The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 160 - 123 Luo Feng Divine Hall

Chapter 160: Chapter 123 Luo Feng Divine Hall

"It was a centipede with Dao."

Dian Shu drank the wine, his neck turning red, becoming more talkative, "The little Dao has heard from the master that all living creatures, once they acquire spirituality, will slowly cultivate, hiding in places where the energy of the Astral Bane gathers. With growing wisdom, Divine Skills gradually manifest."

"Some, if they swallow Heavenly Spirit Earth Treasure, will undergo transformations in appearance and become quite formidable," mentioned in the "Huainanzi", it speaks of a type of Flying Centipede. It says that soaring serpents play in the mist and almost perish as maggots; their nature can control serpents. Out of the blue, when a large snake appears, they follow and feast on its brain. This kind of Flying Centipede is most fond of eating snake brains..."

"The Earth Master Burial Scripture has also mentioned creatures similar to locusts but with large bellies and long horns, capable of eating snake brains. However, this demon is most afraid of Thunder Fire and secondly fears the crowing of the rooster; upon hearing these, it flees in terror..."

"The Earth Centipede is also one of them. Although wingless, it is adept at burrowing and can conceal its aura. Ordinary Divine Skills find it hard to detect. You can either wait for it to reveal itself and then slay it or find its exact location and devise a magic platform for Suppression and Killing..."

"However, encountering such a creature is also a matter of fate. Several years ago in Lingnan, there was an Earth Centipede causing trouble, as large as a python, able to dine on the colors of dawn and expel mist, with a ferocious nature, harming many people..."

"A Cultivator uncle from that area, in collaboration with disciples of the Magic Veins, laid down a net to suppress and kill, obtaining a centipede pearl the size of a walnut, a unique antidote against all snake venom in the world. Even a venomous snake with Dao, once touched by this centipede pearl, would turn limp all over..."

Although young, Dian Shu knew many tales of demon hunters and monster catching in the Doumu Palace, leaving Sha Lifei and Wang Daoxuan utterly astonished.

The mountain wind howled at night, darkness surrounded everything, and the campfire flickered uncertainly. Listening to these Mystical Sect tales of the bizarre, there was indeed a unique charm.

A hundred meters away within a pile of chaotic rocks.

The demon hunter, Crimson Yaksha, draped in a tattered cloth that could conceal her presence, sat with her eyes closed, knees crossed, slowing her breath and heartbeat to the extreme.

Her ears twitched slightly, constantly aware of the surroundings.

The goat that had been captured was already let go.

Clearly, this demon hunter considered the three people by the campfire as new bait...

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Inside the Cave Heaven Spirit Aperture, there was darkness.

As the cave was sealed, it felt as if it were completely isolated from the outside world, not a sound could be heard.

Cold and lonely, as if cut off from the world.

Li Yan was also busy. He had been sitting cross-legged since before, meditating and Storing God, preparing for the upcoming ritual.

Without noticing, it was already deep into the night.

Approaching midnight, Li Yan slowly opened his eyes, exhaling a breath of white mist.

It was not Spiritual Energy, but because the cave was exceptionally cold, like an ice cellar, breath turned to mist.

After getting up, Li Yan did not rush to set up; instead, he practiced his Red Fist ten rotations in the dark, warming up his body.

Whoosh!

He blew a flame onto the fire starter, lighting the incense and Soul Summoning Lamp one by one; immediately, light appeared in the cave, dim but warming the heart.

Li Yan looked at the magic platform, recalling the process once more in his mind.

Building the structure was the first ritual for any Cultivator.

Only by successfully activating the magic platform could one trigger the change in the spiritual acupoint.

And the activation of the magic platform is typically in two steps.

The first is the Astral Step and the mantra, aligning the magic platform with the Astral Bane Energy of the outside world.

The second is to attract Divine Astral.

This Divine Astral is the origin of a Cultivator’s Magic Method. Some visualize their Ancestors, others the stars and constellations of heaven and earth, drawing the Innate Gang Sha.

After such a long time of studying, Li Yan had already gained some understanding.

If the Innate Astral Bane Energy is likened to the vast night sky, then the gods revered by the various orthodox Magic Veins are the stars above.

With a mortal body, one naturally cannot move the power of heaven and earth.

However, with these celestial gods as coordinates, using them as channels, one can draw the Innate Gang Sha.

But the Innate Gang Sha is austere and deadly; mortals cannot endure it. Therefore, during the Astral Step and mantra, one must also calculate the position where the Astral Bane will strike.

Avoiding the first wave of deadly force, one can then harvest the Astral Bane.

Whether casting Dharma Seals or performing rituals, one cannot do without this method.

But the technique of avoiding the deadly force requires divine aid.

This is the true secret of the Mystical Sect.

Without understanding this secret, one can never truly enter the Dao.

The Luo Feng Scripture speaks clearly, unlike the mundane.

Li Yan focused his mind, forming the spell with his hands, beginning the Astral Step.

The so-called Astral Step is using Step Gang and Beidou Nine Stars (the seven usual stars plus two auxiliary stars) as the Nine Palace, following the alignment of heaven as guide and earth as record, creating a connection with the Astral Bane Energy of heaven and earth.

One step per star, as if ascending to heaven to pay respects to the gods.

Li Yan had already learned two spells, so the Astral Step was well-rehearsed. This time, however, his hands formed completely different spells, like an inverted blooming lotus.

This was the exclusive Luo Feng Spell of his Magic Method.

With the Astral Step and mantra, Li Yan felt a cold, eerie sensation rising from the ground, like an arrow directly lunging towards him.

Li Yan stepped in the Astral Step, smoothly avoiding it while holding the Dharma Seal, gesturing backward.

The Dharma Seal immediately became cold and slightly heavy.

This seal, made of peach wood, enshrined in the Divine Hall of Doumu Palace, was applicable to all Magic Methods, costing one hundred taels each.

Honestly, it was just an entry-level Magic Artifact.

The power of the Dharma Seal relates to the amount of Astral Bane it can channel. He would definitely have to refine a better one when the opportunity arose.

But at this moment, Li Yan had no time to think of anything else.

This strand of Astral Bane seemed to have been drawn from the Nine Netherworld Luo Feng Mountain, with a chilling presence that could vanish at any moment.

Without a word, Li Yan picked up the Dharma Seal and tapped three times on the magic platform, then picked up the bowl of Rootless Water and sprayed it out with a puff.

Whoosh~

Suddenly, the wind rose from the ground.

Li Yan felt that the Innate Gang Sha Qi of the entire spiritual aperture had connected with the magic platform, rushing towards him from all directions.

This sensation was very much like the situation at the Immortal Ascending Platform during the day, the terrifying Astral Bane converging, making his head spin.