txolops Chapter 36 Using Evil Materials to Refine Dao Weapons
Chapter 36 Using Evil Materials to Refine Dao Weapons
Zhengyang Road.
Inside the sealed room, the air was thick and stagnant, and the smell of decay was overwhelming.
In the center, a dark red, viscous mass, barely human-shaped, was coiled and slowly wriggling.
A moment later, a crack appeared on the surface of the object, and a pair of clear eyes suddenly opened.
Fang Chen rose from the filthy cocoon, his body covered in dark red blood clots that fell to the ground and turned into a foul-smelling, sticky liquid. Countless tiny, twisted, and grotesque insect corpses floated inside, making one want to vomit.
He flicked his finger, and steam rose up, cleansing his body, before he put on his Taoist robe.
"The ordeal of the 'Nine Insects Devouring the Essence' has finally passed."
Fang Chen's thoughts turned slightly heavy.
This calamity was far more dangerous than expected. Even though his current cultivation level was comparable to that of a Ghost Immortal Mage, and his three souls and seven spirits were condensed, he almost failed to suppress the nine worms that were raging within his body.
If an ordinary cultivator with seven souls does not have inherited magical artifacts or the protection of a master, he or she would likely suffer a collapse of his foundation and become a turbid corpse in the face of such internal demonic backlash.
"However, that's not entirely true..." Fang Chen suddenly thought of some cultivators in Dao City, whose inhumanity was extremely strong. Their bodies were deformed and their souls were chaotic, like flesh and blood monsters with intelligence.
Whether it is a cultivator who has successfully transcended tribulation, or a demonic creature born from the wisdom of a cultivator... it's hard to say.
"Enough, this matter is not worth worrying about. Now that the internal calamity has passed, we should deal with the man-made disaster!"
Fang Chen's gaze turned cold as he pushed open the stone door to the secret chamber.
Outside the gate, a young boy had been waiting for many days. When he saw him emerge from the pass, he couldn't help but greet him.
Although his face was ashen and his eyes bloodshot, he still spoke excitedly:
"Senior Brother Fang! You've finally emerged from seclusion!"
Seeing his haggard face, Fang Chen remained silent for a moment before asking:
"How long will I be in seclusion?"
"More than half a month."
Half a month?
A strange feeling crossed Fang Chen's mind. There was a slight difference in time between the two realms, but he had no time to delve into it.
"Has anything happened within the gates during this time?"
The boy's excitement faded, replaced by grief and indignation:
"Senior brother, after you went into seclusion, the Soul-Seizing Sect, the Animal-Making Sect, the Yin Bone Workshop... joined forces to launch an attack!"
"A village outside the city was massacred, and hundreds of people were robbed of their flesh and blood, leaving only human skin scattered on the ground; a shop in the city was attacked, and the bones of many outer sect disciples were extracted to refine their magic; yesterday, two outer sect elders were also ambushed by the Soul-Seizing Sect, and their souls were extracted to refine soul pills..."
His voice trembled:
"The sect suffered heavy losses. Left with no other choice, Senior Brother Mingjun activated the [Ancestral Spirits] and the [Underworld Soldiers] three days ago..."
Fang Chen's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
Unleash the hidden power of the underworld?
In this world where Yin and Yang are out of balance and the five turbidities pervade, those spirits protected by incense and arrays will be constantly eroded by the evil and demonic energy of the outside world once they leave home to fight. Not only will their magical power be worn down, but their intelligence will also be gradually erased until they become nothing more than killing demons. This is tantamount to depleting the last reserves of the Taoist lineage, and it is clear that they have reached a critical moment of life and death!
"Have the elders of our sect returned?" Fang Chen asked in a deep voice.
"No." The young Taoist shook his head, his despair deepening.
For some reason, Fang Chen suddenly fell silent, a chill creeping into his heart.
The elders, senior brothers and sisters in the sect always believed that by enduring and yielding, and by prolonging their lives, they could gain a chance to survive. They were afraid that resistance would attract a horde of demons and bring about their annihilation.
But look at the present, it has not yet truly resisted, but has only shown signs of weakness. In addition, the top combat power in the sect has been away for a long time, so the demons from all sides are already eager to pounce and tear it apart.
To merely cling to life, to serve the devil with the land, is it truly possible to... survive by sheer luck?
He suppressed his turbulent thoughts; now was not the time for deep contemplation.
Although he had broken through his cultivation level, with the profoundness of the Earth Immortal Daoist methods, even though he had just achieved the True Seal, he was already virtually unmatched in the Ghost Immortal Daoist Foundation realm.
However, if one were to directly confront a true person whose spirit has left their body, one would ultimately be powerless to resist.
Moreover, the demons of this world are unpredictable and treacherous. If one underestimates them, one's life or death may be extinguished in an instant.
Fang Chen already had a plan in mind: to forge a... Great Ferocious Flying Sword!
"I am aware of this matter," Fang Chen said calmly. "Now, take my token and summon the Yin soldiers to the secret vault to retrieve a few items."
He dictated what he needed, and the young Taoist priest wrote it down.
Soon after, four menacing ghost soldiers appeared silently, carrying several jade boxes, a black cloth bundle, and five earthenware jars.
Fang Chen waved his hand, and several objects flew into the room. With a flick of his sleeve, the stone door slammed shut.
His expression was solemn, and without hesitation, he opened them one by one.
Inside the jade box lay a section of the spine of a vengeful infant, its color a deep gray-black and its chilling coldness palpable, its deathly aura and resentment solidified into a tangible form.
This was obtained by a heretical cultivator in the past. He used a secret method to make people swallow the essence of metal and iron, then tortured them, and killed them at the critical moment. He sealed the two corpses in a black coffin and buried them in an extremely yin place. It was formed by absorbing the corpse energy and ghostly resentment of a hundred years and the yin and death energy of the land. It is the extremely vicious and ferocious [Mother and Child Resentful Infant Sword] embryo!
One box contained a dark red, viscous "Yin Sha Zhu Sha," which was secretly refined from the filthy blood of a violently deceased, red-clothed ghost, mixed with several other filthy substances, and had a pungent, fishy odor.
The last box contained several pieces of finely tanned leather. Judging from the remaining marks of living souls on them, they were made from the skin of people who died violently with resentment, through evil magic, and were sufficient to bear the talisman.
This world is corrupt, and ordinary talisman paper and cinnabar cannot withstand the yin and filth. Only the skin of a person who died a violent death and the filthy blood of a vengeful ghost, bearing the backlash of their resentment, can be used to refine talismans!
After inspecting the three items, Fang Chen sealed them and placed them aside. He then picked up the black cloth package.
It automatically opened up, revealing a gourd about seven inches tall, with a bluish-green body and subtle natural cloud patterns.
This item is a century-old spirit gourd that an elder obtained by chance from the [Old World's Light and Shadow] many years ago.
Its nature is neutral and peaceful, and it naturally possesses the ability to suppress and guide evil spirits and impurities. When used as a vessel, it can harmonize all kinds of turbidity and evil, and transform ferocity into its own use, making it an excellent vessel for refining protective ritual implements.
Then, he displayed five black earthenware jars in front of him.
A jar of "Dust of the Turbid World" is taken from the dust between Yin and Yang, and its color is like dim yellow smoke. It is an evil that represents the disorder and decay of Yin and Yang.
One jar contains the [Nine Insect Corpse Molt], which is the corpse of nine insects forced out by the tribulation of the physical body. It is pitch black and viscous, and is a poison of the flesh.
A jar of "Cold Water from the Yin Well" is collected from an ancient well where the souls of the drowned are found. Touching it reveals its icy poisonous flesh and is the turbidity of the underworld.
A jar of "grave mound evil soil," dug from the center of a mass grave, is dark red with black tinges, and has a pungent, putrid smell, the result of a century of being steeped in the evil stench of corpses.
One jar of "Plague Qi" is extracted from the pus and filth of patients with black sores and plague. Its decaying energy corrodes life force, making it a plague caused by demonic infection.
These five items are things that even low-level cultivators in the end times can try to collect, as they correspond to the five turbidities of heaven and earth: evil, poisonous miasma, yin turbidity, evil spirits, and plague!
Fang Chen glanced at them, his expression unchanged.
In this corrupt and decadent world, the old methods of forging artifacts by harnessing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon are no longer feasible. Even if one manages to forge an artifact by chance, it is easily corroded and worn away by the demonic and turbid energy permeating the world, losing much of its spiritual essence.
Therefore, what are called magical artifacts and treasures in this world should be called... extremely ominous objects, rather than spiritual artifacts!
Moreover, such ominous creatures are not only terrifying in their ferocity, but their backlash is also extremely severe.
If the forger is not careful, their mind may be corrupted by the ferocity of the sword, turning them into a slave. Even worse, at the moment of completion, the sword may turn against them, sacrificing the forger with its own blood!
"Therefore, I wish to forge a weapon of destruction for this world, one that will not be devoured by it..." Fang Chen's eyes flickered slightly as his thoughts raced, "The only way is to refine the five turbidities with the five elements, to use the purity of spiritual beings to bear the turbidity of this evil world, and to use the yang of the human body to suppress the yin of heaven and earth..."
"Only by following the principles of the interaction between Yin and Yang in the universe and the mutual generation and restraint of the Five Elements can one master the turbidity of this evil world and forge a sharp edge to serve one's own purposes!"