Chapter 835: The enemy and I share the same origin, Taixu Star Crystal (5200)

The young cultivator was Zhou Changhe.

He was born in Sanyuan City, which is under the Lianshan Group. His father was a senior executive of a relic exploration company and lived a wealthy life. But when he was young, due to work adjustments in the company, Zhou Chang and his father were sent to Xuandu Qingyu City as local supervisors. His power was second only to the local Zifu Zhenren. He could be said to be the pinnacle of workers.

But the good times didn’t last long. During an exploration of the ruins, the company’s three main exploration teams lost contact in an ancient underground palace ruins. Zhou Chang and his father had to go to the front line to investigate and command the rescue team. This kind of thing is very common, but rescue is rare. Zhou Chang and his father pushed the rescue operation forward under great pressure. Fortunately, the rescue was successful. The three exploration teams returned successfully and brought back the rain-praying altar from the Daoting era in the underground palace, which is also the array of the ancient weather control array.

But things started to go wrong after that. When Zhou Changhe returned home every week during his school break, he found that his parents’ relationship was becoming increasingly unhappy. They often quarreled, and his father, who was originally cheerful and gentle, became gloomy and silent.

Until one day, after his parents had a quarrel, Zhou Changhe huddled in his room, covering his ears, waiting to fall asleep, when he suddenly heard a scream.

That was my mother’s voice.

What happened?! Zhou Changhe trembled. He immediately thought of a possibility, but he didn’t know how to deal with it… If his father really killed his mother, what should he do? Would he also…

“Ouch, I stubbed my toe!”

But soon, his mother’s voice sounded again, and it seemed a little unclear because of the pain, which immediately made Zhou Changhe feel relieved.

“It turned out that he kicked his toe during an argument… It was so scary.”

As he was thinking this, he heard a dull sound of footsteps approaching his room, and his mother’s voice rang out: “Changhe, are you asleep? Did I scare you?”

“No, no, Mom and Dad, can you please stop quarreling…”

Zhou Changhe let out a long sigh and responded naturally, but before he could finish his words, the door was opened.

The scene that appeared before Zhou Changhe made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave.

Because the father, whose body was covered in blood, was standing at the door, staring at his son with a pair of emotionless eyes.

There was a body lying in a pool of blood behind him.

And his mother’s voice came from his mouth: [We won’t quarrel anymore, Changhe]

Never again

……

Zhou Changhe forgot his memory for a long time afterwards. He was in a daze. He only remembered that another will seemed to appear in his body, lurking under his body and soul, covering everything about himself as a painted skin, disguising himself, living a normal life, studying, taking exams, and chatting with classmates. No one could detect it.

Until one day, he dreamed of a sword.

A divine sword with a sharp blade and stained with fire.

【wake up】

A voice spoke, with an irresistible will, and its unparalleled edge pierced his soul and killed the demon lurking in his heart.

Then Zhou Changhe suddenly realized that he had already died and was just a corpse.

Then, wake up from dream and death.

Face the world of despair.

The parents had died long ago, and their corpses were possessed by demons, so the three of them were only at home to maintain the illusion of existence. In reality, they had no communication with each other, and each had their own tasks.

The mysterious voice claimed to be the ‘Heir of the Heavenly Sword’. He was once a very famous figure in the Daoting era, but he fell in the Demonic Tribulation. He was not arrogant, and claimed that there were countless people like him. There were at least a dozen Heirs of the Heavenly Sword who fought side by side with him. But for some reason, he, who had fallen long ago, actually awakened from a wisp of demonic sword intent. It was very strange.

Zhou Changhe is now also in the body of a demon. Under the human shell, there are already the weird and mutated internal organs of the demon. Only a wisp of soul remains clean. It is really confusing to see two half-demon and half-human guys together. They only know that the entire exploration company is actually full of demons. They must lurk in the demon’s lair and endure to figure out what happened. If there is a chance, they must practice the way of ascension, get rid of this demonized skin, and become human again.

Moreover, Zhou Changhe discovered that his soul could not maintain clarity for a long time. He woke up because he used the “Heavenly Sword Intention” to kill the demon living in his body, and obtained the Heavenly Dao Xuanyuan Qi to maintain himself. If he wanted to maintain his sanity, he had to continue to kill evil demons and refine them into Xuanyuan Qi.

Lurking in the demon cave and doing demon-slaying work, Zhou Changhe needs to collect information related to his school and maintain the trust of the demons. He also needs to find time to subdue demons and eliminate demons in the body of a demon.

Fortunately, after Zhou Changhe became a demon, his strength became much stronger, and his cultivation speed was like a fish in water in the Tianyuan Realm, the end of the world. Going to the wilderness to accumulate merits was just a byproduct. He mainly went to the wilderness to absorb the evil energy that was eroded by demonic energy but was abundant and sufficient for his cultivation.

In this way, the power progressed extremely quickly, but more evil demons needed to be killed. During a hunt some time ago, Zhou Changhe was found to be wrong by the demons and realized that this “demon” had lost control.

At this point, Zhou Changhe realized that behind the other party was not just a small group of Wilderness Demons, but an entire [Demon Kingdom]!
If Zhou Changhe were a human, he would have reported it to the higher-ups in Qingyu City long ago, but he really is a demon with a human heart, and he will really be captured and sliced ​​up for research. He still has his parents’ revenge to avenge, and many things to do, so he really doesn’t dare to bet on whether the group has a conscience.

No, do we need to gamble on this? It’s guaranteed to be a sure thing!

On the other hand, the Demonic Kingdom was unwilling to make things too big, and the two sides had been fighting in secret.

Until this time, Zhou Changhe and the Demon Kingdom had reached a tacit understanding: he needed to enter the ancient ruins, take this opportunity to completely break free from the shackles of the Demon Kingdom, become a Purple Mansion Immortal, sneak into the wilderness of Taixu, and expose the truth about his family’s tragic death and being eroded and possessed by demons. He could also look for an opportunity to switch to the path of ascension and reshape the body for “Brother Tianjian” by the way.

The Demon Kingdom can also use all its means to capture this strange out-of-control demon body and find out why the sword intent of the ancient Demon-Slaying Sword suddenly appeared on him.

[I must have helpers, otherwise I would have long been in the ruins of eternal damnation. How could I possibly wake up?]

At this moment, Brother Tianjian, who claimed to be the successor of Tianjian but didn’t want to be called too old, fell into deep thought: “But it’s unlikely that I have helpers. How many tens of thousands of years have passed since the Daoting era? I don’t know the four group spirits now. They should be the younger generation who appeared in the late stage of the demonic calamity. Those who know me are either dead. I’m afraid that according to your history, they have gone to the main battlefield on the other side of Taixu to resist the edge of the ancient demon army.

[My awakening should be an accident, or… a kind of destiny]

At this point, Brother Tianjian no longer hesitated: [In short, although you are now a demon, fortunately, the modern immortal way has been refined a lot, and it does not emphasize the dual cultivation of sex and life. You can go the way of ‘spiritual supernatural power’, directly ‘enlighten the mind and communicate with the gods’, and entrust the soul and supernatural power to Taixu]

“I still think it’s a little too difficult.”

Zhou Changhe now had wings on his back, like a bat monster. A ball of gray light escaped, and it was several times louder than thunder. He communicated with Brother Tianjian with his soul: “Although it is the way of the spirit, without the need for a body, it does not mean that only the soul can do it. Ghost cultivators need chips and vessels as containers. It is impossible for me to completely get rid of this demon body.”

[That’s because the soul has stayed in the body for a long time, and regards the body as a small world. The soul is the one who adapts to this small world.]

Brother Tianjian said: [The Taixu Zifu is the soul and supernatural power that transcends the physical body, breaks through the mysterious gate of life and death, enters the great world, and regards the world and the supernatural power domain as the shell]

[This requires a process of adaptation, just like a person who has lived in a humid area for many years and suddenly goes to a dry desert. No matter how strong he is, he still needs some time to adapt, otherwise he will easily become ill and fail to advance. But failure can also accumulate experience. The body vessel is a container to ensure that he can survive after failure and accumulate experience.]

[But now, if you don’t succeed, you will die, so it doesn’t matter.]

Zhou Changhe’s face darkened, even though his face was already dark from the scales that covered it: “Break through the Purple Palace in one go? Do you think I’m some ultimate genius?” [Haha, if you don’t succeed, you’ll die. I thought you’d be heroic and have the momentum to fight to the death.] Brother Tianjian was obviously a humorous person when he was alive, at least he was good at telling hell jokes, but now He said seriously: [That’s why I want you to find the essence of the power of the void]

[Using the power of Taixu to cleanse your body and soul will help you adapt to Taixu. In the future, when you break through Zifu, place your soul in Taixu, and establish your new self with the domain of law, Taixu will be less repulsive to you and your breakthrough will be smoother.]

[Theoretically speaking, if there is an endless supply of Taixu power to cram in, then as long as the basic qualities meet the standards, a Zifu Zhenren can be cram in.]

The basic qualities that Brother Tianjian mentioned were obviously not the basics in the eyes of ordinary people, but at least the talent of starting from the Heavenly Spiritual Root and enough hard work in cultivation. Zhou Changhe finally understood why the Heavenly Spiritual Root was valued, because only the qualities of the Heavenly Spiritual Root level could guarantee that with sufficient resources and hard work in cultivation, one would definitely cultivate into the Purple Palace.

But this is also a relative “inevitability”. If one’s spiritual roots do not meet the standards for comprehension of supernatural powers and one’s cultivation is not adequate, one will still fail.

[Unfortunately, you don’t have a natural spiritual root. To ensure a success rate of more than 30%, you need to absorb at least ten groups of Taixu power essence. The higher the quality, the better.]

Brother Tianjian turned around and said with some regret: [If there is a ‘Taixu Star Crystal’, it can guarantee more than 50%. That kind of good thing usually appears in the cave or a period of time before the collapse of the small world. If it is given to a natural spiritual root, it can almost be said that it will become a purple palace. It also has a good effect on your dual spiritual roots that are not compatible.]

“Then let’s go find it.”

Zhou Changhe knew that if he failed this time, he would die, so he relaxed his mind: “Brother Tianjian, aren’t you a master of Taixu magic? If you search more, you will definitely find it, right?”

[Ha, how is that possible? You are wishful thinking. The Taixu Star Crystal is condensed and restrained. It is basically impossible to find it without seeing it with your own eyes.]

Brother Tianjian laughed: [Not to mention, even if this cave is in ruins, it is still a long way from collapse. It is harder than ascending to heaven to condense a condensed body of the power of the void at the level of the ‘Void Star Crystal’ so quickly. Unless it is the biological child of the Emperor, how could such a good thing happen?]

at the same time.

The other side.

An Jing has returned to the shuttle and started his journey again.

The reason why the Yinshan Hub area is separated is that there is a long river of ‘Weak Water of Time’ surrounding it. Even if light enters it, it will be slowed down to a speed of more than ten meters per breath. Unless you reach the peak of the Golden Core Realm and achieve immortality, it is impossible to break through by violent means. You can only enter through the Autumn Frost Skylight, a cooling channel that is almost at absolute zero.

However, the Taixu Stardust Dragon’s innate magical power is just enough to ignore the Time and Weak Water. Its appearance broke through the barrier, allowing many True Immortals and True Lords in the Tianyuan Realm to channel their magical power into the hub.

However, the existence of the Taixu Stardust Dragon also caused subsequent effects. Now inside the Silver Mountain Hub, there are a large number of Taixu rifts and lost areas created by the Weak Water of Time. If you are not careful, you will be trapped in it or have your body chopped off. So later on, even though all the contestants in the Four Cities Competition knew the maximum speed, they did not dare to move at double Thunder Sound, but instead explored slowly and cautiously.

An Jing was different. He had Fu Xie and Xi Yi ancestors with him, so he could see clearly and deal with it, so he asked Huo Qing, who was swallowing his saliva and feeling quite uneasy, to continue to maintain the original speed and explore every area that might have a Taixu node as quickly as possible.

As he moved forward at such a rapid speed, An Jing gradually realized the specialness of the Yinshan Hub: “This place is much more spacious than it looks.”

[Indeed, the space-time expansion here is as powerful as that of a mustard seed.] Patriarch Xiyi was actually quite amazed at this moment. He used the Eye of Peace to observe the ancient ruins of the immortals: [Compared with this place, the Mingjing Cave Heaven of my Mingjing Sect is simply earth and heaven in terms of completion. We have just dug a hole and laid one or two foundations, but they have already carved it into something magnificent and perfect.]

[Unfortunately, this cave is already very fragile and looks difficult to maintain – but why? The structure of this cave is extremely complete. Logically speaking, as long as the ‘cycle is complete’, it can continue forever.]

“Then it seems that the problem lies in the cycle.” An Jing thought of the Ganyuan Sea discovered by Ye Yunsheng. The nine artificial suns swallowed up endless spiritual evil and created tsunamis. In addition, the people of the Pure Land of the Ancient Immortal Ruins have not yet made any countermeasures against the Taixu Stardust Dragon. He immediately had a guess in his mind: “I’m afraid that the locals have lost control. The ability and technology to repair this cave can only rely on gambling.”

[It’s possible. The design and structure of this cave is worth learning from. I want to take a closer look.]

Ancestor Xiyi was very interested in the cave, and An Jing was also paying attention to the special fluctuations of the great void along the way. Huge and majestic snow-capped mountains and silver peaks passed by the shuttle window, but there were not many fluctuations of the great void force. Instead, many patrolling Daoting Yankui were seen.

These puppets, some dragons and some tigers, were mostly in the form of spirit beasts, with very obvious spiritual fluctuations, all of them were in the foundation building stage, and the leader was even a Taixu Qiji comparable to the Purple Mansion. A large number of Dao Court puppets formed a regular team and patrolled some areas.

An Jing and others were also discovered by them, but since they were not speeding and had no demonic energy on their bodies, they were not hunted down by these puppets and were allowed to move freely.

However, some areas of the puppets were damaged, and their wreckage could be seen on the road. Some were towed away by other puppets for repair or as spare parts, but some were abandoned on the spot for unknown reasons.

An Jing naturally would not waste them. Every time he saw them, he would leave the ship and bring back the wreckage: Although the main goal was indeed the power of Taixu, the technology of these ancient Dao Ting Yan Kui must not be missed. Not only could they be brought back for reference by the Mingjing Sect, but they could also be used as a gain from the Four Cities Competition and shared with other teammates.

Xu Yue was very happy. Her family was an expert in the field of drones and they were naturally very proficient in Yankui Tianji equipment. In fact, many parts of the shuttle that An Jing and others took were designed and developed by her elders.

But the power of Taixu was still nowhere to be seen.

“Are we looking in the wrong direction?”

Just when An Jing was wondering if he had made the wrong choice, Fu Xie suddenly spoke up and reminded him, “Wait, there’s something ahead.”

An Jing looked forward, his eyes fixed. Following Fu Xie’s guidance, there was a collapsed mountain in front of him, covered with snow. At the gap, he could see a giant magic circle mechanical structure that was no longer in operation and covered by frost. Next to it, a large number of Yan Kui wreckage were scattered in the snow.

If Fu Xie hadn’t reminded him, the frost would have covered this area long ago, making it difficult to detect. But now it was different. An Jing gave the order to get closer, and after a dozen seconds, they arrived at the vicinity of the mountain.

Then, they saw that inside the gap of the silver mountain, surrounded by endless ice and frost, there was a ball of silver-green light and flame burning quietly. It was a ball of extremely refined Taixu power.

“Fortunately, it seems that my luck is not bad.”

Seeing the power of Taixu, An Jing nodded slightly and smiled, and the others also felt a lot more relaxed, because when the power of Taixu condenses, there must be Taixu nodes. The so-called searching for the power of Taixu to strengthen oneself and refining the Taixu nodes are the same task.

But soon, An Jing realized something was wrong: “Wait, there seems to be something inside this Taixu power?”

Everyone looked carefully and were surprised to find that there was indeed something floating up and down in the nebula-like light.

An Jing stepped forward and approached, and immediately saw that there was a strange radiating crystal in the power of Taixu. The core inside was a sphere, and then many sharp spikes extended from it, forming a shape similar to a star-shaped sea urchin.

And inside the Taixu Orb, stardust was flowing and changing endlessly. The silver-green Taixu light surged up, giving rise to strange scenes such as the birth and death of stars, and the reincarnation of heaven and earth.

“Grand Void Star Crystal?”

Seeing this crystal orb, Fu Xie was stunned: “This is one of the highest level condensed forms of the power of the void. How could it appear in front of you like this? You are God’s private… Oh, it’s okay.”

Halfway through his speech, Fu Xie remembered that An Jing was indeed destiny, not just in one world, but also in the Tianyuan world. But it was still a little strange: “This ancient immortal ruins is theoretically also a small world. There is no heavenly way in it, but there are also cave spirits. Huaixu and Tianyuan should not be able to interfere.”

Not only that, speaking of this, Fu Xie said solemnly: “The reason why I am surprised is not only because it is rare and precious, and has countless uses, but also because its cohesion requires many conditions.”

“One of them is that the world is about to collapse, the heaven and earth are about to be destroyed, and they are about to return to the star dust of the void, so this thing condensed!”

“It seems that the situation in this ancient immortal ruins cave is much more dangerous than I thought!”

(End of this chapter)