txolops Chapter 86 Blood God's Guide and Spoils of War
Chapter 86 Blood God's Guide and Spoils of War
He witnessed the blood-red token in his hand crack open.
The expression in the blood-robed, sinister young man's eyes turned grave: "Kun'er's life tablet actually cracked. Who killed him? Could it be that something went wrong in the Immortal City?"
Ignoring the bloodshed in the palace, he took out another life tablet from his storage bag, only to find that it was still intact.
"Miaorou is fine, only Kun'er is in trouble." The solemn expression on the strange young man's face did not dissipate; instead, his eyes became filled with murderous intent.
"Did this wretched maid betray me? Or...?"
He knew how strong Yan Kun, who cultivated both body and magic, was, and he also possessed many treasures bestowed upon him. At least among those in the Foundation Establishment stage, few could stop him.
Now that Yan Kun is dead, it's highly likely that the Core Formation cultivators from the Immortal City were behind it.
But given Yan Kun's ability to conceal his tracks, coupled with his own cunning, it should have been impossible for him to run into a Core Formation Realm expert.
The sinister-looking youth sneered, "Hmph! Kun'er carries the 'Blood God's Guide' set up by our sect. As long as I go to the Immortal City, I'll find out who killed Kun'er!"
The Blood God Guide is a unique secret technique created by a Nascent Soul patriarch of the Blood Shadow Sect, and only core disciples are qualified to have it implanted.
Once the person who planted the Blood God's Guidance is killed by someone else, the Blood God's Guidance will directly attach itself to the killer's soul and cannot be removed at all.
For the Blood Shadow Cult cultivators, the Blood God's Guidance was as conspicuous as a torch in the darkness.
The wicked young man was certain that once he reached the Immortal City, he could easily find the person who killed Yan Kun!
Just then, the battle below the palace came to an end. Amidst the mountain of corpses, only a strong young man remained alive; all his opponents had fallen.
He stood amidst the pile of corpses, surveying his surroundings with a look of bewilderment in his eyes.
"Oh? It's over?" The sinister young man suddenly snapped his fingers.
The snap of his fingers sounded like a bell to the strong young man, pulling him directly out of his reverie of carnage.
next moment--
"No!"
Painful screams echoed from within the palace.
……
"This technique is quite suitable for me." After examining the first tribulation technique of the Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture transmitted by the blood-red armor plate, Li Ping couldn't help but smile.
It possesses strong combat skills, strong defense, can warn of danger, and also has the ability to disguise itself and change its form.
Especially the final disguise, which can be said to be an essential skill for those who follow the path of survival.
However, the Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture is a dual cultivation method of both Dharma and body. Moreover, one must break through in Qi cultivation before seeing the next tribulation's cultivation method and making simultaneous progress in body refinement.
Therefore, if he does not simultaneously refine his Qi and only focuses on body refinement, he can only cultivate to the level equivalent to the late stage of Qi refinement at most. His physical body is comparable to a first-grade high-quality magic weapon, and his strength surpasses that of most first-grade late-stage demon beasts. He can be compared with a first-grade late-stage true spirit bloodline!
But that was enough for Li Ping, because the first tribulation's "Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture" was enough to allow him to change his appearance and form at will.
He doesn't have that much time to continue practicing the later techniques.
Now, his most important task is to break through to the Core Formation stage.
After he forms his core, he might switch to cultivating this top-tier technique that excels in combat.
……
He didn't rush to check the specific contents of the "Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture," nor did he rush to cultivate it.
After storing the blood-red armor pieces in his storage bag, Li Ping sat amidst the ashes and examined the two storage bags he had tricked from the demonic cultivator.
Li Ping opened the first storage bag and glanced at its contents; his expression instantly turned grim.
Inside the storage bag were two refined corpses.
Moreover, judging from their faces, Li Ping recognized both of the corpses; they were Liu Yuan and Feng Qufeng, two disciples of the demonic cultivator.
He guessed that the demonic cultivator might be abandoning this identity and leaving the immortal city, so he had silenced any disciples who might reveal his identity before leaving.
Thinking back to how he had previously lamented the different attitudes of the demonic cultivators towards Liu Yuan and Feng Qufeng, and how Feng Qufeng had even complained about his master's favoritism towards his junior brother.
Looking back now, it's really laughable.
The demonic cultivators never treated them as disciples; they were merely tools to conceal their identities and create a persona.
"Young friend Feng, now you know that your master didn't favor your junior brother more, but treated you both equally. After you were refined into corpses, you put them in the same storage bag. You can rest in peace now." Li Ping shook his head and burned both corpses to ashes.
The three pools of ashes were mixed together, and Li Ping planned to take them outside the city and throw them away, which would be considered as burying the three of them together.
After dealing with the refined corpse in the bag, Li Ping put the storage bag aside and picked up another storage bag.
He glanced at the contents of the storage bag and couldn't help but smile.
"A huge explosion! A huge explosion!"
Lift the bag by the bottom and turn it upside down.
"Splash~"
The items poured out of the storage bag immediately piled up into a small mountain.
First, there were spirit stones. Among the small mountain of low-grade spirit stones, there were also quite a few mid-grade spirit stones, which together were worth over ten thousand.
Clearly, his status as a second-tier high-grade alchemist has allowed this demonic cultivator to amass a considerable fortune, and among these spirit stones may be the spirit stones that Li Ping used to pay for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Now it's been returned to its rightful owner.
Recalling the scene of the demonic cultivator's remnant soul hiding in the blood-red armor, Li Ping carefully examined each spirit stone with his divine sense, which was comparable to that of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, to prevent the demonic cultivator from setting up any tricks within them.
Fortunately, no problems were found after the inspection, so he put all the spirit stones into his storage bag.
The spirit stones alone had already made up for his losses in this battle, and Li Ping was even more excited about the rest of the spoils.
Sure enough, the subsequent inventory revealed a series of pleasant surprises, including the following items.
A third-tier alchemist's inheritance.
One second-tier top-grade alchemy furnace.
A thousand-year-old medicinal herb.
Several century-old medicinal herbs.
Dozens of bottles of various kinds of pills.
Several second-tier superior magical artifacts.
And many other miscellaneous items.
……
What surprised Li Ping the most was naturally the third-tier alchemist inheritance. He had originally hoped to get a second-tier high-grade alchemist inheritance from the other party and would be satisfied, but he never expected to get it in one step.
He can directly become a third-tier alchemist!
Moreover, with this third-tier alchemist inheritance, he could keep the second-tier top-grade alchemy furnace.
Magical artifacts generally only have three grades: lower, middle, and upper. Top-grade magical artifacts are very rare.
Second-tier top-grade refers to the materials used in crafting, which theoretically could be used to forge magical artifacts. However, due to the craftsman's lack of skill, the desired quality was not achieved, resulting in a magical artifact whose quality is stuck between second-tier high-grade and a true magical artifact.
The second-tier top-grade pill furnace in his hand was mixed with some black iron during the refining process, which greatly improved the quality of the furnace and made it far more valuable than ordinary second-tier magic weapons.
If he had no other choice, Li Ping would not have wanted to use the alchemy furnace as nourishment.
After carefully examining the inheritance jade slip and the alchemy furnace, it was confirmed that there were no problems.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Ping simply put away the inheritance jade slip, but temporarily set the alchemy furnace aside.
He was truly terrified by the demonic cultivator's possession attempt just now.
The alchemy furnace has a complex structure, unlike spirit stones and jade slips which are easy to understand at a glance.
The demonic cultivator was so cunning that he was worried he might miss something if he only checked once, so he planned to check it in more detail later.
Next up is a thousand-year-old spiritual herb, another priceless treasure. Spiritual herbs of this age are generally only used by Core Formation cultivators.
Elixirs aren't that complicated. Li Ping himself is an alchemist, so he's very familiar with elixirs.
After inspecting all the medicinal herbs and finding no problems, he was satisfied and put more than a dozen medicinal herbs, including the thousand-year-old one, into his storage bag.
Li Ping examined the dozens of bottles of pills and found they were all common types used to enhance cultivation and heal injuries, and their value was not low.
However, pills are the easiest things to tamper with, and they are very difficult to detect, so he wasn't sure and put them aside.
Several second-tier high-grade magic artifacts were clearly the property of demonic cultivators. Li Ping planned to sell them after they were inspected and found to be in good condition; he did not intend to use them himself.
Next came the miscellaneous items. After tidying them up one by one, Li Ping looked at the two piles of items in front of him and fell into thought.
These are all the items in that demonic cultivator's storage bag, except for spirit stones and spirit medicines.
One of the items was a pill furnace, several high-grade magic artifacts used by demonic cultivators, and a dark-colored cloak.
The other pile mainly contained pills, a bunch of bottles and jars, various miscellaneous items, and a celestial mirror, among other things.
After examining the alchemy furnace and magical artifacts, he concluded that there should be no trace of demonic cultivation methods among them. However, since demonic cultivation methods are unpredictable, he was not entirely certain.
As for the other pile, containing pills and miscellaneous items, he only did a cursory inspection and found several markings left by demonic cultivators.
The Heavenly Mirror is protected by a secret barrier, making it unusable by anyone other than its owner.
So he was too lazy to check the pile of items anymore and planned to just throw them away to avoid being come after by the demonic cultivators' accomplices.
"Oh, and storage bags too!"
Li Ping then took the two storage bags from the demonic cultivator and breathed a sigh of relief after carefully inspecting them and finding no problems.
Next, he used the demonic cultivator's two storage bags to collect the two piles of items.
After thinking for a moment, he took out a storage bag and used magic to collect all the ashes in the cave, making the entire cave much cleaner.
It was still empty and looked quite monotonous.
A crack appeared in the cave's magic array, and Li Ping flew out, heading directly towards the demonic cultivator's cave. As he flew, he was also playing with a jade token in his hand, which was the token for controlling the entry and exit of the opponent's cave's magic array.
He wanted to see if the demonic cultivator had left anything in the cave that could be detrimental to him.
If so, he would also eliminate any potential future problems.
……
Using the access token to enter the demonic cultivator's cave, Li Ping instantly unleashed his divine sense, carefully searching inside and out.
A moment later, the search was completed.
Li Ping held a jade slip in his hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.
This was the only thing he found left behind by the other party in the demonic cultivator's cave.
He immersed his consciousness in it and began to read it carefully.
……
A moment later, Li Ping put down the jade slip, a look of shock appearing on his face.
To his surprise, the jade slip contained a detailed record of the transaction between Hu Feng, the alchemy master disguised as a demonic cultivator, and a cultivator surnamed Ye from the Immortal City.