ragginovel Chapter 2665 Crossing the Reed Pill
Chapter 2665 Crossing the Reed Pill
Chapter 2665 Crossing the Reed Pill
The cultivators of the Demon Realm have their own unique methods. In the Star Sand Sea, there is a spiritual tree called the Ruler Dome Pine. The seeds produced by this spiritual tree contain the void within and can be refined into mustard seed magic artifacts. All the sects, large and small, in the Star Sand Sea cultivate it and classify the pine seeds of the Ruler Dome Pine according to the size of the space.
It is said that outside of the Star Sand Sea, there are other spiritual plants similar to the Chiqiong Pine, which are the main ways for demon cultivators to obtain mustard seed magical artifacts.
This brocade waistband is different. It is made of an unknown spiritual material, presumably crafted by a master craftsman and tailor-made for Chen Sha Demon Lord. The gold threads outline intricate and exquisite patterns. These gold threads are actually blood threads, which must be a blood restriction left by Chen Sha Demon Lord.
The Demon Lord Chen Sha is dead, and the Blood Restriction has become a Death Restriction, but it will still take Qin Sang some effort to break it.
Holding the brocade sash at his waist, he used his divine sense to trace the direction of the blood threads and analyze the mysteries of the Blood Restriction, which proved to be extremely complex. At the same time, Qin Sang also wanted to deduce the refining technique of the person who created it, so his progress was even slower. He simply sat down on the ground and patiently pondered it.
After an unknown amount of time, the brocade waistband suddenly burst into a burst of bloody light, and the pattern made of gold threads came to life, transforming into a blood-red ferocious beast with a ferocious appearance that leaped out.
'Snapped! '
Qin Sang struck the crimson beast between the eyebrows with a palm strike. The crimson beast froze and stood still before exploding into a cloud of blood mist.
"If it weren't for the fact that Chen Sha Demon Lord and I are of similar cultivation levels, I'm afraid we would have had to put in a lot of effort," Qin Sang exhaled lightly, finally able to probe the inner space with her divine sense.
The interior was neatly arranged, filled with a dazzling array of treasures; it was no wonder it came from a prestigious family, its wealth was indeed substantial.
In the center of the space stood a jade table, on which several items came into view. There were more than a dozen kinds of rare and precious herbs on the table. Qin Sang did not recognize most of them, but there was one that he had seen before. It was a precious medicine that Chen Sha Demon Lord had bought at the Mi Jing Fang.
"These are all kinds of rare and precious herbs and medicines, probably used for alchemy..."
Qin Sang had heard that consuming the Nine Netherworld Body required a secret elixir, which was difficult to refine. No wonder the Nine Netherworld Demoness was still perfectly fine, while the Chen Sha Demon Lord hadn't yet successfully refined the elixir.
Beside these secret medicines was a jade slip. Qin Sang initially thought it was a recipe for pills, but upon taking a look, she discovered that it mainly contained information about a demon lord.
Little did anyone know, this jade slip was obtained by the Demon Lord Chen Sha from his sect. He intended to curry favor with Lord Yinshan, so naturally he needed to understand his deeds and temperament in order to please him. Lord Yinshan's true purpose was not to kill him, so he only restricted his freedom and turned a blind eye to his private communications with the Weeping Blood Spirit Mansion.
"Who is it?"
After reading the contents of the jade slip, Qin Sang realized that the description on it was likely of a one-eyed golden man.
It seems that Chen Sha Demon Lord has only known this person for a short time. The one who is really hunting him down is this Yinshan Lord. This makes sense, otherwise Chen Sha Demon Lord would have attacked him during the gathering.
Lord Yinshan and the Weeping Blood Spirit Mansion have no connection. The text states that this person fought against the demonic tide and made great achievements. He is the lord of Yinshan. There is no record of where Yinshan is located, but it should be near the northern demonic realm.
Besides the Lord of Yinshan, several other lords are also recorded above. These lords belong to the same faction—the Palace of Wrath!
Upon seeing this, Qin Sang was both surprised and puzzled. The description of the Lord of the Wrathful Demon Palace was very brief, and he was even referred to as the Wrathful Demon Lord.
Demon Lord?
How could a mere Demon Lord possibly make a powerful figure like Lord Yinshan submit to him? Moreover, the strike that injured Zhuque clearly possessed the strength of a Demon Lord!
"strangeness!"
Qin Sang was puzzled, but fortunately he knew who his enemy was.
Since the Wrathful Demon Palace is located in the Northern Demon Realm, he should logically be far away from it, but to investigate his senior sister's whereabouts, he must start with the Wrathful Demon Palace.
Qin Sang memorized the contents of the jade slip and gradually moved the other treasures into the small cave. He kept the useful ones and prepared the useless ones for future transactions, reaping a truly rich harvest.
During this time, he kept a close eye on the outside world. The ripples in the thunder maw had subsided, and no cultivators from the vicinity had entered for so long, so it seemed to be a quiet place.
Qin Sang did not rush to leave. She walked to the foot of the pagoda, climbed to the seventh floor, and watched the monks who were transmitting the Dharma perform the Wisdom Fist Mudra.
This Buddhist seal is the escape technique he needs most. It would be better to understand it thoroughly before going out, so that he can use it to escape if he encounters danger later.
It is evident that the Nine Great Light Seals is a near-perfect lineage, capable of cultivating the Vajra Lapis Lazuli Body and the Immovable King form, and also able to perform magic in the physical body, possessing abilities such as teleportation and healing. The other seals must also have various different powers. Once one cultivates the Nine Great Buddha Seals, one can be considered an all-rounder in the path of physical cultivation!
The more seals Qin Sang obtained, the more she felt that these seals were connected. Cultivating a single seal was likely just the foundation, and there were many more secrets hidden within the Nine Great Seals of Light.
Unfortunately, the Buddha Seal is incomplete. Qin Sang always encounters various obstacles when trying to comprehend it, and now he can only focus on cultivating the Wisdom Fist Seal.
As it turned out, Zhiquan Yin did indeed have the ability to sense danger and avoid it. When he felt uneasy in the pagoda, Yinshan Fujun and Chensha Mojun were approaching.
In Qin Sang's view, this ability is the most valuable. It can predict the arrival of enemies in the late stage of the Fusion Realm. However, it is unknown where the limit is. If the Demon Lord makes a move, can it provide an early warning?
Of course, the speed of the Wisdom Fist Seal is also very fast, making it an absolutely superior escape technique.
After observing it several times, Qin Sang found that the Wisdom Fist Mudra was easy to learn but difficult to master. However, he had previous experience in practicing other mudras, and these Buddhist mudras could be mutually verified, so his progress was not slow.
Several days later, he walked out of the pagoda, left the small grotto, took a step in the thunder maw, and appeared outside the Thunder Abyss the next moment. It was midnight, and the starlight covered the mountains and fields, making everything look hazy.
"This seal is indeed profound!"
Qin Sang nodded secretly. He had basically mastered the escape technique of this seal, but he still needed to carefully study the aspect of 'awareness and avoidance'. The more he studied it, the more exquisite and indescribable it seemed, leaving him with endless aftertaste.
Therefore, Qin Sang looked forward to other Buddhist seals even more.
"Once the matter of the Ancient Demon Court is resolved, if Faxiang abandons the path of the Demon Soul's Star Residence, he might be able to inherit the legacy of the Vajra lineage... Unfortunately, there are no clues..."
Qin Sang pondered to herself, then thought of the relics of the Holy Monk Lei Hai.
If one is determined to inherit the Vajra lineage, then it is only natural to fulfill the vow. Now, facing a powerful enemy at the level of a Demon Lord and searching for his senior sister's whereabouts, he urgently needs to improve his cultivation as soon as possible.
However, thinking about the content of the vow, I can't help but have some concerns.
He slowly spread his divine sense and found that the area around Lei Yuan was an uninhabited wilderness. He then randomly chose a direction to look for nearby cultivators and find out what kind of place this was.
Qin Sangfei flew through the air, heading east, with mountains passing beneath her feet. Finally, a village appeared in her senses.
The village was inhabited by ordinary people, all fast asleep with their doors and windows closed.
Once you reach a populated area, you can find cultivators. Qin Sang continued deeper into the area and soon saw a town and several villages. It was clear that this place was relatively remote, as these villages only had a few dozen households, and the town didn't have many people either.
Qin Sang continued forward, and the area ahead gradually became more prosperous, with more and more ordinary people, but she did not see any cultivators.
However, Qin Sang searched the memories of the city's officials and learned something from them.
Every so often, a celestial master would descend to earth to search for people with a destiny to become immortals in this country. At that time, all the young men and women who met the age would be brought to the government office in the city for the celestial master to select from, a process known as the Celestial Examination.
Those selected in the Celestial Examination will be taken up the mountain by a Celestial Master to cultivate, thus separating the mortal and immortal realms. This is the greatest event in the kingdom.
This should be a small mortal kingdom under the rule of a sect. The people here live in peace and without worries, which shows that the sect is well-governed. However, in a special place like the Demon Realm, it may not necessarily be a righteous sect.
Qin Sang slowly moved forward, flying out of this country. After flying for a while, she finally sensed the aura of a cultivator in her spiritual perception.
but……
A strange light flashed in Qin Sang's eyes as she descended from the clouds, stood atop the mountain, and gazed into the distance.
A white cloud was drifting towards them, and on it stood two cultivators, one old and one young.
The old man wore a white linen shirt, his sparse silver hair was tied into a bun with a piece of charred, lightning-struck wood inserted into it, yet his face had a jade-like luster. The boy was about sixteen or seventeen years old, his hair was tied up with a sash, and seven copper bells were tied around his waist, which jingled crisply in the breeze.
The two appeared to be grandfather and grandson, but their cultivation levels were actually comparable; both were Nascent Soul cultivators.
Their conversation and the ringing of the bell were shielded by an invisible wave, but they could not escape Qin Sang's ears.
"Brother Qi, I heard you decided to go into seclusion for a hundred years. Why the sudden trip? Where are you headed this time?"
The old man in hemp clothing asked curiously, explaining that they had just met halfway and traveled together.
The young man surnamed Qi sighed, "Brother Dao should know that I have always had an enemy who opposes me at every turn. Last time, that fellow ruined my plans, and I was furious. This time, I am determined to eliminate this threat forever!"
Upon hearing this, the old man in hemp clothing changed his expression slightly and said meaningfully, "It seems that this was not a chance encounter."
"This announcement of seclusion is meant to mislead that fellow. I had already heard that you were going to the lower academy to instruct your disciples, so I deliberately intercepted you on the way to prevent the news from leaking out. I hope you will remember what happened at Feiyang Cave last time and lend me a hand!"
As he spoke, the young man surnamed Qi bowed deeply to the old man in hemp clothing, his expression solemn.
The old man in hemp robes had a solemn expression. "If it weren't for Brother Qi's righteous intervention in Feiyang Cave, I would already be a withered bone in a grave. I am not an ungrateful person, but does Brother Qi have a detailed plan? That person's strength far surpasses yours and mine. Even if you and I join forces, our chances of winning would not exceed 30%. Moreover, that person is the head of a hall of Yuelin Sect, surrounded by followers. If we are not careful, we will be surrounded, and we may even implicate our sect."
“I have considered all your concerns, fellow Daoist. Please hear me out…”
The young man surnamed Qi explained telepathically, and the old man in hemp clothing nodded repeatedly.
As they spoke, they flew over Qin Sang's head, completely unaware that someone was watching them.
The two flew over the territories of several countries, and ahead appeared layers of mountains, shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland. The old man in hemp clothing stopped outside the mountains and said, "I have remembered what Brother Qi just said. I will go to Gu Hong Mountain to meet Brother Qi in three days."
"Thank you, fellow Daoist!"
The young man surnamed Qi was overjoyed, bowed in gratitude, and left.
Watching the two part ways, Qin Sang's eyes gleamed with an even stronger sense of unease. This seemingly normal scene was actually filled with an eerie atmosphere.
Both of these cultivators actually had worms inside their bodies!
There was a worm inside each of them, clearly two skins controlled by the worms, behaving and acting just like normal cultivators!
Qin Sang thought of the God-Snatching Lice, which he had now sealed in the small cave. The two cultivators did not have God-Snatching Lice in their bodies, but rather another unknown demonic insect, which parasitized the cultivators' bodies just like the God-Snatching Lice.
After successfully parasitizing the God-Snatching Lice, it hid in a corner to secretly develop. These two demonic insects dared to parasitize the experts of the cultivation sect and openly appear outside. Aren't they afraid of being wiped out?
Seeing the old man in hemp robes descend from the clouds and into the mountains, Qin Sang looked up at the sky. The morning sun didn't seem so bright; it was as if shrouded in a layer of haze.
He did not act rashly and followed the old man in hemp clothing into the mountain. There was a cloud-sealed area in the mountain, where there were many cultivators, most of whom had low cultivation levels and were only at the Qi Refining stage. According to the classification of the Demon Realm, they should be called the first and second levels of the Gathering Yuan Realm.
Reaching the third level of the Gathering Yuan Realm is equivalent to becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
When the old man in hemp clothing was talking to the young man surnamed Qi, he said that this was the lower courtyard, which should be the place where the sect trains its new disciples.
The mountains are mostly inhabited by young men and women, most of whom are diligently practicing their skills.
Upon seeing the old man in hemp robes, the steward in the mountains hurriedly knelt down and shouted, "The Dharma Master has arrived! All disciples, proceed quickly to the main hall to welcome the Dharma Master!"
“There’s no need to make a fuss,” the old man in hemp robes waved his hand to stop them. “Go and call over the disciples who have reached the level of enlightenment. I have important matters to attend to and will return to the mountain after I have enlightened them.”
"As ordered."
The steward accepted the order and rushed out of the main hall, brushing past Qin Sang.
Qin Sang followed the old man in hemp robes in like a ghost, ignored by everyone. He paused at the door, watching the steward's retreating figure, thinking to himself, "Another one!"
This manager was a Golden Core cultivator, and also had demonic insects in his body. Several Foundation Establishment cultivators in the mountain had also been parasitized by these demonic insects.
"Have I stumbled into an insect hive?"
Qin Sang inwardly grumbled.
However, those Qi Refining stage disciples were all normal and had not yet been parasitized by the demonic insects.
Qin Sang thought of the old man in hemp robes talking about 'enlightenment'. Enlightenment in the Demon Realm is equivalent to Foundation Establishment in the Spirit Realm. It sounds like the old man is going to help these disciples establish their foundation, but it's probably not the kind of foundation establishment that Qin Sang is familiar with!
Before long, a group of disciples were led into the main hall by the steward and respectfully paid their respects.
The old man in hemp robes looked around at his disciples, nodded slightly, and said, "You all have excellent aptitudes. The sect has specially bestowed upon you the Crossing Reed Pill to help you pass the initial stage of enlightenment. Those who succeed will be able to directly enter the third level of the Gathering Yuan Realm!"
Upon hearing this, all the disciples were overjoyed.
"However, even with the aid of the elixir, it doesn't mean you can rest easy," the old man in hemp robes said gravely. "Taking the Reed-Crossing Pill is like crossing a river on a reed or navigating treacherous rapids; there's still a risk of capsizing. Don't be careless. Of those present, only three or four out of ten may ultimately succeed..."
Qin Sang heard this and knew that the Crossing Reed Pill should be a pill similar to the Foundation Establishment Pill, but when she saw the jade bottle that the old man in hemp clothes took out, her pupils suddenly shrank. Those tempting pills that looked like jade dew were clearly insect eggs!
(End of this chapter)