Transcending two realms to become an earth immortal

Chapter 38 Mysterious Yin Life-Giving Sword Gourd

Fang Chen reached out, and the dark blue blood-patterned gourd floated into his palm as if it had a spirit.

It felt warm to the touch, yet it exuded a chilling cold that pierced the soul, subtly echoing his magical power and blending seamlessly together.

"This item is still in its embryonic stage, not the [Mysterious Yin Slaughtering Life-Slaying Sword]. If it were a prototype magical artifact, it could perhaps be called the [Mysterious Yin Slaughtering Life-Nourishing Sword Gourd]!"

He nodded slightly, quite satisfied.

With the sword gourd complete, the next step is to imbue it with a restriction.

The restrictions on magical artifacts begin with the [Earthly Fiend Restrictions], and can be refined up to seventy-two layers, known as [Earthly Fiend Magical Artifacts]. When the seventy-two layers of Earthly Fiend Restrictions are combined, they can be transformed into [Heavenly Gang Restrictions], thus elevating the magical artifact to the [Heavenly Gang Magical Treasure]. If one can refine the Heavenly Gang Restrictions to the thirty-sixth layer of perfection and undergo countless tribulations, a Celestial Restriction can be created, achieving the [Celestial Spirit Dao Object], or simply Celestial Artifact!

Moreover, this restriction is not as simple as ordinary runes, spells, or formations, but more like a tribulation or opportunity on the path of cultivation.

Ancient methods of crafting magical artifacts require the use of top-grade spiritual substances such as snow lotus water from the Tianshan Mountains, thousand-year-old ginseng extract, and marrow from the earth's veins to imbue them with a trace of spirituality. These substances are then combined with the cultivator's magical power to form a layer of restriction, thereby elevating the essence of the artifact.

Those who seek even higher levels must find the "Earth's Spiritual Root" and the "Rare Treasures of the Immortal Abode," borrowing incense offerings from the mortal world and the thunderous energy of the Nine Heavens, and spending a hundred years of painstaking effort to forge and temper them, before they can obtain a magical treasure passed down for a thousand years.

However, the world is in decline, spiritual energy has faded, and evil spirits are rampant. The old methods are no longer acceptable, so cultivators can only seek out evil spirits and filth, and even refine the souls of demons, cultivators and other living beings into their artifacts to increase their power.

While this method can achieve results quickly, it also greatly increases the ferocity of magical artifacts. If one is not careful, one may immediately suffer a backlash from them.

Fang Chen was considering this point, so he did not refine the body completely, but only formed an embryo. He further used the Five Elements Refining Method, fusing his own essence, blood, magic power, and soul essence as the foundation, leaving an indelible mark.

If one's cultivation progresses further in the future, this artifact can be refined into an avatar of another self.

Therefore, as long as the level of the sword gourd does not exceed his major realm, there is no risk of backlash!

Moreover, this gourd can grow and transform as his cultivation progresses, and it can also absorb killing intent and evil worldly turbidity to temper itself, continuously improving its quality. In the future, it can bear more restrictions, and one day, sooner or later, it will truly become the [Mysterious Yin Slaughtering Soul-Slaying Sword]!

"Although I am at the realm of [Condensing True Seals], due to the profound mystery of the Earth Immortal path, my cultivation is close to that of the Yin God True Person of the Ghost Immortal path. As long as this gourd has not absorbed the blood and evil spirits of ten thousand people, the turbid and impure Qi source, the corpses of great beings... and has not given rise to the profound Yin of Yang turning into Yin and Qian Yuan reversing, and has not conceived the true meaning of Taiyin death and stillness, then there will be no problem."

With this in mind, Fang Chen made up his mind, gently stroked the gourd, felt the nascent fierce spirit within it, and comprehended its power.

This gourd is specifically designed to sever the soul, the body, and the life force. In such a pure and spiritual world, even a Yin spirit or a true immortal would likely be annihilated by this attack. Even a highly skilled person who travels during the day would be in danger of perishing if they were unprepared.

Even in this turbid world, where all living beings have greatly increased their resistance to Yin energy, a single blow from it will still severely damage their vitality and diminish their spiritual cultivation.

Furthermore, the growth of this magical artifact does not depend on external objects; it is entirely dependent on oneself.

If Fang Chen can one day comprehend the profound Yin filth and use it to understand the deathly stillness of Taiyin, comprehend the mysteries of the netherworld, comprehend the changes of life and death, and understand the transformation of Yin and Yang, and transform it into the [Taiyin Annihilation and God-Slaying Sword], even the Yang God who has transformed from Yin to Yang and is comparable to the supreme Yang God in the mortal world will probably have to beheaded.

If one could go a step further, transforming the deathly stillness of the moon into the calamity of the end times, and with a single sword strike, triggering the five signs of decay in the celestial beings, causing the immortal and divine bodies to become defiled, triggering the death calamity recorded in the Big Dipper, touching the path of the celestial beings' final tribulation, and forging the [Celestial Being's Final Tribulation Sword], even a primordial spirit true immortal, or even a profound lord who has touched the Great Dao, would probably have to temporarily avoid its edge!

With his killing move ready, Fang Chen began to consider other methods:

"The [Primordial Profound Yellow Qi Great Capture] technique cannot yet be fully deduced, but the Primordial Aura Qi Great Capture technique evolved with the power of [Chariot and Horse Mushroom] is already sufficient. Moreover, the Earth Seal condensed by [Nether Soil] can borrow the power of the Yin Qi of the Earth. As for the [Taiyi Misty Clouds Kunyu Escape Technique], it can barely display three-tenths of its power... It's just unknown whether such methods can cope with the hordes of demons that the Righteous Yang Path is about to descend upon..."

He pondered for a moment, then pointed his fingers like a knife and made a sweeping motion in the air. The pieces of tanned human skin instantly split into several pieces.

He then used his finger as a brush, dipped it in the blood and sand of the vengeful ghost, and activated the Heavenly Seal within his body, imprinting twisted talismanic phantoms in the void, causing a sudden gust of cold wind to rise in the secret room, accompanied by the faint wailing of ghosts.

This world is corrupt, and ordinary talisman paper and cinnabar are insufficient to bear the evil spirits and filth. They must be made from the back skin of a person who died a violent and resentful death using a secret method, in order to be able to bear the power of the incantation.

Fang Chen didn't take the slight resentment seriously. In just a moment, a talisman appeared in his palm... a curse talisman!

In a life-or-death struggle, one should use every means at their disposal. Fang Chen did not mind using this kind of talisman to cast a curse on his opponent!

"In such a wicked world, blessing talismans are probably useless; let's see how effective this curse talisman is..."

With a slight thought, he ignited the talisman.

The talisman ignited, but the flames turned ashen and emitted a foul stench. The flickering flames vaguely outlined distorted and eerie shadows, and the light in the room inexplicably dimmed.

"Hmm? This talisman is weak, how could it connect with the energy of heaven and earth?... Not good!"

As if reciting something, Fang Chen's expression changed drastically. Without hesitation, he raised the Profound Yin Life-Slaying Sword Gourd, channeled his full power, and slashed fiercely at the burning talisman phantom—

Just as the sword light struck, the scene in the secret chamber changed abruptly.

The surrounding light was completely dim, as if we were in an endless wilderness.

The stone wall above had somehow transformed into a dim starry sky, with only a few stars arranged in a specific way—the Big Dipper!

In an instant, the brilliance of the seven stars vanished one after another, and endless darkness, from nowhere, obscured the starry sky. From the depths of the universe, at the edge of the void, an indescribable, colossal shadow seemed to descend—

But at that very moment, a deathly still, chillingly dark sword light burst forth from the gourd's mouth, slashing into the void!

As the sword light flashed, the burning talisman in mid-air and the strange connection were completely extinguished. The illusion before his eyes receded like a tide, leaving Fang Chen alone in the secret room, covered in cold sweat and slightly panting.

"Even a few basic-stage fortune talismans can trigger the final calamity of this world... The influence of this world's decline and the five turbidities has deeply penetrated the Great Dao, no, even the Great Dao itself has been corrupted..."

Fang Chen was still shaken and quickly sealed away everything he had seen, felt, and remembered in the deepest part of his mind, daring not to think about it again.

The only clear thought remains: in this evil world, one must never easily use magic directly related to fortune, destiny, or curses, or one will surely meet with misfortune.

A mere talisman had such an effect. Recalling the scene just now might summon the arrival of some unspeakable demon from the shadows!

"In this world, one must be cautious and lest one court death..."

Fang Chen calmed himself down and, without lingering, put the dark blue blood-patterned sword gourd into his sleeve, straightened his Taoist robe, pushed open the stone door, and stepped out.

Having mastered both Taoist and magical arts, the next step is to confront the swarming demons!