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Chapter 436 - 79: The Embryo of the Magic Treasure, Primordial Spirit Sword Lotus (3/3)

Chapter 436: Chapter 79: The Embryo of the Magic Treasure, Primordial Spirit Sword Lotus (3/3)

The moment An Jing entered the Primordial Spirit Cave, the Water Mirror intelligence on his side began to flood the screen like a waterfall.

But An Jing no longer had the time to pay attention to the flood of information, as he stood there dumbstruck.

"My heavens..."

He murmured to himself, "There really exists a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object..."

Inside the Primordial Spirit Cave, there were no complex passages or caverns, but rather a spacious basin-shaped space.

Within this space, all kinds of Mysterious Gold Treasure Iron and Spirit Silver mixed into an extremely unique alloy. Countless complex strands of Golden Qi were sketched by spiral snake-scale patterns into a harmonious whole; numerous Spirit Ores emitted a rainbow glow that condensed into a misty white Qi in midair. Inside it, the dual Golden Qi of Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang nourished any common Metal Spirit or metal demon who breathed even a whiff of it, instantly boosting their power by several days’ worth of cultivation.

This scene was enough to leave any ordinary Martial Artist dumbfounded, and An Jing was also deeply moved. He could tell that this was the result of the Divine Repository Demon King ’Shuo Yueying’ using the terrain of the Primordial Spirit Cave, melding the Qi of myriad metals to condense metal Demon Cores and thereby ease its transition into Innate status, transforming into one of the ancient True Spirits, the Primordial Spirit Moon Serpent, or even into the Primordial Spirit White Dragon.

And at the very center of all the Golden Qi stood a gigantic Ore Gathering Tree — but this Ore Gathering Tree was incomparable to the one guarded by Cang. It was pure white throughout, its Sharpness and purity akin to Jade Cutting Steel. However, Jade Cutting Steel was generally measured in amounts of one or two pounds, while this Ore Gathering Tree weighed at least thirty thousand pounds.

If it were just that, it would already be considered a treasure among treasures; thirty thousand pounds of Jade Cutting Steel was an inconceivable fortune. Yet the value of thirty thousand pounds of composite Spirit Steel with the vitality of plants and wood would be worth many times more.

However, that wasn’t all.

For at the top of this Ore Gathering Tree bloomed a flower.

This flower, shaped like a lotus, should have had something suspended in its center, but it had vanished, likely taken by that Shuo Yueying — but the silver-white Lotus Platform itself was a rare treasure, nurtured by Heaven and Earth.

"A natural Sword Dao Formation Platform? A nascent magic treasure?"

Subdue Evil was momentarily stunned before exclaiming in delight, "Ha, I understand now!"

"This Ten Directional Furnace terrain refined the Five Metals from the Heaven and Earth of the Broken Blade Mountains, ultimately culminating in this ’Primordial Spirit Immaculate Wood’. This Primordial Spirit Immaculate Wood was nurtured by the Lifebound Essence Blood of that great Divine Repository Demon King, eventually flowering to assist in condensing myriad Qi and forging the True Spirit Demon Core!"

"This Great Demon King has left the Primordial Spirit Cave because it has already overcome the most difficult hurdle. Right now, it is likely searching for the most suitable opportunity to break through in the world, which is the site tangled with the cause and effect of the Embracing the Void Martial Arts ’Great Heaven’s Sanctification’!"

"Although this Primordial Spirit Sword Lotus was merely auxiliary in condensing the True Spirit Demon Core, it is also the essence of the Primordial Spirit Immaculate Wood and the quintessential essence of the Broken Blade Mountain Range. It can nourish swords, Qi, and Formations, serving as the foundation for natural Sword Arrays and a treasure for suppression!"

Reaching this point, Subdue Evil was quite elated, "Moreover, this Primordial Spirit Lotus Platform and my Sword Qi share the same origin, making it even more precious to me — An Jing, I’ll teach you the ways of artifact cultivation so you can refine this treasure into your own Divine Sea!"

"With this, you not only acquire the embryonic form of a magic treasure but my true form also has a place to be enshrined!"

"It’s about to Manifest Holy?"

An Jing, hearing this, actually snapped out of his excitement over encountering a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object, expressing his concern, "Subdue Evil, I appreciate the joy of finally having a bed to sleep in, but understand this: the Broken Blade Demon King is likely already corroded by Demonic Qi. If it Manifests Holy after being controlled by the Heavenly Demon and then notices we’ve intruded into its lair... that’s no laughing matter!"

"At least it hasn’t Manifested Holy yet."

After all, Subdue Evil was once an Immortal Sword, essentially indifferent to the concept of Manifesting Holy, speaking quite unperturbed, "Anyway, it took the Demon Core and left. By not taking the Lotus Platform, it showed that it didn’t want it anymore, so we can pick it up!"

"That’s true," An Jing was persuaded by Subdue Evil: "But now the question is, under what circumstances would a Great Demon King at the peak of Purple Mansion leave behind such a nascent treasure as the Primordial Spirit Lotus Platform, abandoning its own cave to seek out the opportunity for Great Heaven’s Sanctification?"

[Warning! High-risk demonic essence source approaching! Warning, high-risk demonic essence source...]

As the sharp alarm from the Primordial Spirit unmanned drone sounded from the side of the Water Mirror, An Jing knew the reason.

Shasha...

The sound of scales rubbing against metal arose, and with it, a dark atmosphere spread; deep shadows slowly crept out from around the Primordial Spirit Cave Basin, revealing their forms.

They were four huge black serpent shades.

Or rather, four pitch-black snake sheds, soaked in demonic qi!

When the four snake shed demon shadows appeared under the Five Metals spiritual light, the spiritual aura inside the entire Primordial Spirit Cave instantly changed, becoming corrupt and degenerate. Countless spiritual lights began to dim and stagnate as if they were rusting and withering.

They tried to approach the central Lotus Platform but were repelled and cut by the spiritual light emitted from the Primordial Spirit Immaculate Wood. The four snake sheds varied in shape but all feared the ever-changing pure white metal spiritual light, retreating to the corners to recuperate after leaving behind dark demonic qi imprints.

The aura of the four snake sheds was extremely chaotic and powerful, giving An Jing the feeling of facing a Grandmaster from a Great Sect, clearly each one a demon at least at the Martial Meridian realm.

"Demon Shedding!"

Subdue Evil spoke gravely, "It’s actually ’Heartless Demon Shedding’!"

"No wonder the Great Demon King left—it was infected by demonic qi long ago, the qi suppressed by its cultivation base. But because of this, it was unable to condense a True Spirit Demon Core for breaking through to Manifesting Holy, hence it had to take a risky move!"

"It shed its skin based on its snake instinct, rebirthing itself with the power of the Primordial Spirit Cave. As it shed its former body, it refined its own essence qi, changed tactics, discarded the demonic qi, and in one breath, stripped away a large amount of demonic qi, successfully condensing the True Spirit Demon Core—but if it wants to achieve Great Heaven’s Sanctification, it probably still has one last transformation to undergo, to completely separate from the demonic qi!"

"Regardless of whether it can succeed or not, its final transformation must not happen within the Primordial Spirit Cave, which has already aided it four times... It must find another opportunity that can expel the demonic qi to achieve this final shedding."

"In other words..."

Watching the direction in which the four Martial Meridian realm demon sheds disappeared, An Jing exhaled and said solemnly, "The probability is that Shuo Yueying won’t be coming back, and I can freely take the Primordial Spirit Lotus Platform for you, Subdue Evil, to use as a bed."

"Provided that I can deal with those four demon sheds."

"Indeed, that’s the case."

Subdue Evil said solemnly: "The existence of my fragment has certainly suppressed terrifying demonic qi. The Primordial Spirit Immaculate Wood is the core of the Broken Blade Mountain Earth Vein and the suppression of the terrain. The four Heartless Demon Sheds are trying to free my fragment’s sealed demonic qi, hence their desire to destroy the Immaculate Wood and the Lotus Platform."

"An Jing, this isn’t me urging you, but these four demon sheds haven’t grown stronger yet and are suppressed by the Primordial Spirit Cave. It’s the best time to eliminate them—if left unchecked, they can definitely wear down the spiritual light of the Immaculate Wood gradually, destroy the Lotus Platform, and then destroy the Immaculate Wood, shatter the natural terrain and the Great Formation left by the Demon King, and release the demonic qi that my fragment suppresses."

"By then, if it’s not the Demonic Transformation Great Demon King without the Manifesting Holy realm causing you trouble, it will definitely be the four Heartless Demon Sheds at the Divine Repository realm that will!"

"I understand."

An Jing nodded seriously, exhaled and began to control Xi Yin to recap: "But with my strength, dealing with these four Martial Meridian demon sheds is still a bit difficult... I must say, this scouting mission has indeed yielded tremendous results."

"I need to carefully consider how exactly to eliminate these four demon sheds."