37: Killing the Duke of Qiantang

Xuan Xin's beautiful eyes widened.

This fellow is taking advantage of the situation!

Human Evil is a top-tier Evil Qi ranked ninth, capable of elevating the True Core’s grade, refining Divine Abilities, and can also be traded for other Evil Qi of the same Realm.

If not for the chaos in Great Shang, there would be no possibility of collecting it.

With just one sentence, he wants to take a whole bottle?

If the roles were reversed, she would definitely make this arrogant scholar pay the price.

However, the situation was critical now, and there was no room for delay.

"Alright, I promise you..."

Xuan Xin gritted her silver teeth and pulled out a clean white porcelain bottle.

A trace of milky-white, pure light emanated from the bottle's mouth, which was precisely the Human Evil.

Gu Changsheng snatched the porcelain bottle as if seizing it, his eyes revealing excitement.

'Human Evil is ranked ninth among the top-tier Evil Qi. Although it's two ranks lower than the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Evil, it is still a rare Evil Qi in the world.

It can be used to cultivate the Divine Ability, Limitless Human Dao…'

With the item in hand, Gu Changsheng no longer delayed. He spat out a mouthful of vital blood, and with his fingertips, he extracted a trace of the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light’s aura.

"Go."

The Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light transformed into a black snake, coiling around Xuan Xin, but it was blocked by a layer of protective clear radiance.

Xuan Xin’s mind wavered, and Gu Changsheng’s voice came to her ears.

"Release your protective measures; only then can my technique draw out the Yellow Springs Qi from your body."

Xuan Xin’s face showed struggle.

Removing her Profound Qi protection meant handing over her vital point to the other party.

If the other party had ill intentions, they could easily launch a sneak attack.

But the terrifying Dragon tail was striking, leaving no time for too much thought.

'I’ll take a gamble…'

Xuan Xin removed her protective clear radiance.

The next instant, the black snake drilled into her body, transforming into a faint Phantom Light that traveled throughout her, like an ancient Ba Snake furiously devouring Yellow Springs Qi.

In a blink of an eye, Xuan Xin was astonished to find that all the Yellow Springs Qi in her body had vanished, and her blood Qi flowed through her veins like a surging river.

'What kind of method is this… it can even devour Yellow Springs Qi…'

It was no wonder Xuan Xin didn't recognize it; mainly, Gu Changsheng had only manifested a wisp of the Divine Ability’s aura, and the Divine Ability's effect had not yet been fully activated.

Boom boom—

A towering white lotus rose from the ground, its hundreds of blooming petals shooting out Sword Qi from its pistil, directly severing the enormous Dragon tail, scattering white bone fragments everywhere.

Divine Ability — White Lotus Extinguishing Life Sword Qi!

At this moment, Gu Changsheng narrowed his eyes, looking at the Divine Ability seed in his heart space.

After devouring the Yellow Springs Qi from Xuan Xin’s body, its size had grown considerably.

He could feel that the power of the Divine Ability seed had increased.

'The power of the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light has increased too much compared to before… But it's still newly cultivated, far from reaching the Minor Achievement Realm.

Unless… I devour that Corpse Dragon…'

The Corpse Dragon's original body was the Dragon King of Qiantang River, brought here by Lord Qiantang after being slain. After three hundred years of Yellow Springs Qi erosion, its Dragon bones had completely petrified, containing abundant Yellow Springs Qi.

Most importantly, the Corpse Elixir within the Dragon corpse was inscribed with the patterns of the Yellow Springs Underworld Light Divine Ability, integrated with the Dragon bones.

Devouring the Dragon bones meant devouring the Yellow Springs Underworld Light Divine Ability.

Thud—

A huge, mountain-like white Dragon bone fell to the ground, a section of the spine that had been cut off by the White Lotus Sword Qi during the battle.

Gu Changsheng blinked.

Speak of the devil.

Extracting a trace of the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light's aura, a black vortex formed in his palm. He pressed it against the cold white Dragon bone, and immediately, Yellow Springs Qi continuously poured into the Divine Ability seed.

Ten breaths later, the mountain-like Dragon bone turned to dust.

Gu Changsheng let out a long breath, his eyes filled with pleasant surprise.

The Divine Ability seed had grown a little stronger again.

Again!

He concealed his figure and quietly reached his palm towards another Dragon bone beside him… After a cup of tea, Xuan Xin’s face was pale, and her protective Magic Treasure, the White Lotus Treasure Lamp, broke into two pieces, falling to the ground.

On the other side, Lord Qiantang was also in a bad state, nearly at his wit's end, and his mount, the Corpse Dragon, was tattered. Yet, he showed a hint of mockery.

"Heh heh, if this were outside, I might have truly fallen for your little trick, girl.

But unfortunately, this is Yellow Springs Mountain, where Yellow Springs Qi is never lacking."

Saying that, Lord Qiantang made hand seals, and the Void Nether Qi surged.

"Yellow Springs Grand Law, Reconstruct My Body."

Visibly, a massive amount of Nether Qi in the Void seemed to be drawn in, pouring into the Corpse Dragon all at once.

In a blink of an eye, the Corpse Dragon’s aura rapidly climbed.

The scattered Dragon bones trembled as if summoned, gathering piece by piece onto the Corpse Dragon.

The Corpse Dragon’s body gradually recovered.

However, Lord Qiantang frowned.

The Corpse Dragon’s body had only recovered less than thirty percent.

He then noticed a scholar in the distance, pressing both palms against a huge Dragon bone, frantically devouring the Yellow Springs Qi contained within it.

Immediately, Lord Qiantang’s rage surged.

He had laid out his plan for three hundred years, and only with the influence of Yellow Springs Mountain did the Corpse Dragon fully petrify.

One must know that the Yellow Springs Qi within the Dragon bones and the Yellow Springs Underworld Light Divine Ability within the Corpse Elixir were of the same origin.

Without the Dragon bones, the Yellow Springs Underworld Light Divine Ability would also be greatly compromised.

Most importantly, without the Dragon bones, the Corpse Dragon’s strength would also decline.

"Die!"

A huge Dragon claw tore through the Void, but Gu Changsheng was already on guard.

With a loud shout, the Blood Dragon on his spine exploded, and the surging blood Qi poured into his Golden Body, causing the Golden Body to instantly swell to three zhang.

Burning Blood — Blood Dragon, Explode!

He punched towards the sky, directly clashing with the enormous, sky-covering Dragon claw. Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, bone dust filled the air, and a golden figure emerged from within the Dragon claw.

"Indeed, my Body Refining Golden Body is already comparable to the combat power of the True Core Realm…"

Gu Changsheng murmured.

The original Golden Body came from the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art, cultivated to the Peak Golden Body, generating its own strength, possessing thousands of jin of power, comparable to the limit of the Foundation Building Realm.

Later, the Golden Body integrated the Asura Dharma Body, and with the two superimposed, ordinary Foundation Building Realm cultivators were no match.

However, the ultimate qualitative change came from the Black Mountain Old Demon’s Yuanshan Body Fusion Technique.

It was originally a top-tier Body Refining cultivation method. After fusing the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Evil and various mountain Qi, it transformed into Dharma Idol scales, raising its strength to another level.

Only then did it Break Through the limit, capable of fighting True Core.

"A Buddhist Body Refining comparable to the True Core Realm… No, it seems to have also incorporated elements of demonic cultivation…"

Xuan Xin’s expression was solemn; only then did she see Gu Changsheng’s hidden strength.

Lord Qiantang’s face was the most unsightly.

"Who exactly is this person?

He can break the Yellow Springs Underworld Light… and his Body Refining cultivation is so strong… Such a person could only be nurtured by those top-tier great sects above the Profound Cave Realm…"

The more Lord Qiantang thought, the more he felt fear.

Such a Genius, with a profound background and extraordinary potential.

Once offended, he must be killed.

His expression turned grim, his eyes filled with malice, and he urged the Corpse Dragon to roll and attack.

Immediately, the ground trembled, and sand and stones flew.

However, although the Corpse Dragon was immensely powerful, its physical quality was not as good as Gu Changsheng’s Golden Body. After a moment, it turned into a pile of white bones scattered across the ground.

A shining Corpse Elixir was extracted by Gu Changsheng from the Dragon’s brain.

The Corpse Elixir was a faint yellow, covered with mysterious patterns, jointly forming the Divine Ability — Yellow Springs Underworld Light.

"Very good, after devouring this Corpse Elixir, my Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light Divine Ability has a chance to reach Minor Achievement…"

Gu Changsheng’s face lit up with joy.

Suddenly, an aura that made his hair stand on end rose from afar.

Lord Qiantang bled from his seven orifices, his face like a malevolent ghost, and an enormous yellow phantom appeared on his body.

It covered almost half of Yellow Springs Mountain.

"Bright Yellow Copper Coin Robe, Soul-Losing Hat, Yellow Springs Great Emperor…"

Xuan Xin was utterly astonished.

How could a mere existence not even in the True Core Realm summon the phantom of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor?

Such a figure, even a mere phantom, contained incredible power.

"Heh heh, Die…"

A muffled, cold voice came from Lord Qiantang’s mouth.

However, in his vision, a faint light, like a shuttle, pierced straight through the phantom of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor.

The next instant, the phantom of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor dissipated as if snow meeting spring sunlight.

"This… How is this possible…"

Lord Qiantang’s mind was struck by a Soul-piercing pain, as if his Soul was torn into a thousand pieces.

Three breaths later, he collapsed powerlessly, his life and Dao extinguished.