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Chapter 315: 32 Sunlit Red Clouds
Chapter 315: 32 Sunlit Red Clouds
Chapter 315: Chapter 32 Sunlit Red Clouds
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Is this even possible???
Xu Yinglian stood there dumbfounded as her senior brother and the Flying Asura “laughed and talked cheerfully”, for a moment even feeling like it was all a dream or illusion.
However, being a possessor of the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart, although her experience was not as rich as someone’s and her reaction was half a beat slower, she quickly regained her composure and realized:
This Flying Asura, according to ancient records, is one of the few evil creatures that have gained spiritual wisdom between heaven and earth.
Its strength is generally around the Nascent Soul Realm, Treasure Light Rank. Indeed, it is unsolvable for loose cultivators and small sects, but for a renowned major sect like the Kunlun Taiqing Sect, a few Nascent Soul Elders could pin it down and kill it.
That’s why, although the Flying Asura has a craving for human brains, it never made a move against Jian Qingnan, probably out of fear of the power behind her sect.
But if that’s the case, why would it want her to send a message out? If a Nascent Soul Elder were to be attracted here, wouldn’t the Flying Asura be seeking its own death?
Xu Yinglian furrowed her brows tightly, her face ice-cold, as she stood shoulder to shoulder with her sword-bearing senior brother.
Qiu Changtian, on the other hand, wasn’t panicking at all because just now, Ah Jing had already tipped him off:
“This Flying Asura seems to have cultivated to a bottleneck period, and it’s just a little short of transforming into a drought demon.”
“So what?” Qiu Changtian asked in return.
“To transform into a demon, it must suffer from the heavenly condemnation,” the Kunlun Mirror replied. “Therefore, it is now suppressing its cultivation. If its aura leaks out, the heavenly tribulation would reduce everything within a hundred miles to flat ground.”
“It’s not actively suppressing its cultivation. Rather, this creature has been sealed,” added the Green Duckweed Sword. “The one who sealed it… it’s uncertain whether they did it to limit it or to help it.”
“Just as Yao Yao said, without this seal, its aura would have leaked out long ago. But the seal also suppresses its cultivation, preventing it from leaving this place. So it’s hard to guess the true intentions of the person who placed the seal.”
Qiu Changtian listened silently to the conversation between the sword and the mirror, becoming increasingly certain that the Flying Asura’s predicament was much worse than his own.
And just as he had guessed, the Flying Asura was indeed suffering from a severe headache at this moment.
An unfamiliar Human Race cultivator has intruded upon this place. To kill or not to kill?
To kill would be simple. But what if this cultivator disappeared here and the elders of his sect came looking?
If the elders of the sect were not so formidable, then the Flying Asura could easily eliminate them as well, thus getting rid of any future problems. That would be simple.
But if the sect elders were powerful figures, leaving Jian Qingnan alive would grant a chance to negotiate when the time comes. Killing her outright would leave no room for maneuver.
Therefore, it decided to keep an extra eye out and try to test Jian Qingnan’s background—after all, being sealed here, it had no possibility of fleeing.
Now that Jian Qingnan has brought Qiu Changtian, and given that Qiu Changtian is a junior under the tutelage of the Clarify Cult’s Chi Song Immortal, even having played chess with the Immortal, the Flying Asura was starting to feel the headache.
It can’t be certain whether Qiu Changtian carries something placed on him by the Chi Song Immortal; if it kills him and the Chi Song Immortal immediately senses it and comes looking, then the Flying Asura is done for.
To not kill, then to let go or not?
To let go means that if the other party goes back and informs the Chi Song Immortal, then the Immortal would come looking, and it’s the same dilemma—you’re done for!
To not let go means that if the Chi Song Immortal senses his junior’s disappearance and calculates his whereabouts, he’d still come looking, which again means—done for!
It turns out that from the beginning, it shouldn’t have harbored the thought of testing and allowed that girl to send out the message spell.
But that’s not right either. Even if it hadn’t allowed her to send out the spell, could the other party not have found this place anyway?
Ultimately, from the moment this Underground Palace ruin was revealed to the outside world, this place has been insecure!
The Flying Asura was feeling quite bald (although it had no hair), and the more it thought about it, the darker its face grew (even though it had a green face with fierce fangs).
Qiu Changtian, on the other hand, was quite at ease, for he was clear that the other party was powerless against him.
He had the backing of the Chi Song Immortal! And knowing that the other party was aware of Chi Song Immortal’s reputation, he was even less worried.
Only Xu Yinglian was extremely nervous, twisting her spell finger after finger, the Great Bright Fire circulating in her throat and nostrils, ready to fight to the death at any moment—yet seemingly without an opportunity to strike.
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Brother is indeed formidable, to remain so calm in the face of such a vile creature. I’m truly useless in comparison.
Such thoughts flashed through her mind and were swiftly suppressed by Xu Yinglian’s competitive spirit.
No! I cannot say that I’m useless!
Brother must be contemplating a strategy. I can’t give up on myself. I need to think of a good way to handle this!
While Xu Yinglian was thinking this, Qiu Changtian, whom she believed was “surely contemplating a strategy,” was actually having a leisurely chat with the Kunlun Mirror:
“Ah Jing, what do you think this Flying Asura will do?”
“I don’t know,” the Kunlun Mirror said at first, then after some thought added, “It will probably offer some kind of benefit to try and bind with you.”
“Why wouldn’t it be some method of controlling him?” the Green Duckweed Sword teased, trying to scare him, “As I understand it, creatures of its kind, at this level of undead, all possess many special corpse poisons that can make victims unable to live or die.”
“Because there is an Immortal being present,” explained the Kunlun Mirror. “If he is poisoned and the Immortal detects it upon his return, what then? In my opinion, the Flying Asura won’t attempt such a risky move.”
“After all, since it cannot eliminate you and needs something from you, it only makes sense to present an equivalent benefit to try and convince you to keep quiet voluntarily.”
Qiu Changtian was still not convinced. That Flying Asura was so ferocious and terrifying, could it really be so easy to deal with?
Just as he was about to scoff at the broken mirror, he saw the creature opposite suddenly drop its terrifying countenance and smile, saying:
“Little tots, I happen to have a stroke of fortune to share with you here.”
Qiu Changtian: ………
Xu Yinglian didn’t respond, just staring at it warily.
The Flying Asura wasn’t embarrassed, just taking out a dark little bottle and saying:
“Below this place, deep within the Earth Veins, where I’ve been buried for ten thousand years, is what’s called ‘Land of Absolute Yang’.”
“‘Absolute Yang’ means cut off from Yang Qi. Even an Immortal would be polluted if they went down there — very troublesome, indeed. Of course, for an extremely Yin and foul creature like me, naturally, I can come and go unharmed.”
“However, the Land of Absolute Yang isn’t completely devoid of Yang Qi; it’s just exceedingly rare. Under the pressure of an immense amount of Yin Qi, it is forced to gather together and barely resists.”
“The longer it resists, the more refined that trace of Acquired Yang Qi becomes, until it eventually turns into a Strange Object called ‘Yangxia Zhu Ming Elixir,’ which is precisely in this bottle.”
It tilted the bottle towards them, allowing Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian to see that there were indeed two yellowish elixirs inside.
“It seems you have not yet undergone Core Formation?” the Flying Asura said with a smile, “Consuming the Yangxia Zhu Ming Elixir and then placing it within the Purple Mansion, in the Qi Sea, will ensure that when you attempt Core Formation, it can forcibly heighten your Golden Core Grade Rank.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Yinglian’s eyes widened in astonishment, but her heart became even more vigilant.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world!
Qiu Changtian, however, remained composed, as he knew perfectly well that there was no way to “forcibly heighten a Golden Core’s Grade Rank.” At most, the effects of this Purple Mansion Secret Medicine equated to many years of Refining Mansion Cultivation.
Seeing that neither of them reacted, the Flying Asura took it as a sign they were not fooled and raised a finger, elaborating further:
“Equivalent to one hundred years of Refining Mansion Cultivation. With your mortal lifespans plus this extra hundred years of cultivation, isn’t that effectively the same as increasing your Golden Core Grade Rank?”
“Yangxia Zhu Ming Elixir, eh.” Inside the Sea of Consciousness, the Green Duckweed Sword mused, “It’s indeed an extremely rare item.”
“However, you should know, solitariness in Yin does not bring forth life, nor does solitariness in Yang ensure growth. This Elixir is a gathering of highly concentrated Acquired Yang Qi and must be taken with the Yinhui Yuanshen Water, or else there will be a risk of imbalance between Yin and Yang within the body, leading to the Purple Mansion potentially exploding.”
“However,” the Flying Asura said with a smile, its content nonetheless matching what the Green Duckweed Sword had said, “this must be taken with another substance called ‘Yinhui Yuanshen Water,’ otherwise, at best you may lose all your cultivation, at worst, you may die instantly.”
It threw the bottle to Qiu Changtian, who immediately reached out to catch it.
The Flying Asura continued:
“The Yinhui Yuanshen Water is in another location within the remnants of this Earth Vein. If you trust me enough, you can follow me to retrieve it.”