Chapter 107: Demonic Cultivation Method
The next day.
Evening.
The Divine Sword Hall was brightly lit.
Five Celestial Beings sat together, along with a dozen high-ranking officials from the Divine Sword Sect and Prince Ye’s Residence.
“I just received news that the White Tiger Legion has broken through the Great Moon Pass defense line, and Prince Fan’s Residence has also dispatched their Martial Arts Legion to bypass Jing Pass and advance into Xiang Province, which was originally occupied by the Hundred Flowers Palace. The rebels’ previous retreat was to return to Prince Luo’s Residence for reinforcements. There is also news that Prince Luo was said to be seriously injured in the battle at Great Moon Pass, so we must dispatch troops immediately and join forces with the White Tiger Legion and Prince Fan’s Residence army to completely annihilate Prince Luo’s Residence.”
Celestial Being Chai said excitedly.
This was definitely great news.
Under these circumstances, the destruction of Prince Luo’s Residence was only a matter of time.
Some time ago, Prince Luo’s Residence was still on a roll, defeating Prince Ye’s army and almost breaking through the Divine Sword Sect. But now the situation had reversed, shockingly fast.
The many high-ranking officials present were a little overwhelmed.
“But the training of the Martial Arts Legion is not yet complete. It will probably take some time for them to form combat effectiveness.”
Celestial Being Ma from Prince Ye’s Residence said.
He was the commander of Prince Ye’s Martial Arts Legion.
However, with Celestial Being Chai, a Celestial Being from the imperial clan, present, he did not have full decision-making power and still had to discuss it with Celestial Being Chai.
“We can train while marching. In short, annihilating Prince Luo’s Residence is the top priority, and we must participate in it.”
Celestial Being Chai said, “Moreover, we can gather the scattered remnants of the defeated army and incorporate them into the Martial Arts Legion, which can accelerate the recovery of combat effectiveness.”
“That’s the only way.”
Celestial Being Ma nodded.
There was nothing more important than annihilating Prince Luo’s Residence.
If they were late, once the White Tiger Legion and Prince Fan’s Residence annihilated Prince Luo’s rebel army, wouldn’t the credit of Prince Ye’s Residence be much smaller?
Whether it was Celestial Being Chai, Celestial Being Ma, or Celestial Being Ye, they all had the same thought.
Even Celestial Being Xiao agreed.
After all, the Divine Sword Sect had sacrificed so much. If they did not participate in the final annihilation of Prince Luo’s Residence, the subsequent rewards for the Divine Sword Sect would probably be greatly reduced.
In any case, Prince Ye’s Residence and the Divine Sword Sect could not be absent from this annihilation of Prince Luo’s Residence.
Time Bell Pavilion.
Li Qian had just finished his bell-ringing cultivation and felt very comfortable all over.
This kind of life was what he liked the most.
As for fighting and killing, he resisted it from the bottom of his heart.
Li Qian jumped down from the bell tower and played with Little Black, who was standing on a horizontal beam, before sitting down, taking out the jade stone, and sensing and communicating with it again.
Before visualizing the vast sword river, communicating with the strange sword river intent in the jade stone would yield better results.
He guessed that the vast sword river intent hidden in this jade stone should be a wisp of sword intent left behind by a powerful existence. Other cultivators could visualize and cultivate after observing it.
Without this jade stone, even with the secret manual of the Great River Sword Qi, one would not be able to practice it.
No wonder this Great River Sword Qi needed to be recorded with this jade stone.
Because books and secret manuals simply could not carry this vast sword river intent.
After a long time, he put away the jade stone and had a deeper understanding of the Great River Sword Qi.
Suddenly, his heart stirred. He gently touched the black iron ring on his finger, and a jade stone appeared in his hand.
Its shape was different from the jade stone of the Great River Sword Intent.
Moreover, this jade stone was more than three times larger in volume.
And there were no textures, words, or the like on the jade stone.
He sensed it with his spirit, and it seemed to be covered by an invisible energy membrane.
No matter how he probed with his spirit, he could not peek into the secrets contained within the jade stone.
When he first obtained the black iron ring, he had also tried to unravel its secrets, but to no avail.
There were seven such jade stones in the black iron ring.
Now that he saw the jade stone of the Great River Sword Qi, he had a guess in his heart: Could this be the same effect, recording some kind of demonic cultivation method or secret technique?
As for why it was so much larger in volume…
It might be related to the fact that demons were larger than humans. After all, a bigger one was easier to hold.
“If this is also a jade stone that stores a cultivation method, how can I decipher it?”
Li Qian rubbed his chin.
He guessed that this demonic jade stone must be different from human jade stones.
The jade stone of the Great River Sword Qi could be perceived with the spirit.
Then what would be needed for the demonic jade stone?
Blood and Qi?
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Suddenly, his heart stirred, and he had an idea.
He had never done this before.
So he activated the rudimentary form of the Blood and Qi Sanctuary, and a faint golden light gathered in his palm, enveloping the demonic jade stone.
A strange scene appeared. The strange energy that originally covered the jade stone actually began to show signs of being worn away.
Yes, it was being worn away.
Li Qian’s face showed surprise.
It really worked.
The entire process of erosion lasted for a long time. Li Qian felt that the consumption was too great, so he withdrew the rudimentary form of the Blood and Qi Sanctuary. Looking at the energy layer that had weakened a lot, he knew that it would take many more times to completely erode this energy.
There was no other way. Activating the rudimentary form of the Blood and Qi Sanctuary consumed too much Blood and Qi.
For several days in a row, in addition to bell-ringing cultivation, comprehending sword intent, absorbing demon stones to enhance the rudimentary form of the Blood and Qi Sanctuary, and cultivating the Great River Sword Qi, Li Qian also had to use the rudimentary form of the Blood and Qi Sanctuary to wear away the energy layer covering the jade stone.
His day was fully scheduled.
But he felt very fulfilled.
He received news from his master that the reorganized Martial Arts Legion was about to leave the Divine Sword Sect and head to Xing Province to participate in the annihilation of Prince Luo’s rebel army.
From his master’s tone, Prince Luo’s rebel army would not be able to last much longer.
This also surprised Li Qian. The situation was changing too quickly.
Previously, Prince Luo’s rebel army was on a roll, defeating Prince Ye’s army and even pointing their swords at the Divine Sword Sect.
But after just a short time, Prince Luo’s rebel army seemed to be nearing its end?
He felt that this was a good thing.
He had to have a good drink with his master to celebrate.
It was a pity that his master was not used to the taste of soy sauce-flavored baijiu.
The day before the Martial Arts Legion set out, Pang Bai came to Time Bell Pavilion again.
He had participated in the Martial Arts Legion before and experienced a battle, so Pang Bai was also included in the reorganized Martial Arts Legion this time.
Therefore, before setting out, he came to have a few more drinks of that light-flavored baijiu.
In the Martial Arts Legion, there were strict military rules, so drinking was not allowed.
“Junior Brother Li, you are so wise. After this battle is over, I definitely don’t want to participate in any Martial Arts Legion.”
After drinking too much, Pang Bai became talkative and said some things from his heart.
The memory of that battle was too deep for him.
Moreover, he also discovered a problem. Although the speed of comprehending sword intent seemed to be faster in the Martial Arts Legion, it also brought some new problems that were not conducive to his future cultivation.
Just like that, a few more days passed.
The Martial Arts Legion had set out.
On the day of their departure, the entire Divine Sword Sect gave them a grand send-off.
Li Qian went to watch too.
The formation was quite neat.
However, compared to the military might of Prince Luo’s rebel army that he had encountered before, it was far inferior.
But this was normal. The battle formations of the Martial Arts Legion required long-term training and coordination, which could not be achieved overnight.
That day, after Li Qian finished his cultivation, he once again used the rudimentary form of the Blood and Qi Sanctuary to wear away the energy layer on the jade stone.
This energy layer was already very weak.
As he activated the rudimentary form of the Blood and Qi Sanctuary, the energy on the jade stone became weaker and weaker, and finally it was completely worn away. Immediately afterward, the surface of this jade stone seemed to be melting, and strange textures and demonic script gradually formed.
It was very similar to his jade stone of the Great River Sword Qi.
“As expected, it is a jade stone that stores information about a cultivation method.”
Seeing this scene, Li Qian’s face showed a hint of excitement.
He was now very curious about what kind of demonic cultivation method information was contained in this jade stone.
After all, being able to be recorded in a jade stone, it must be extraordinary.
Li Qian took a deep breath and immediately touched the jade stone with his spirit perception.
In an instant, he sensed that the textures and demonic script on the jade stone gradually came to life and began to evolve. At the same time, a strange piece of information surged into his mind.
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