Free Web NovelChapter 432: Chapter 263: Cultivation World 53
Si Lingle donned a deep purple cloak, her entire body enveloped in a faint demonic aura, disguised as a low-level member of the Demon Clan.
Just upon entering the Youxiang Mountain Range, a pungent and slightly sweet scent rushed toward her; this was the source of "Youxiang."
This fragrance wasn’t as fresh and pleasant as the floral scents of the mundane world; instead, it was a mixture of various peculiar Magic Plants’ aromas, intermingled with a faintly bloody scent, making one’s heart involuntarily shiver.
The surrounding air was unusually humid, as if countless invisible hands were gently caressing the skin, sticky and cold.
The ground was filled with oddly shaped stones that emitted a faint glow; some were dark red, others a deep blueish hue. Their surfaces were etched with mysterious runes, seemingly containing some powerful Magic Power.
The strange fragrance in the mountains could bewilder a cultivator’s Divine Sense, but was ineffective against the Demon Clan.
Si Lingle possessed a Defensive Immortal Artifact and had taken the Clear Heart Elixir in advance, rendering these bizarre fragrances ineffective against her.
She was here to find the unique Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal of the Demon Realm, an item with the ability to break through realms. frёeωebɳovel.com
Integrating it into a Spirit Ship could also grant the Spirit Ship the ability to break realms.
The Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal was not a natural mineral, but rather formed at the core of the Chaos Rift, crystallized over millennia under extreme pressure by the purest Demonic Qi and the fallen Demon God’s blood.
Deep within the Youxiang Mountain Range lay such an unstable Chaos Rift, its location perpetually obscured by violent spatial turbulence and Bone-Eroding Demon Miasma, virtually impossible to locate through ordinary means.
The Xuanming Blood Jade Demon Crystal itself possessed formidable Magic Power, allowing it to conceal its aura.
Finding it would likely take some Time.
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Thus, more than a month passed, and today, Si Lingle was headed to the canyon.
As she delved deeper into the canyon, the rock walls suddenly trembled! A swarm of insects, resembling a black cloud, erupted from the ground, their wing cases glinting with metallic luster, their mouthparts tearing through the air with a rasping scream.
While Si Lingle was slashing through the insect swarm, suddenly, a shadow fell from the insect cloud towards her feet—
It was a Demon Clan youth, appearing around fifteen or sixteen in human years, with horns broken and oozing purple blood, and his black clothes torn into ragged strips. As he rolled to get up, a Bone Token inscribed with a Triple Lotus Pattern fell from his waist.
"Get away!" the youth roared, pushing Si Lingle aside, where she once stood, three green lights pierced through, melting the rocks into red molten bubbles.
Three pursuers descended atop the insects, their bodies half-insectified, compound eyes occupying half their faces, their arms extending into mantis-like serrated blades; they controlled the swarm as if part of their limbs, thousands of flying insects swirling around them.
The leader pointed his blade arm at the youth: "The renegade Saint Ancestor’s attendant, hand over the ’Source Blood Crystal Core’!"
The youth wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, sneering coldly: "Dream on... It should have been buried long ago with the Treasure Flower Ancestor in the Demon Source Sea!"
"Killing the two of you, the ’Source Blood Crystal Core’ will naturally be ours," another pursuer said coldly.
The youth shouted, "You should flee, this matter doesn’t involve you."
"Hahaha, just you, trying to stop us and protect someone else to escape, truly ignorant of your limits," the leader laughed.
But in the next breath, the leader’s laughter abruptly halted.
For his head had been severed by Si Lingle.
The other two, just preparing to counterattack, were soul-killed by Jiu Jiu.
"You are not a demon!" the youth spoke out.
"Oh, clearly my Swordsmanship carries demonic aura, why do you say I am not a demon?"
Si Lingle could mobilize Demonic Qi, taught by Jin You.
Jin You was of Demon-Demon Mixed Blood, and to allow the coexistence of demonic power and Magic Power, she crafted her own Cultivation Technique.
This Cultivation Technique could also permit the coexistence of Spiritual Energy and Demonic Qi, Ghost Qi and Demonic Qi.
Jin You created this Cultivation Technique so that more Half-demons could survive.
After becoming acquainted with Jin You, she taught this Cultivation Technique to Si Lingle.
However, Si Lingle had never utilized it; though it was possible to allow the coexistence of Spiritual Power and Magic Power, she did not consistently practice this Cultivation Technique. Long-term use of Magic Power would still impact her own Cultivation Technique.
Yet this youth could recognize at a glance that she was not part of the Demon Clan, quite impressive.
Si Lingle’s cold voice sounded, "I indeed am not a demon, I am here in search of an item; considering your kind heart, I will spare your life."
Having said, Si Lingle prepared to leave, unwilling to get embroiled in any trouble.
However, countless blood-sucking insects flew in, along with more pursuers.
Si Lingle drew her sword; in less than half a cup of tea’s time, she had dealt with the pursuers.
But the youth also fainted due to severe injuries.
