Vampire Cultivation Notes

Chapter 173 The Eastern Royal Family

In order to guard against the possible emergence of remnant souls.

Li Jieqing simply raised his hand and summoned the array plate of the Cave Forest Sea Life-Giving Array, drawing out the restrictive power that was trapping the furnace and fixing it in place.

The charcoal burned piece by piece, and time passed little by little.

The skeleton was not burned away, but the fire ignited it, breaking its original unified cultivation posture.

At the lower abdomen of the skeleton, a rib suddenly flashed with a faint light.

At the same time, the original five-heart-facing posture of the black skeleton dissipated, and the scattered skeleton lay horizontally in the furnace, being roasted in the fire.

"To have refined your bones to this extent, among all the cultivators I've ever seen, you are undoubtedly the strongest in body tempering..."

After considering for a moment, Li Jieqing turned on the stove, told the paper figure to reach out and take the skeleton out of the fire.

To guard against that corrupting power, he still didn't use his divine sense to scan, nor did he personally take action. He simply remotely controlled the paper figure to step forward and place its hand on the glowing ribs of the skeleton.

This spark of inspiration was hidden deep within, and it was only after days of forging with spiritual fire that it was brought to light.

However, once it appears, the things under the aura are very easy to sort out.

The paper figure reached out and covered the spiritual light, then raised its palm and pulled away. A seven-colored jade disc and a message were simultaneously pulled out from the rib.

Apart from that, there was nothing else unusual about the skeleton, and the aura around the ribs had completely disappeared.

Clearly, the skeleton had used some means to hide the jade pendant inside its bones before it died.

"Jade from Mount Jing?"

Li Jieqing saw that the jade disc held in the paper figure's hand was completely translucent, with seven colors naturally arising inside, and recognized it as a top-grade spiritual jade from Jing Mountain.

Ordinary precious jade can be used to refine medicinal pills and nourish their properties. As for spiritual jade, it is even more of a top choice for storing and nourishing one's energy. Jing Mountain jade is also a fine variety of spiritual jade, and there is not a single piece among the treasures of Master Baocheng.

Such a large piece of Jing Mountain jade being made into a jade disc is truly a luxury item among Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Not being refined into a storage artifact? What a waste!"

Li Jieqing scanned the jade disc with his divine sense, then ordered the paper figure to move it aside. He then used the power of the cave's array to suppress the paper figure along with the jade disc.

The best course of action remains to play it safe.

Jade can nourish not only the elixir but also the person. He wouldn't be surprised at all if such a spiritual jade from Jing Mountain contained a remnant soul that had never perished.

Having secured the jade disc, Li Jieqing reached out and grabbed the telepathic message hidden within the skeleton's ribs. He extinguished the spiritual light and scattered it over the furnace.

This is the Ruyi Sect's method of transmitting and receiving sound, which all the disciples of the Seven Immortals Sect know, and Li Jieqing also learned it by chance.

In an instant, a deep, mellow male voice rang out above the stove.

"I am Shan Daliang, the National Preceptor of the Eastern Lands. I do not know what will happen afterward, but I will do my best to say this for posterity..."

Unsurprisingly, these were the words spoken by the owner of the skeleton before his death, which were then sealed within his body along with the jade disc.

After listening to the self-narration, Li Jieqing dispelled the sound transmission technique, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

According to what was transmitted:

About 150 years ago, in the West, there was a demon king named Xu Fuyi who devoured people without restraint and abducted creatures from the East to eat. Instead of cultivating the Complete Perfection, he focused on cultivating the demon body and refined a three-thousand-year-old demon core, which was about to break through.

This Dan Daliang came from the Eastern Land he mentioned. He was worried that if Xu Fuyi successfully broke through to the third level, the Eastern Land would be completely destroyed, and the demonic forces would rise while the Taoist forces declined. So he led a group of experts to search for the demonic land, preparing to launch a surprise attack and behead Xu Fuyi.

During the process, many people were lost, and in the end, only Shan Daliang found Xu Fuyi, who had come to this Black Mountain to undergo tribulation. In a desperate struggle, he dragged Xu Fuyi down with him during the tribulation and perished together, burying himself 100,000 feet underground.

Before his death, Shan Daliang was swallowed by Xu Fuyi, which prevented his body from being refined. At the same time, he sealed the National Preceptor's token on his body and left it to his descendants.

In the telepathic message, Shan Daliang said that this place was not far from the Eastern Lands. If any descendants discovered this underground place and were willing to help collect the remains and return the token to the royal family, he and the royal family would be extremely grateful.

That's all the information conveyed.

Shan Daliang's other belongings were destroyed, and at this moment they are probably part of the black mud pit. Only the so-called national teacher's token, which he had carefully sealed, remained in his body and saw the light of day again on this day.

"Demon Emperor? Eastern Land?"

Li Jieqing pondered the telepathic message and gradually came to understand its meaning.

Within this Blood Heart Cave, there seems to be a set of established rules.

Outside, only third-tier demonic beasts are called demon kings, but the former black mud pool beneath Black Mountain dared to call itself a demon emperor?

Moreover, the Eastern Lands actually have a national advisor and a royal family?

"The path of cultivation is a dog-eat-dog world, where emperors and generals are nothing but trifles... Could it be that some Golden Core True Monarch from the Blood Heart Sect hasn't died and is enjoying the life of an emperor from a thousand-year-old dynasty here?"

Li Jieqing thought about it for a moment, then shook his head and rejected the guess.

If a Golden Core True Monarch were present, how could he tolerate a monstrous creature like the Fuyi? He would probably kill it with a single slap.

Furthermore, it's not very reasonable for a Golden Core True Monarch to suddenly appear in Blood Heart Cave, which was previously a training ground for Blood Heart Sect disciples.

"It's no use to ponder it in secret. You can only see a part of the whole picture from a small part. It's better to go and see what the cultivation world in this secluded place is like."

Li Jieqing began to have some thoughts about going to the East to investigate.

It's not advisable to work in isolation. He learned his Foundation Establishment cultivation by taking the materials from Fairy Shecai and True Man Baocheng and figuring them out on his own. Although he had been working in seclusion all the way and had actually mastered his first supernatural power, he still faced many difficulties in his daily life.

Even if I don't go to the Eastern Lands to find a master, it would be good to at least exchange ideas with some fellow cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage.

There are still supplies to replenish, and the whereabouts of Fairy Shecai, Baowu, and Baozhang, who also landed here, need to be ascertained.

Even how long one can stay in this Blood Heart Cave depends on the intelligence gathered by the natives.

"When I go to the Eastern Lands to show myself in public, I'd better be careful this time. I should use an identity that is not easily noticed, so that She Cai and the others won't be looking for me either."

After pondering for a moment, Li Jieqing first moved Shan Daliang's pitch-black skeleton aside, then released the magic array, took the jade disc of the Imperial Preceptor from the paper figure's hand, and carefully examined it this time.

The black skeleton was nearly three hundred years old and had died one hundred and fifty years ago, so its remnant soul could not have lived to this point.

After confirming that the jade disc was indeed clean, Li Jieqing returned it to the skeleton, resumed the posture of sitting cross-legged in meditation, placed the jade disc in its abdomen, and then with a wave of his hand, stored it in the treasure pearl space.

After doing all this, Li Jieqing turned and went outside to arrange matters in the cave.

Although I've decided to go out, there's no need to rush. I've been in Black Mountain for over ten years, so it's fine to go a few more years later. I need to see how the Black Mud Pool nurtures the evil spirits before I can set aside time to manage my cave dwelling and belongings. I'll take what I should take and leave what I should leave behind.

Li Jieqing had no intention of giving up this stable territory, as it was a vital rear area.

He only planned to take a trip to the East. If he got into any trouble, he would immediately retreat and stay in the cave for ten or eight years before coming out again. It was a sure thing.

……

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During the day.

Two demonic beasts were fighting in the water, fighting their way up the river to the shore.

One was a second-tier great demon, a small azure dragon, thirty-six zhang long. It was transformed from a first-tier azure carp demon group, with a dragon's head and a fish's body. Its body was winding and it could drive clouds and rain with its roars, summoning three hundred miles of dark clouds.

On the other side was a black tortoise, its shell as flat as a plateau, gleaming with an eerie light. Its mouth was full of sharp fangs, which bit and tore at the little green dragon's tail. The two fought fiercely for control of the water.

Although the little green dragon has the word "dragon" in its name and looks like a dragon from a distance, it is ultimately no match for the black tortoise.

The thirty-six-foot-tall body had been wrapped around for a long time, but it couldn't find a way to bite into the turtle's back.

The air rises with tides, and the mountains surge with waves.

The eldest brother, Bo Juan, led two aquatic monsters, constantly shifting the battlefield, smashing rocks and vegetation, and fighting along the way.

After fighting for half a day, the little green dragon's tail was finally bitten off by the black tortoise, and scales and blood splattered and fell into the Black Mountain.

The little green dragon let out a painful howl, broke free, and fled back to the great river.

The black tortoise moved a little slower, but it was reluctant to leave and followed behind, going into the water to chase after it.

Although the two great demons had left, the dark clouds did not immediately dissipate, and the torrential rain continued to fall.

At the summit of Black Mountain, a group of bats, unable to contain themselves in the rain, flew out in droves, disregarding the terrifying aura of the great demon, searching for and devouring the little green dragon's blood and scales in the mountains.

As they passed a spot at the foot of the mountain, without a sound, a yellow worm emerged from the soil, grabbed a bat-like monster, and dragged it underground.

Despite the torrential rain, the other bat-like monsters remained oblivious, continuing their tireless search for the little green dragon's blood.

In recent years, the number of bats on the mountaintop has been mysteriously decreasing. As a result, the various demon groups have fought each other several times. They have gotten used to it, and now even if they find that one of their kind is missing, none of the bats will care. They are only busy with the important task of finding the blood of the great demon.

Unfortunately, the torrential rain seemed to have washed away the blood of the great demon, and very few bat demons managed to catch anything.

The bat-like monster, having gained nothing, howled as it flew overhead to snatch items from the other bats that had managed to find something.

Through the rain curtain, more than a dozen paper figures quietly emerged from the foot of the mountain, their bodies untouched by raindrops, each holding a handful of the blood of the Azure Scale Demon. They returned to a spot at the foot of the mountain and disappeared.

"It's rare for me to go out, and a great demon comes to deliver a gift. What an auspicious day!"

Standing in front of the cave entrance, Li Jieqing nodded in satisfaction at the harvest brought by the paper figure.

Outside, the wind and rain raged, but he sat comfortably in his cave, even managing to snag some bargains, so he was naturally satisfied.

Moreover, when the two great demons were fighting, they passed by Black Mountain and failed to discover this cave in the mountain, which shows that the place he chose was indeed very well hidden.

He put away the green scales and then picked up a jade bottle to collect the blood of the great demon.

Li Jieqing then turned to look at the yellow worm beside him, which had a bat in its mouth.

"You're sitting well. After I leave, you'll stay here and guard the place. Remember to catch bats every day and feed them underground. Do it discreetly, and take turns. Don't just focus on catching one group of monsters. If they're really hard to catch, you can feed them the next day."

Li Jieqing gave some instructions, and Huang Chong'er nodded repeatedly. He then entered the cave and led the bats to feed the black mud pool underground.

The Yellow Worm is a first-tier peak demon beast and is considered a tyrant in Black Mountain. As long as it doesn't target the leaders of those first-tier peak bat demon groups, it can easily prey on the other bats.

As for the black mud pit underground.

Li Jieqing had been feeding the black mud pool for two years, and he had seen it eat so many bats that the evil and demonic aura had gradually intensified. The cultivation of evil spirits had been somewhat effective, but it would still be a long time before the creature within was born, so there was no need to rush it.

Therefore, he left Huangchong here to guard the place while he went to the east to take a look.

Don't take any other miscellaneous items from the cave; just take the Ruyi Green Lotus and the Great Evolution Chessboard. You can rest assured that the herb garden can be managed by the experienced Huang Chong.

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