Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 434: Traces (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 434: Chapter 434: Traces (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Old Master is fishing again..."

Yu Tongzi spread his large wings, intentionally slowing his escape speed a bit, as he pondered secretly.

As a bird raised by Zhong Shenxiu for many years, he believed he had grasped a fraction of the old master’s mindset.

Of course, he wouldn’t say it out loud.

He could only blame his own ostentatiousness when transforming and fleeing, which drew the attention of those Corpse Yin Secret Sect disciples.

When Liang Xiao and a group of Inner Sect Disciples stopped their light of escape, Zhong Shenxiu had already seen through them completely.

Now, facing the pursuing gray-white escape light, he couldn’t help but smile.

He asked Yu Tongzi to stop and stood with his hands behind his back atop the giant bird, inquiring, "Why do you fellow Daoists pursue me?"

"Liang Xiao, it’s not Yi Tianchou!"

One Inner Sect Disciple squinted his eyes slightly, compared the person in front of him to a wanted poster, and shook his head.

"Who are you, fellow Daoist, and why have you come near our Corpse Yin Secret Sect?"

Liang Xiao didn’t act impulsively but instead smiled courteously with a cupped fist greeting.

He failed to recognize Zhong Shenxiu; he just felt that the demon bird seemed somewhat dangerous.

’Yikes... This person actually isn’t yelling and cursing on sight, or trying to kill for treasures? How can he still be so reasonable? Is he a traitor to the Demon Sect? Not ruthless at all!’ Zhong Shenxiu criticized inwardly.

Outwardly, he still replied very amicably, "I am merely a Loose Cultivator, who has just entered the Refining Gang Realm. I’ve heard that within the eight thousand li poisonous swamp, there are many spiritual materials to be found. I especially came to seek some, to concoct a Five Poison Divine Evil Pill!"

Ever since the Heterodox Golden Core Method had appeared, it was coveted by cultivators of all paths.

After over a decade of tireless human trials, they had also gleaned some experience and even innovated upon the old methods.

For instance, using the Golden Core of a Golden Core Ancestor as a material was found to be most effective, and the Demon Sect even discovered that the closer the blood relation and the more compatible the qi, the higher the success rate of concocting the Outer Elixir, and the quality was less likely to decline.

As for Demon Cores and the like, they were deemed inferior.

The Golden Core Inner Cores of Golden Core Ancestors and big demons required some special methods for preservation; they would gradually lose their vital energy and efficacy, so the sooner one used them, the better.

From this, a particularly bloody and cruel method of live Golden Core extraction was born, rumored to increase the concoction success rate of Outer Elixirs by ten to fifteen percent.

However, this practice was always criticized by the righteous path as falling into the Demon Path.

Most Loose Cultivators were, to begin with, only at the Refining Gang stage and didn’t have elders with profound mana to assist them, so naturally they couldn’t obtain a cultivator’s Golden Core. Even Demon Beast Inner Cores were astronomically priced and in high demand.

Therefore, they could only follow in the footsteps of Taiyi Zhang, melting various spiritual materials to concoct an Outer Elixir.

This significantly lowered the success rate, and even if one succeeded, the quality of the Outer Elixir was often poor, with most being of lower grade and medium grade being rare.

Even so, among Loose Cultivators, relying on this Heterodox Golden Core Method, a substantial number of Core Formation Ancestors emerged.

And these pill-like Elixirs gradually became classified into several types.

For instance, the Qiankun One Qi Pill, forged from the Nine Heavens Pure Qi and Nine Nether Earth Qi, melting Gang Qi and Evil Qi, is said to be the invention of a righteous path Alchemy Ancestor and boasts high quality, capable of reaching the fourth grade.

Apart from this, there are the Blood Embryo Pill, Devil Extreme Pill, and others from the Demon Sect, which involve using the flesh and blood of countless living beings, achieving a qualitative change through quantitative change, extremely bloody and cruel.

This Five Poison Divine Evil Pill is also one of the lesser Elixirs, made from the essence of the Five Poisons and melting numerous Evil Qi, with the highest quality being no more than the seventh grade.

The only advantage is probably that the materials are relatively easier to find.

"Outer Elixir Method is not of the righteous path, due to its quick results, it’s even more detrimental to the cultivation of Dao Heart..."

Liang Xiao earnestly advised.

"Indeed, indeed..." his junior brothers and sisters all nodded: "Outer Elixir Method is not of the righteous path, though it has the wonder of Golden Core, the path ahead is cut short, and it’s detrimental to Dao Heart..."

In fact, in their hearts, they were all secretly grumbling, "What’s wrong with the Outer Elixir Method? It still forms a Golden Core and has the marvelous benefit of prolonging life. After all, no one here can attain a Primordial Spirit, and we don’t even count on reversing our aging... Even within the sect, there are many who intend to refine an Outer Path Golden Core!"

"You think we don’t want to refine an Outer Elixir? It’s just that we don’t have the resources!"

Such words, however, were embarrassing to say in front of Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao had merely made a casual remark, but his gaze on Zhong Shenxiu revealed a flicker of eagerness to act.

After all, the man had admitted himself that he was just a Loose Cultivator without any significant background, yet he had achieved Great Success in Gang Refining without even having gone through Core Formation!

In such a case, he fell right into the category that Liang Xiao felt he could handle and that would be a nourishing addition to his Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Besides, since the other party had been insolent at the Corpse Yin Secret Sect’s Outer Mountain Gate, he had a reason to strike.

Even if they were both at the peak of Refining Gang, he, as a disciple who had received the true teachings of a major sect, could even face several Lower Grade Core Formation Ancestors from the minor and heretical paths without faltering!

This was the pride of a true inheritor disciple!

Holding the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Liang Xiao was about to shake it and release the thousands of Yin Soldiers contained within.

But just then, a communication spell lit up suddenly, and an urgent voice came through, "We have found Yi Tianchou’s whereabouts. Nearby Corpse Yin Secret Sect disciples, quickly reinforce Little Wind Mountain!"

"Found him already?!"

Liang Xiao felt a bit of regret as he gave Zhong Shenxiu a wave of his hand, "We have urgent matters to attend to, so we’ll part here, and you must quickly follow me to Little Wind Mountain!"

"Sigh..."

Zhong Shenxiu, however, heaved a deep sigh, "Why must it be this way?"

Yu Tongzi instinctively shrank its neck: ’The old master didn’t catch any fish; hopefully, he doesn’t take his anger out on this old bird...’

It paused, then catching a glimpse of the old master’s gaze, it suddenly understood.

"Hey! Brazen Cultivator, you dare covet your Lord Bird’s inner core, thinking your Lord Bird is vegetarian?"

Yu Tongzi no longer suppressed the demon power within its body. An acre of black and profound pill energy rose, transforming into a huge hand, and reached toward Liang Xiao and the others.

’Inner core, what inner core?’

An Inner Sect Disciple was still somewhat bewildered, his face full of confusion.

"A Core Formation Demon?!"

Liang Xiao shook the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and protected himself, then suddenly burst into loud laughter, "This is business coming right to my doorstep."

His Ten Thousand Soul Banner was still missing a Golden Core main soul!

And as for these Demon Cultivators, most of them didn’t receive true teachings; in terms of mana, they were roughly equivalent to a Golden Core Practitioner with a Lower Grade Golden Core.

He, Liang Xiao, truly did not take them seriously.

"Imperial command... thousands of Yin Soldiers, heed my order, Seven-Star Ghost Sparrow, Snake-Eating Formation!"

Mana surged around Liang Xiao as he cast spells into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. Countless Yin Soldiers and Generals poured from the banner, forming an array.

A large amount of dark green clouds rose, transforming into a gigantic ghost sparrow that spit out a snake shadow from its beak, darting straight for Yu Tongzi.

Yu Tongzi was utterly fearless, letting out a strange cry.

Although its pill energy appeared to be a chaotic black, it actually contained fine strands of silver, the result of nightly absorbing Taiyin Qi and the essence of moon dew—purified Taiyin Power!

At that moment, the pill energy transformed into a large hand, which with just one grab filled the air with a bone-chilling cold, seizing the snake-like tongue of the sparrow and crushing it with a squeeze.

"So it’s actually a big demon that’s received some true teachings!"

Liang Xiao’s expression grew solemn as he reached behind his head, and a green Outer Elixir flew out, boosting his mana to rival that of a Core Formation Ancestor.

The surrounding Inner Sect Disciples, despite knowing they were in a dangerous situation, couldn’t help but want to mock, ’We ourselves wished to refine the Outer Elixir; who would have thought that you, Liang Xiao, with all your earlier righteous talk and bushy brows, would also turn traitor!’

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