Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons
Chapter 842 - 586: Battling the Cold Mountain Ancestor Alone_2

Chapter 842: Chapter 586: Battling the Cold Mountain Ancestor Alone_2

This could only mean that Sect Master Shen had already surpassed Cold Mountain Ancestor in hard power... That Golden Rune Mystic Knife could actually so easily break through the body of the old demon, comparable to the Mid Heavenly Realm; such a treasure, why had I never heard of its reputation before?

"Stop!"

Cold Mountain Ancestor let out another roar.

But Shen Yi remained unmoved; he looked straight ahead, holding the long knife at an angle, appearing to walk neither hurriedly nor slowly. Yet, with every step he took, the distance between them shortened by a hundred miles.

The Mystic Armor Boots made contact with the shattered icy surface, making a slight sound, far less noisy than the commotion Cold Mountain Ancestor had made earlier in his rush.

But to the old demon’s ears, these leisurely footsteps made its heartbeat accelerate, pounding as if its skull might burst.

"I’ll fight you with all I’ve got for taking advantage!"

Cold Mountain Ancestor, feeling a searing pain throughout its body, had never considered that just one encounter would force it to use its trump card.

It opened its mouth and spat out a round inner core, its surface smooth as jade, with only the middle part containing a tiny Jade Toad.

Clearly, this inner core didn’t belong to Cold Mountain Ancestor, but was a treasure it had forcibly seized and refined. It was also why it looked so peculiar.

The Jade Toad was actually in a seated position with its two front limbs in an "Embracing Elixir" posture on its lower abdomen.

"Kill him!"

Cold Mountain Ancestor infused its essence blood into the inner core, forcing the Jade Toad to open its eyes.

In an instant, a breeze blew from within the inner core.

Thunderous noises erupted, turning in a blink into a blizzard, causing the sky and earth to change color. Its terrifying force seemed like it could turn the entire land and water into an eternal winter.

The surroundings quickly turned into a vast expanse of white. It was deadly silent and terrifying, and even with Deng Xiangjun’s eyesight, she couldn’t see beyond thirty feet.

Now, this land of winter was what lay between the old demon and Shen Yi.

The raging wind brushed wildly, bitterly cold as if wanting to swallow any living creature that dared to come close.

Clearly, despite Cold Mountain Ancestor’s frightening cries, it actually wanted to use the phenomenon created by the inner core to seize the chance to escape!

"Wait—"

Deng Xiangjun seemed to have anticipated something and hurriedly extended her hand, shouting loudly.

Sure enough, Shen Yi looked at the vast expanse of silent and deadly Cold Domain and stepped into it decisively with his knife. Having already engaged in combat, he had no intention of letting the old demon go.

"Hisss!"

Deng Xiangjun’s palm had only just touched the white fog. Although her fingertips hadn’t changed much, she distinctly felt her Divine Soul tremble several times, and even her consciousness became somewhat stiff and blurred.

This phenomenon was not just for show; it truly possessed the power to annihilate the souls of living beings.

With such a commotion, not to mention Yin Qizhang, every Cultivator with some cultivation in Xuan Yue City took to the skies in terror, wanting to see what had happened.

Yin Yajun finally saw that unforgettable ink-colored figure again.

She just watched as he calmly stepped into the silent and seemingly lifeless Cold Domain, his silhouette growing increasingly blurry, until completely engulfed by the heavy snow.

"Sect... Sect Master Shen."

Cold Mountain Ancestor infused essence blood with full force until it completely satisfied the Jade Toad within the inner core.

Only then did it take a few heavy breaths, its face showing a few traces of lingering fear.

Needless to say, the power of the Jade Toad inner core was unquestionable, but after all, it was not something it had from birth. Even after spending a long time refining it and barely considering it a part of its own body, it still couldn’t control it as easily as its own limbs.

Thinking of using it against a Cultivator of the same Boundary was unlikely, after all, the opponent would dodge.

But Cold Mountain Ancestor never thought that this lad would dare to step straight into it.

Perhaps the other party had some sort of protection against the cold on him?

But the coldness was not as simple as it seemed on the surface; otherwise, how could it appear so silent, utterly void of life.

"Court death."

It hesitated for a moment, then abandoned the idea of fleeing.

If it just left like this, it would be a huge loss!

With that thought, Cold Mountain Ancestor began using its essence blood as a link to control the Jade Toad inner core, attempting to completely obliterate Shen Yi within it.

Just as it attempted to probe the internal situation of the Cold Domain, its eyes suddenly widened in shock.

Amidst the swirling wind and snow,

a figure slowly emerged from the midst.

Shen Yi still gazed straight ahead, the long knife in his hand covered by frost. As he moved forward, the Golden Pattern crown that bound his hair and the Mystic Armor he wore cracked and shattered inch by inch, peeling away and vanishing into violet-gold light the moment they hit the ground.

Wu Jun’s strength was too weak, resulting in the effectiveness of the Mystic Armor falling behind the current level of combat.

However, even clad in nothing but an unremarkable ink-colored robe, the mere sweep of Shen Yi’s eyes filled Cold Mountain Ancestor with fear, rendering him too apprehensive to move.

Beside him, a robust White Tiger moved with a composed and elegant grace—the slight droop of its head added a hint of docility.

The White Tiger stood silently to Shen Yi’s left, its tail gently swaying to sweep away all the frost and snow.

"Stop, stop him."

Cold Mountain Ancestor injected even more of his vital blood, causing the Jade Toad within his inner core to swell significantly, and his previously dazed complexion turned blood-red and ferocious in an instant.

It was as if a toad’s croak was about to rise.

But it was cut off by a crisp SNAP.

Under Cold Mountain Ancestor’s horrified gaze, a black shadow appeared on the inner core, and its smooth surface began to crack.

With an unchanged expression, Shen Yi lifted the knife and pressed its sharp tip against the inner core, then suddenly exerted force, plunging the blade into the Jade Toad’s throat and penetrating it inch by inch beneath its bulging eyes.

CRACK—

The inner core turned to dust in mid-air.

At the same time, Cold Mountain Ancestor, enduring severe pain, forcefully stamped his thick legs and transformed into a streak of light as he fled once more.

...

Shen Yi slightly raised his eyes, and as his ink robe billowed, another black shadow burst forth, growing rapidly in the wind. In a breath’s time, it transformed into a ferocious Mystic Tiger that pounced down from the sky to catch the fleeing streak of light.

The Mystic Tiger swung its paws, filled with malevolence, pressing down with ferocity!

Despite not harming Cold Mountain Ancestor’s flesh, the old Great Demon let out the most mournful wail thus far.

The howl echoed out, causing the creatures within Xuan Yue City to feel their faces tingle and skin crawl with goosebumps.

THUMP THUMP THUMP!

Cold Mountain Ancestor fell head-first, violently smashing against the icy surface; the Mid Heavenly Realm Great Demon now writhed and wailed on the ground like a child.

In utter panic, it tried to push away the Mystic Tiger on top of it, but its claws passed through the body as if it had reached into rampaging black flames.

"Immortal, great Immortal, spare me! I’m willing to fight for Southern Hong Immortal Sect, to wage a death battle against the Dragon Demon!"

Cold Mountain Ancestor, enduring excruciating pain, wished he could tear open his own belly rather than endure such torment.

Responding to him, however, was Shen Yi gripping the Golden Rune Mystic Knife once again.

The straight blade ignited with Mystic Gold Flowing Light, cutting through the air with unstoppable force, and with a slashing motion, sent the enormous fish head soaring, bouncing several times across the ice with heavy thuds.

[Killing a Mid Heavenly Realm Cold Domain Fish Demon, total Lifespan Years of 660,000, remaining Lifespan Years of 250,000, absorption complete]

Shen Yi withdrew his long knife and glanced at the panel.

If this Fish Demon had lived to its natural end, it would have been quite auspicious.

The blizzard and Cold Domain behind him quietly dissipated, yet the air around remained damp and bitterly cold.

Shen Yi looked up and saw that beyond where he stood, the Sky Curtain had turned dark and gloomy, with heavy snow fluttering down across a distance of tens of thousands of miles, nearly covering the entire Nanhong Water Domain.

All living beings had only to lift their heads to see the great snow falling serenely from the sky.

With the experience of having slain several Heavenly Realm Demons before, Shen Yi was well aware that this natural phenomenon was due to Cold Mountain Ancestor’s demise; he just hadn’t expected it to have such a widespread impact.

But all of this had nothing to do with him.

Shen Yi took a deep breath, using the heat of his heart’s fire to counteract the chill that had clung to him since passing through the Cold Domain.

He watched nervously the corpse in front of him.

Whether he could break through to the Heavenly Realm would depend on whether his theory was correct.