformed into chains, binding the karma infant and the Heretical Golem’s corpse. With a pull and a lift, he put them into his storage.

The moment the karma infant was Sealed, the entire Avici Hell began to shake violently, and the surrounding scenery peeled off like old wall paint.

Familiar auras gradually wafted over.

“The second layer of the Ghost Domain… That saves a lot of trouble.”

Gu Changsheng smiled faintly, and with a pull of his palm, Yellow Springs Mountain flew back into his hand. He then stepped into the swirling vortex ahead, returning to the second layer of the Ghost Domain.

At this moment, the second layer of the Ghost Domain was also collapsing.

However, the speed of its collapse was much slower.

Gu Changsheng summoned the Heretical Golem, tore open space with his hand, and looked out at the vast Ghost Domain, muttering: “In at most a hundred years, the entire Ghost Domain will collapse… However, the most urgent task is still to Cultivate a Peerless Grade True Core.”

Just now, he had already found a Jade Slip detailing the method for condensing a Peerless Grade True Core in Zhang Liang’s spatial storage.

Months later.

Yuanlian Island.

Gu Changsheng held a cyan Jade Slip in his hand, sitting cross-legged.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, a faint smile on his lips.

“After several months, I have finally comprehended this method… King Yama is indeed a monster born from the dao karma of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor, to have such ingenious ideas.”

The method for condensing a Peerless Grade True Core recorded in the Jade Slip was called the “Shattered Core Method.”

It emphasized breaking before establishing.

One must shatter the True Core, unleash Origin Qi, and seize this opportunity to integrate the dao karma essence of a Yang Spirit Realm mighty figure before it can be reforged.

“However, the end of the Jade Slip seems to have some content erased…”

Gu Changsheng rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought.

According to his experience of perusing countless secret techniques, the end of a recorded secret technique usually listed the complementary secret medicines.

Without the secret medicine, the cultivation speed of the secret technique would be slow, and it would often go wrong, which was detrimental to cultivation.

“Shattering the Core and reforging… Origin Qi unleashing… I estimate the missing secret medicine is probably related to sealing Origin Qi…”

The process of shattering the Core and reforging was extremely dangerous.

At that time, the unleashing of Origin Qi meant a massive loss of Lifespan.

With the several hundred years of Lifespan of a True Core Realm Cultivator, without the corresponding secret medicine or method, one would likely die of old age midway through.

“Fortunately, my Lifespan is relatively long, so I’m not afraid…”

Gu Changsheng smiled faintly.

He silently glanced at the remaining Lifespan on his panel.

Oh, there were still over a hundred thousand years left.

Then it was fine.

Sealing his door and closing his residence, time flew by, and a hundred years passed in a blink of an eye.

At this moment, the outside world had already undergone earth-shattering changes.

The Ghost Domain collapsed, the cage restraining the fierce ghosts disappeared, and billions of Soul Cultivators emerged, devouring all living beings in the Nine Provinces like locusts.

Especially in the second layer of the Ghost Domain, the seventeen Dongxuan Realm Ghost Kings who broke through the boundary each dominated a region.

Now, the world, apart from Yuanlian Island and Jing Province occupied by Great Shang, had been completely overrun.

One day.

Inside Yuanlian Island.

More than a hundred Cultivators from various halls gathered together.

On the main seat, Nie Xiaoqian wore a red robe, peerlessly beautiful.

A hundred years had passed, and having learned the Bridal Robe Art, she, amidst the chaotic era of Soul Cultivators, had sown countless ghost seeds, and her cultivation had already climbed to the Peak True Core Realm.

However, at this moment, her brows were tightly furrowed, her face gloomy, like an unyielding dark cloud.

Suddenly, an old man in a gray robe slowly stepped forward.

“Immortal Nie, have you decided yet?

If you agree to marry Nether Mystic Ghost King, it can resolve the immediate crisis of annihilation.

Furthermore, by leveraging Nether Mystic Ghost King’s power, our Yuanlian Island can take the opportunity to grow stronger. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the Cultivators from the other halls nearby all chimed in.

“Hall Master Li’s words are reasonable.

Immortal, if you marry the Ghost King and form a good alliance, with the Ghost King’s support, you might even be able to Breakthrough to the Profound Cave, and from then on, live a long life.

It’s killing two birds with one stone.”

“Yes, on the contrary, if we refuse Nether Mystic Ghost King, not only will we all die, but the Yuanlian Island lineage will likely be completely wiped out.”

“Please reconsider, Immortal.”

“You all…”

Nie Xiaoqian bit her lip tightly, her heart bleeding.

Looking at the faces of the crowd below, she felt incomparably desolate.

A month ago, when the Ghost King attacked, it was she who led the resistance with the power of the Formation, protecting the Cultivators and Mortals of Yuanlian Island’s hundred halls.

Now, they had turned their spears, pointing them at her.

“Shut up!”

Fang Yu suddenly slammed the table and roared.

“You scoundrels, have you all forgotten the Immortal’s kindness?”

Saying this, Fang Yu pointed at the gray-robed old man.

“Li Changju, when you forcefully Breakthrough to the True Core Realm, your body was depleted, and your life was hanging by a thread. Who opened the treasury and pulled you back from the gates of Hell with the Nine-Leaf Sacred Lotus?”

“And you, Sucha!”

His finger moved, landing on a square-faced strong man.

“Twenty years ago, your only son was injured by a poisonous dragon. Who used a secret technique to heal your only son and preserve his Foundation?”

“And you… you… you!”

“Are you worthy of Immortal Nie, worthy of the Island Master?!”

Fang Yu’s face flushed red, his chest heaving up and down. Overwhelmed by anger, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

A hint of mockery flashed in the gray-clothed old man’s eyes: “Fang Yu, if you weren’t injured, you would still be qualified to lecture us.

Now, your Spiritual Root is shattered, and your cultivation has greatly declined.

What right do you have to bark in front of me?

As for the Island Master… Hmph, he entered secluded cultivation, not showing his face for a hundred years. Who knows if he’s dead or not…”

“You! You’re courting death!”

Fang Yu’s eyes were bloodshot, and his fists clenched, making a grinding sound.

In his heart, insulting Gu Changsheng meant he was a Mortal enemy.

Even if he had to endure with his severely injured body, he would kill him on the spot.

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered above Yuanlian Island, and a terrifying aura swept across the entire scene.

Instantly, everyone’s faces turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on their backs.

Nether Mystic Ghost King had arrived!