Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 494 - 488 Demonic Flame 5

Chapter 494: 488 Demonic Flame 5

At first, the Red Spine Sect, along with Huang Yuerong, besieged Yuan Qiuque. If it weren’t for Huang Yuerong suppressing the might of the Life and Death Demon Sword, and Yuan Qiuque’s heroic soul domain spreading, it’s feared that none of the accompanying experts would have survived. They could have been wiped out in just a few encounters.

Later, Yuan Qiuque was continuously hunted because he was heavily injured and had to flee. Yet even so, any expert who dared block his path was doomed to have neither life nor survivor.

Meanwhile, Quan Sheying was sharing intelligence with Lin Xin, but she felt a sense of emotion in her heart.

This junior brother had risen too quickly. Beneath his gentle and stable exterior, he subtly possessed a hint of a grandmaster’s demeanor.

Both were at the stage of Solidification, having just condensed the heart of the Desolate Vault.

She could not imagine how Lin Xin, at such a young age, had come to comprehend such extensive knowledge. His broad vision even somewhat surpassed that of his older sister, who had lived for so long.

The height of his discourse already subtly suggested a departure from individuality, standing at a higher level with a special significance.

Grandmaster, grandmaster, what is a grandmaster?

A teacher of a clan or sect, whose perspective is no longer on themselves but encompasses all their kin and group.

Not fearing surpassing, but rather looking forward to it. Hoping for stronger ones to emerge, unafraid of challenges, only through the clash of the strong can higher levels be reached, allowing oneself to see even higher peaks.

A grandmaster possesses an absolute confidence in themselves; they stand at the pinnacle, far surpassing others, and even capable of being the master of an entire sect.

They care not for Divine Techniques or peerless skills, for they themselves are creators of Divine Techniques. Adhering to the natural and reasoned principles of the great Tao, they are revered and regarded as classical standards, their cultivation techniques revered as peerless Divine Techniques. Their noble character earns them respect and apprentices.

Upon mentioning this, Lin Xin laughed heartily.

"Records of grandmasters also exist in the scriptures. People whom tens of thousands admire and take as a model. Yet, I shall never reach that."

He shook his head.

"Records also exist in the debates of scholars: those who establish their own schools, encompass hundreds of doctrines, bring forth the new, and create sects, are also grandmasters."

Quan Sheying argued with a smile.

"One for virtue, one for achievement. Junior brother, your achievements are extraordinary and transcendent. It’s not impossible that you could establish your own school one day."

Lin Xin slightly smiled, a flash of spiritual light crossing his mind, yet he spoke no more.

To establish his own school; these words suddenly made him think that the power of the Lord of the Desolate Vault belonged to the extreme Yin, while the thousands of cultivation techniques in the world, why should he not create a corresponding Yang Cultivation Decision to mitigate side effects and break free from the shackles of the Desolate Vault?

With his current body nearing the Undying nature, even if mishaps occurred, he could quickly pull things back together. What was there to fear?

He had now safely passed through the Seventh Layer of Yuan Dou Demonic Technique. When breaking through the Sixth Layer earlier, his heart of Desolate Vault blood had evolved further, obtaining the essence of a Demon God, which was the current manifestation of his body’s certain Undying characteristics. As long as his soul wasn’t attacked or his body wasn’t shattered into a certain degree, he wouldn’t die.

Combined with the terrifying recovery speed of his Attribute Abilities, he created a unique Divine Skill that shockingly astounded Quan Sheying, Qi Chen, and another lady from the demonic sects.

"After condensing the heart of Desolate Vault Qi next, I’ll obtain the Undying Aura of the Demon God," Lin Xin thought to himself.

"The power of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique is gradually starting to reveal itself in steps. If Huang Yuan, the True Monarch, is truly at the Eighth Layer, then he must possess a similar Demon God essence, having a certain degree of Undyability."

He understood in his heart.

"If the Sixth and Seventh Layers involve achieving the essence of the Demon God Blood, then the Eighth and Ninth Layers should involve achieving the Aura of the Demon God."

The records of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique gradually appeared before him, flipping through in his memory swiftly to the Eighth and Ninth Layers.

’The heart of the Desolate Vault has three aspects: one blood, two Qi, three spirit. Blood and Qi converge to form a Sacred Body, entering spirit can transform into the Ancient Demon God itself.’

A small line of clear text recorded there: transforming into the Desolate Vault, the progenitor of Yuan Dou, is the highest level of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique. Return to the Innate Demon God.

However, the convergence of the three hearts, although the first heart of blood can take a shortcut to achieve the goal instantly, the second Qi heart doesn’t have such a shortcut—it takes years of continuous Nascent Soul and Soul Domain exchanging and transforming Elemental Energy, absorbed constantly by the heart of blood, then summoning a trace of Demon Qi hidden deeply in the earth by the Ancient Demon God to converge.

With the heart of Qi, part of the Demon God’s body can be converged. The power instantly increases manifold.

Just like with Qi Chen earlier, Lin Xin simply couldn’t resist when the demonic lady stretched out her black hand; he had to endure more than half of it forcibly. This is the power of the Demon God’s Sacred Body.

Disengaging his thoughts, Lin Xin once again engaged in discussions with Quan Sheying about the various demonic sects and their cultivation insights.

After this exchange, the intense desire inside him grew even more urgent.

They exchanged contact talismans and bid farewell. Lin Xin swiftly drafted an imperial decree, instructing all forces below to fully gather information on extremely Yang cultivation techniques and treasures to prepare for his creation of a new technique.

Then he rested at Mount Yuan Yin for a few days, adjusting both body and mind before flying alone towards the secluded residence of the Bee Girl in the Black Wind Tree.

The convergence of the Aura of the Demon God takes time to accumulate; it isn’t easy to reach the goal immediately.

Given his current state, unless a large number of attribute points were added to break through, it was unlikely that he could achieve rapid advancement anymore.

Moreover, he indeed needed to familiarize himself with the practical battle style typically employed by top-tier experts at this level.

His rise had been so rapid that his foundation was extremely unstable. This was fully realized during his real fight with Meng Xinruo; without the Jade Immortal Bow, he didn’t even qualify to cause her any trouble.

With the cards in his hands, such a phenomenon should not have occurred.

Whether it was the exploration of Formation Talismans or Cultivation Techniques, both had been far outpaced due to the speedy enhancement.

Therefore, Lin Xin had no current plans to continue adding attribute points; the Free Attributes were still continuously transforming, but he didn’t allocate them elsewhere, instead continuing to accumulate them to adapt to his current mode of operations.

He had already nearly become the overlord of the southern territory. After defeating Meng Xinruo, no one else could challenge his status as the strongest in the southern territory.

Along with his Undying Demon God nature, no one in the entire southern territory could threaten his life anymore.

What he now needed to do was to fully excavate the potential of his current realm. Otherwise, it would result in an unstable foundation, potentially making him an absolute weakling among his peers in the future.

This was not what he wanted.

However, attribute points were still beneficial in abundance. The hidden bee girl clan within the Black Wind Giant Tree from the last mission could possibly belong to the Primordial Ancient Demon Race, a source of incessantly collectible Demon Talisman Seeds—it naturally couldn’t be missed.

This time, his goal was to take control of this area.

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In the Dark Forest Sea, a city-sized black huge tree soared into the sky, standing out among the rest as if twice the height of the entire forest sea.

The vast tree canopy was like a giant umbrella covering the forest sea within its radius under its shadow, with numerous flocks of birds visible fluttering around the canopy like ants.

On one side of the forest sea, atop a high cliff, melted snow turned into streams and waterfalls, falling from the edges of the grey cliff and trailing down in long white ribbons.

A man with four Longswords on his back was standing at the edge of the cliff, gazing distantly at the black giant tree.

The man was dressed in black, with two constantly circling crystal beads beside him—one emitting purple lightning with the character for "evil" in the middle, and the other radiating a white halo with the character for "justice" in the middle.

"Black Wind Tree... Long time no see, yet you remain unchanged," he said.

Lin Xin surveyed his surroundings, noticing no unusual presence lingering nearby.

He unreservedly released his own aura, causing no Demon Beasts or any stronger wild creatures to exist within a several dozen miles radius.

"Back when we fought the Insect Master here, all the karma linked to Dongyue and the causes of the Hua Family’s conflict originated from here," he reflected.

With a light sigh, Lin Xin made a flying leap towards the conspicuous giant tree.

In midair, although his body was suppressed by the Soul Domain and didn’t produce spatial fragments, below him at a distance of several tens of meters, one could clearly see the tree canopy of the black forest sea being pressed down by an invisible force.

It was as though a massive invisible sphere was continuously pressing down above the forest sea.

Before he reached the Black Wind Giant Tree,

from its umbrella-shaped giant canopy, suddenly, long, pitch-black insects, some tens of meters long, dashed out.

These ferocious-looking insects all panicked and scattered in all directions. Among them were colorfully striped caterpillars, unidentified black beetles, giant longhorn beetles, giant praying mantises, and more.

There were also smaller big birds, but the large ones were more than ten meters long, and the small ones three or four meters— all massive in size, also hurriedly fleeing one after another.

Lin Xin approached the Black Wind Tree calmly, letting these insects, beasts, and birds scramble away.

From the cliff to the Black Wind Giant Tree, even though it was only a few hundred miles away, and he could cover the distance in just tens of moments if flying at full speed, Lin Xin took an entire incense stick’s time to reach.

By the time he arrived in front of the Black Wind Giant Tree, the insects, beasts, and birds inside had mostly run off.

"Those still alive inside, come out and talk," he said.

He reached out his hand and immediately numerous black auras gathered in his hand, condensing into a pure orb of Demon Source Qi.

Demon Source Qi, inherent to his Primitive Demon Body, not only possessed the usual corroding and polluting capabilities of Demonic Qi but also had a strong negative effect of weakening an opponent’s Evasion Attribute. Since stepping into the Seventh Layer, it also acquired an effect that weakened physical constitution.

The black orb of Demonic Qi in his hand was tightly grasped, continuously morphing into black skull-like void shadows, emitting terrifying, screeching noises, trying to break free from his palm.

Silence reigned within the giant tree, no sound to be heard.

Lin Xin’s expression remained unchanged, suddenly loosening his grip on the Demon Source Qi.

Zoom!

The black orb of Qi shot out like a meteor, crashing hard into the left side of the giant tree’s canopy.

Thump! It transformed into a huge black skull.

Numerous leaves of the giant tree withered, branches shriveled and lost moisture, the vitality of the greenery swiftly turned black, a large portion of the tree canopy’s side shrank and withered as if a water-deprived sponge.

"Why be so aggressive, young man..." a deep, massive voice emanated from within the canopy.