62: Fairy Jinmie, she won't cry until she sees the coffin!
The Fairy inside the Magic Eye pondered for a long time, always feeling that something was amiss.
She had imparted a Demonic Technique to Li Yan, so how could he become more sacred the more he Cultivated it?
“Could it be that his Bright Lamp Sacred Body is suppressing the Demonic Technique’s erosion of him?”
“Or is it that… he isn’t an ordinary Bright Lamp Sacred Body?”
“This Venerable One has been dormant for too long; have there been new changes in the Age of Dharma Decline?”
After much thought, the Fairy inside the Magic Eye speculated that Li Yan was probably not an ordinary Sacred Body and needed further observation.
She believed it was because she had been buried underground for too long, and new changes had occurred in the outside world.
Watching Li Yan continuously absorb her Blood Fiend Qi, the Fairy felt a bit overwhelmed.
“This brat really accepts all comers; he’s absorbing all of my remaining Blood Fiend Qi.”
“If I let him keep absorbing, this Venerable One might fall into slumber again.”
She had been buried underground for countless years, and the Blood Fiend she had painstakingly accumulated was almost completely consumed by Li Yan.
She quickly interrupted the Qi transmission to Li Yan, lest she couldn't even maintain her consciousness.
Compared to the Fairy whose Magic Eye was hollowed out, Li Yan felt an unprecedented sense of exhilaration at this moment.
The long-lost Ancient Demonic Sect Body Forging Technique was vastly different from the Cultivation Techniques existing in the world today.
Li Yan had read a few Body Forging methods circulated within the Jingxu Sect, all of which were superficial.
They mistakenly understood Body Forging as merely strengthening the Physical Body, which was not the case!
Ancient Body Forging involved drawing in Qi with each breath.
With fingers forming a seal, Qi moved with thought, condensing into a Qi vortex three inches below the navel.
With each complete circulation, he felt as if a fire pearl had fallen into his Dantian, a burning sensation spreading from the inside out, his muscles and bones subtly transforming in the pain, as if the sound of metal and stone resonated within his body.
Ancient Cultivation Techniques emphasized internal cultivation more, while what Cultivators practice now are superficial Body Forging methods that focus on strengthening muscles and bones.
After a full grand cycle, Li Yan felt that kind of internal and external expansion.
Yang Si Power emanated outwards from his Dantian, a layer of Qi condensed on the surface of his skin, as if he had been plated with a layer of Golden Body.
This layer of Golden Body, condensed from Yang Si Qi, was even more powerful than simple Body Forging.
And as his Cultivation deepened, Li Yan's cultivation continuously Broke Through, reaching the Peak of the Ban Xue Realm, vaguely feeling a Golden Core forming in his abdomen.
Unfortunately, the Blood Fiend Qi provided by the Magic Eye gradually disappeared, insufficient to support his Breakthrough to Core Formation.
Slowly exhaling a mouthful of turbid Qi, Li Yan slowly opened his eyes.
He began to play dumb in front of the Magic Eye, saying,
“Strange, I am clearly Cultivating a Demonic Technique, so why do I have Yang Qi coating my body?”
“Could it be that this Magic Eye has a problem, that it’s not a Demonic Sect item? It’s probably a fake, isn’t it?”
Upon hearing Li Yan’s words, the Fairy inside the Magic Eye nearly lost her composure.
She struggled to control her emotions and couldn't help but murmur,
“I, Ashes Extinction Fairy, the Ember Immortal, known to all in the Immortal Law era, never thought I would be mistaken for a Demonic Path imposter by this callow youth?”
The Fairy was somewhat exasperated. Back then, merely speaking her name would shake the entire Immortal Cultivation World.
Now, this young man has Cultivated the Demonic Technique she gave him and is even questioning if her Demonic Technique is fake or shoddy?
Where could she go to reason?
And Li Yan, by eavesdropping on her thoughts, also learned that the person residing in this Magic Eye was named Ember Immortal, with her true name being Ashes Extinction Fairy.
If he had the chance, he would like to consult ancient texts to see if he could find any mention of this person.
If she were truly famous, he should be able to find bits and pieces in some ancient texts to prove her existence.
Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Li Yan looked at the Ancient Magic Eye placed beside him.
He had been sitting there for an unknown amount of time.
His cultivation had already touched the threshold of Core Formation, but to achieve Core Formation, the conditions were harsh, requiring potent stimulation.
In this Age of Dharma Decline, where Spiritual Qi is depleted, Heaven And Earth Treasure has become extremely scarce, and cultivation resources have been almost entirely consumed by predecessors.
“Right, this Magic Eye was excavated from the God Tomb, the God Tomb…”
Li Yan’s brow furrowed, feeling he had found the key to Core Formation.
According to the villagers, they had lost about eighty people just to excavate the Magic Eye from the God Tomb.
There must be more intense side effects within that God Tomb; as long as he went to the God Tomb, he would surely find a method for Core Formation.
However, when the Ember Immortal inside the Magic Eye heard Li Yan wanted to go to the God Tomb...
She was completely stunned.
“A newborn calf fears no tiger; this youth… dares to trespass into the God Tomb?”
“That’s not an Immortal’s graveyard; that’s an Ancient God sealed underground.”
“This Venerable One barely escaped from the God Tomb; I absolutely cannot go back!”
The Magic Eye glowed with purple light, projecting two lines of text onto the ground.
【Ancient God Forbidden Ground, do not enter.】
【Prying into the Ancient God Tomb will lead to madness in minor cases, and a body covered in thorns leading to death in severe cases.】
Li Yan saw the words projected by the Magic Eye onto the ground, and he stroked his chin thoughtfully.
“Ancient God? Interesting. Ancient texts record that almost no one who glimpsed the true face of an Ancient God survived.”
“That God Tomb must contain many treasures.”
At this moment, Ashes Extinction Fairy was almost speechless. How could good advice not persuade the doomed?
She kindly advised Li Yan not to go to the God Tomb to die.
Ancient Gods were by no means benevolent beings, but rather an almost brutal existence that even Demonic Path Cultivators found terrifying and frightening.
Her remnant Soul clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and calmed her inner emotions.
“Fine, this boy will turn back when he reaches the edge of the God Tomb.”
Ashes Extinction Fairy concluded that Li Yan would turn back at the entrance of the God Tomb, as any normal person would not step inside.
She was too lazy to persuade him anymore. Some people only shed tears when they see the coffin.
Li Yan would surely turn back upon seeing the situation inside the God Tomb; she was certain this boy wouldn't dare to go deep inside.
At this moment, Li Yan pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard.
Corpse Puppet Su Mo stood expressionless in the center of the courtyard, unmoving for several consecutive days, remaining in her original spot.
The Ember Immortal was somewhat astonished upon seeing the Corpse Puppet.
“This Corpse Puppet is so unique; she has no Soul, yet she exists between life and death, not within the Five Elements?”
“If I were to use my Puppet Refinement Technique, I could certainly advance this Corpse Puppet further.”
Hearing the Ember Immortal’s thoughts, Li Yan’s heart itched.
If only he could extract her memories and obtain all her Cultivation Techniques.
But this Ancient Magic Eye was incredibly hard, impossible to break or refine.
After all, this Magic Eye was the eyeball of a Great Ascension Stage Immortal; its hardness was such that Li Yan, with his current cultivation, could not do anything to it.
For now, he could only eavesdrop on the Magic Eye’s thoughts and try to extract some useful information from her.
The most pressing matter was still to go to the God Tomb and investigate how dangerous the Ancient God Tomb, as described by the Fairy, truly was!
Thinking of this, Li Yan directly pushed open the courtyard gate.
He stood at the village chief’s doorway and transmitted his voice to the villagers in Gu Ku Village.
“Who is willing to lead the way for me? I need to go to the God Tomb.”
At these words, the entire Gu Ku Village fell silent.
Almost no one was willing to lead the way for Li Yan.