Chapter 734: Tenth Rank... Demonic Pill!
glorious moment!I haven't asked for votes much before, but this might be my last request. Afterward, "Dragon Son-in-Law" will get buried among the countless novels on Qidian, even though Xiaolong will...Chapter 734: Tenth Stage... Demonic Core
"How... could this be!"
The Holysound Sect's cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage felt a strong spiritual pressure grip his chest, causing the precious jade pendant hanging around his neck to shatter. His body fell like a kite without a string towards the spirit field.
He never imagined that there were actually two cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage!
Ordinary cultivators, if they used similar techniques and complemented each other's strengths, could see their power increase exponentially; how much more so for two cultivators both at the Nascent Soul stage.
The four core formation cultivators of the Holysound Sect were all in a panic, their minds blank. What was happening to their sect How could they be simultaneously suppressed by two Nascent Soul-stage cultivators
Hao Ren didn't expect Lu L琳琳 and Lu 莉莉 to suddenly reveal their Nascent Soul stage power; he still thought that they had only reached the Heaven Rank.
Lu L琳琳 and Lu 莉莉 bit their lips, glancing back at Hao Ren.
In fact, after being released from the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea, they had already been able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage several times during their cultivation sessions. However, wanting to stay by Hao Ren's side, they deliberately suppressed their power.
Now that Hao Ren was a celestial spirit body, they had done all they could; maintaining a lower level of power was simply for the sake of humility.
However, in this dense靈氣 Seventh Layer Heaven realm, when faced with attacks from Nascent Soul-stage cultivators, they needed to restore their full strength at the Nascent Soul stage in order to defend against them.
But once reaching the Nascent Soul stage... they couldn't retreat back to the Heaven Rank anymore.
Rush rush rush... Four more beams of light shot from afar, instantly arriving near the spirit field.
The dramatic changes around the Holysound Sect's Niu Tou Mountain spirit field alarmed four Nascent Soul-stage cultivators from other sects.
Boom!
The four Nascent Soul-stage cultivators acted in unison.
A divine treasure appearing in the Sixth Layer Heaven, followed by the sudden appearance of the Nine Dragons Palace in the Fifth Layer Heaven—these two events had already alarmed the Nascent Soul-stage cultivators quietly cultivating in the Seventh Layer Heaven.
Now seeing these two unknown cultivators attacking the Holysound Sect's Nascent Soul-stage cultivator to the foot of the mountain, without any hesitation, the four Nascent Soul-stage cultivators moved against the Lu sisters!
The sacred lamp holy object from the Kunlun Mountain ancestral seat of the cultivation sects was reportedly stolen by a Celestial Demon that had emerged from the Sea of Demons, and this same demon had circled around the Fifth Layer Heaven.
In light of the sudden appearance at Jiulong Palace, these Transcendence Realm cultivators from the Seven Heavens have been on high alert recently.
The two unknown twin Transcendence Realms who defeated the Transcendence Realm cultivators of Xuanyin Sect might be a signal that something is about to change in the Seven Heavens!
And these Transcendence Realm cultivators guarding the Seven Heavens certainly won't allow it to be disturbed.
That's why they put their full strength into action! When Kunlun Mountain was attacked, and now the Seven Heavens is at stake, they must protect it!
In an instant, four kinds of Heaven-Connecting divine treasures from all directions were aimed at Lu Linlin and Lu Lili.
The two Lu sisters stretched out their four arms, gritted their teeth, and the black and white rings clashed, producing black or white talismans.
Varieties of immortal music came out of the rings, instantly containing the four Heaven-Connecting divine treasures!
This Yin-Yang Ring is a treasure from the upper realm. In terms of power, it far surpasses the Heaven-Connecting divine treasures and is at the same level as Immortal Treasures like Jin Guang Shield, though it lacks spiritual awareness.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili, by exerting their Transcendence Realm might, could barely withstand a combined attack from four Transcendence Realms!
The four Transcendence Realms who rushed here, having been deprived of their divine treasures after just one move, exchanged glances.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili's faces were flushed red as they panted heavily; it seemed that taking on the divine treasures from four Transcendence Realms was quite exhausting for them too.
"Honorable seniors!"
Hao Ren saw this momentary pause and immediately shouted out.
From the looks of things, if they continued to clash head-on, no one would benefit.
Xiao Bai shook its four legs, ran up to Hao Ren's side, transformed into a small squirrel, and climbed onto his shoulder.
Hao Ren saw a burn mark on Xiao Bai’s belly and felt slightly upset but still managed to suppress his emotions and spoke in a calm tone. "I am a minor cultivator from the Fifth Heaven who urgently needs some ten thousand-year black medicine. I came to Xuanyin Sect for the medicine, which was a last resort move; I never meant to take it without payment."
When Hao Ren said this, the four Transcendence Realms temporarily stopped their attacks. Their divine treasures were contained by Lu Family’s double rings, and another head-on clash might not necessarily guarantee victory.
And at the Transcendence Realm level, as long as one isn't severely injured in a duel, it doesn’t affect one's lifespan; thus, although these Transcendence Realms are formidable, they try to avoid conflict with their peers if possible.
Hao Ren’s message was clear: he is a minor cultivator from the Fifth Heaven who urgently needs ten thousand-year black medicine. If going through normal channels, it would involve much trouble.
For instance,擅自 entering the Seventh Layer Sky is a serious crime. It will be even harder to obtain spirit medicine from Xuan Yin Sect now.
"Humph! You speak so lightly! The Ten Thousand Year Black Herb is one of Xuan Yin Sect's treasures. How can you take them all in one breath and then try to deny it!"
The Core Formation Realm cultivator from the Xuan Yin Sect suddenly flew up from the spirit field, his face filled with anger.
Ever since he reached the Core Formation Realm, he had been treated with great respect within the Xuan Yin Sect and never felt so humiliated. Especially in front of his own disciples!
Hao Ren shook his head slightly as he thought that it was precisely because these Seventh Layer Sky sects were presided over by Core Formation Realms cultivators that they could look down on other sects.
If these Seventh Layer Sky sects were reasonable and easy to deal with, he would not have resorted to stealing. When the power imbalance is so great, there's no chance for negotiation!
However, since Hao Ren had sworn brotherhood with Zhen Yuanzi, they could be considered peers of a sort. He did not want to truly clash with these Core Formation Realm cultivators.
If the Core Formation Realms in these Seventh Layer Sky sects possessed half of Zhen Yuanzi's magnanimity and cared about cultivators below the Seventh Layer Sky, Hao Ren wouldn't have needed to steal first before fighting.
The Seventh Layer Sky was essentially a closed-off cultivation world, akin to an ancient palace.
Of course, in the eyes of this Core Formation Realm cultivator from Xuan Yin Sect, there would be nothing that Hao Ren had that could match the value of six Ten Thousand Year Black Herbs… unless it were those two ring-shaped magical treasures.
"Would this be enough to trade for the Ten Thousand Year Black Herb" Hao Ren pulled out a tenth-stage demon core from his Spatial Ring and asked.
This tenth-stage demon core emitted a soft, dark red glow. It was like a perfect crystal, yet radiated boundless spiritual energy.
These Core Formation Realms cultivators' eyes widened when they saw the tenth-stage demon core.
The Xuan Yin Sect's Core Formation Realm cultivator opened his mouth in astonishment.
A tenth-stage demon core!
No matter how hard one searched through the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Layers Sky, there would only be one such thing!
Although the Seventh Layer Sky was rich in spiritual energy and inhabited by some demon beasts, the highest-grade demon beast's core discovered so far had been a seventh-stage gray bear.
The discovery of this seventh-stage core caused a stir in the Seventh Layer Sky. Several sects vied for it. In the end, after an auction presided over by several Core Formation Realm cultivators, it was sold to the strongest sect, Tian Jian Sect, with countless spirit stones and cultivation materials as payment. The sect that had sold this demon core, Xi Yuan Sect, rose rapidly in power within a span of two hundred years thanks to the large number of materials they received and became the second-strongest sect in Seventh Layer Sky.
Seeing Hao Ren pulling out a tenth-stage demon core now made this Core Formation Realm cultivator from Xuan Yin Sect regret his actions so much that he was close to losing his mind.
To act out of anger without giving the other party a chance to negotiate was a grave mistake. Now that he hadn’t won the fight and had attracted four cultivators at the Profound Essence stage from other sects.
If only I had taken my time, negotiated properly, and offered several ten-thousand-year-old black medicinal herbs in exchange for a tenth-stage demon core... Then all I would have to do is secretly refine it upon returning...
The Sound Sect was the weakest of the seven sects on the seventh layer of heaven, but due to the presence of Profound Essence cultivators, they wouldn’t fall to the sixth layer. However, if they had this tenth-stage demon core, things would be different!
This female Profound Essence cultivator wished she could slap herself a few times.
Indeed, those four Profound Essence cultivators’ eyes lit up.
The Sound Sect caused a commotion, and they came over to check it out. Fortunately for them, they were just checking it out; otherwise, the Sound Sect would have obtained an extremely rare tenth-stage demon core!
When you’re part of something, there’s a share for everyone. Since they had helped, this tenth-stage demon core should be divided among them.
The female Profound Essence cultivator from the Sound Sect was now regretful and angry as she grumbled under her breath with red eyes: "Don’t talk such nonsense. If you were to steal those ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, you would surely run away."
She was resentful in heart and only wanted to save face.
The four Profound Essence cultivators didn’t care about who was right or wrong; their eyes were fixed on the tenth-stage demon core in Hao Ren’s hand.
Hao Ren sighed helplessly. Heaven knew he wanted to avoid trouble, so he decided to steal the medicinal herbs. But while his methods were similar to those of Zhen Cunming, his mindset was different from the other man’s.
Indeed, after stealing the black medicinal herb, Hao Ren planned on leaving a tenth-stage demon core near Sound Sect for them to find. On one hand, he didn’t have any enmity with Sound Sect and didn’t want to take something without giving anything in return. On the other hand, if they found the demon core, they would be too shocked to make a fuss about it.
The tenth-stage demon core was indeed valuable, but when Hao Ren had collected them from the Demon Sea Ocean, he hadn’t thought that far ahead. He didn’t even bother with seventh- and eighth-stage demon cores; instead, he took only tenth-stage ones.
He just didn’t have any lower-grade demon cores to offer; hence, he could only give a tenth-stage one.
Like how high-grade spirit stones aren’t rare among dragon cultivators but are extremely precious in sects above the fifth layer of heaven, these tenth-stage demon cores were not particularly valuable in the Demon Sea Ocean, especially in its inner sea. However, their value surpassed that of transcendent spiritual treasures in the cultivation world above the fifth layer.
The Sound Sect’s Profound Essence cultivator had lost a transcendent spiritual treasure, but upon seeing the tenth-stage demon core, she no longer cared about it.
This was due to dragon cultivators, human cultivators, and monster cultivators existing in separate worlds without interaction. Human cultivators couldn’t enter the Demon Sea Ocean, let alone kill tenth-stage monsters, nor would they dig for spirit stones in a dragon’s deep sea. Monster cultivators wouldn’t forge treasures and also couldn’t leave the boundaries of the Demon Sea Ocean.
Zhen Fei was powerful because she could make spiritual treasures and master arrays; these skills came from her father Qiong Niu.
"If you’re willing to exchange a tenth-stage demon core for black medicinal herbs, that means you have more than one," said a Profound Essence cultivator in red Daoist robes as he stared at Hao Ren.s seemingly following a certain law, his eyes suddenly focused, becoming thoughtful.Taiji generates the two trigrams, the two trigrams generate the four images, and the four images generate the eight...