Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 435 Little Wind Mountain (200 Monthly Tickets Extra, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 435: Chapter 435 Little Wind Mountain (200 Monthly Tickets Extra, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Upon releasing the Outer Elixir, Liang Xiao’s mana surged extraordinarily, comparable to a Middle-grade Golden Core Ancestor.

His Ten Thousand Soul Banner seemed as if it had consumed a great tonic pill, expanding furiously and blotting out the sun.

A ring of light transformed into a gate from which countless Yin Soldiers and Generals poured forth.

But the next moment,

he looked at the bird and the figure on it and felt something was amiss.

"How could someone merely cultivating their energies command a Core Formation Demon?"

"Young man, commanding a Core Formation Demon Bird... why does this sound familiar? It’s as if I’ve heard it somewhere..."

Liang Xiao looked again at Zhong Shenxiu, suddenly shivered, and almost dropped the Ten Thousand Soul Banner in shock.

He hastily gathered his mana and bowed deeply, saying, "I did not realize I was in the presence of the Ancestor, please forgive me."

He had recognized who the person across from him was.

And he knew that the other party possessed Returning Elixir Power.

Even potentially at the fourth turn or higher!

Entirely beyond his capability to confront.

And even if he could confront it, the collective disdain of all the Loose Cultivators in the world would drown him.

After all, Creation Ancestor was subtly acknowledged as something of a progenitor among the heterodox hermits!

All Cultivators who had crafted an Outer Elixir owed him a debt of gratitude.

Zhong Shenxiu was somewhat speechless.

But since the other party had reacted this way, he felt embarrassed to continue fighting and could only say, "You recognize me?"

"Indeed!"

"Do you know how to get to Little Wind Mountain?"

"I do!"

"Lead the way!"

"Yes!"

...

Zhong Shenxiu casually emitted a Sword Qi, wrapping everyone together, and quickly followed the direction pointed by Liang Xiao.

Those Inner Sect Disciples were still utterly confused, unaware of what had happened.

"Dare I ask, Ancestor..."

Liang Xiao hesitated while showing the way, "Might you have a past with Yi Tianchou?"

"Merely a brief acquaintance."

Zhong Shenxiu waved his hand and said, "As for you, being a True Inheritor of the Corpse Yin Secret Sect, with a future in Returning Elixir, why turn to the Outer Elixir Method?"

"I truly wish to follow the orthodox path of our sect; however, I encountered a mishap due to a secret technique I trained in years ago, which damaged my foundation..."

Liang Xiao bitterly smiled, "I owe it to you, Ancestor, for establishing the Heterodox Golden Core Method, otherwise I might never have experienced the wonders of the Golden Core in this life."

Upon hearing this, those Inner Sect Disciples internally rolled their eyes vehemently.

But even as an Outer Elixir practitioner with Golden Core power and centuries of longevity, able to assume the role of an elder within the Corpse Yin Secret Sect, he held a status far above theirs, so they dared not say much.

"As a True Inheritor of your sect, talent, perception, foundation, and even the steadfastness of fate are all indispensable. Now that your path has been severed, do you feel any regret?"

Zhong Shenxiu controlled the sword light, moving at a speed ten times faster than those people combined before, even having the leisure to ask questions.

"Speaking of regrets, naturally there are some, but what can be done about it?" Liang Xiao replied with a wry smile, clasping his hands together.

"It’s not necessarily so, the Heterodox Golden Core, one might still climb to a higher level..."

Zhong Shenxiu said with a chuckle, lighting up Liang Xiao’s eyes.

After the success of the Outer Elixir Method, one’s cultivation could no longer advance, their path of Dao cut off.

But that was the judgment of other cultivators.

As for the Creation Ancestor, the founder of the Outer Elixir Method, had he already pioneered a way forward using the Heterodox Golden Core to enter into the Returning Elixir Power?

He always limited himself because of his vision and didn’t dare to hope for too much, satisfied to think about the Nine Turns of the Outer Elixir, which was quite good already.

Zhong Shenxiu this time did not answer but asked thoughtfully, "I have heard that the Corpse Yin Secret Sect inherits the orthodox Ancient Demon Path and has a profound study of the soul..."

Liang Xiao casually replied, "Exactly so... My Corpse Yin Secret Sect’s True Inheritance is divided into Yaksha, Ten Thousand Soul, and Nine Netherworld departments. Among them, the Yaksha Department specializes in the Corpse Refining Skill, elevating a refined corpse to the ’Golden Corpse’ level to help in Golden Core Formation. Nine Netherworld is the true inheritance of the Demon Path Qi Refinement, dedicated to arduous cultivation without relying on external objects. Ten Thousand Soul focuses on creating a Ten Thousand Soul Banner as a lifebound magic artifact; in the hands of the menial workers, it is a Yin Soul Banner, in the hands of Inner and Outer Sect Disciples, it is a Hundred Soul Banner, but in the hands of True Inheritors and elders, it becomes the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. I am precisely from the Ten Thousand Soul Department..."

"Very good, since you are a True Inheritor and have already formed an outer elixir, you must have mastered the Ten Thousand Soul Department Method..." Zhong Shenxiu chuckled, his laughter sending shivers down Liang Xiao’s spine, fearing that this Creation Ancestor might force him to reveal his secret techniques.

But Zhong Shenxiu soon turned around, focused entirely on controlling the flight light, and did not say anything more.

...

Little Wind Mountain.

Gusts of chilly wind blew all around, obscuring the sun, with countless Yin Soldiers and Generals patrolling.

This was where the disciples of the Corpse Yin Secret Sect, after discovering Yi Tianchou, had tangled with him all the way, eventually forcing him into this mountain. They then joined forces to set up the Ten Thousand Soul Formation, blocking off the mountain, waiting for reinforcements.

By the time Liang Xiao and others arrived, they saw a scene of a Ten Thousand Souls Sealing Mountain.

’Why is the situation so grand?’

Liang Xiao looked at the Ten Thousand Soul Locking Mountain Formation, his expression changing as he shook the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and a stream of green light entered the formation.

Soon, a disciple holding a banner arrived to respond, opening a gap in the formation and calling out, "Is it Elder Brother Liang Xiao arriving?"

"That’s me."

Liang Xiao glanced at Zhong Shenxiu, saw that the old ancestor was silent, then stepped forward and asked, "Why has capturing a mere Demon Pup turned into this?"

"Reporting to True Inheritor Elder Brother, that Yi Tianchou is incredibly fierce. Although he did not use the Demon Bell Treasure, he has refined an outer elixir, with mana comparable to a Core Formation Ancestor. The disciples who initially confronted him suffered heavy losses. Thankfully, Grandmaster Wu arrived in time, otherwise our Ten Thousand Soul Department disciples would have suffered severe casualties..."

This disciple cursed resentfully, "Ever since that Creation Ancestor weirdo spread his elixir method outside, the number of Loose Cultivators forming their Golden Cores surged, creating an unexpected rise of an Outer Elixir Demon causing endless harm and poisonous influence..."

Hearing this, Liang Xiao looked at him with a touch of pity.

Unaware, the disciple shuddered, "Eh? Seems like the weather suddenly got colder!"

"Since this fiend has already formed a Golden Core, it was proper of you to not confront him directly, but to unite and form a grand array to counteract..."

Liang Xiao made some perfunctory remarks, leading the rest into the formation.

Although this disciple also saw Zhong Shenxiu, a new face, seeing that he was personally brought by the True Inheritor Elder Brother, he dared not ask further.

Zhong Shenxiu entered the grand array, and suddenly, the view before him brightened, revealing a small mountain range, lustrous as green jade.

On the mountain range, three lights were in pursuit.

One among them, with a rainbow-like Qi, swirling with an outer elixir, was Yi Tianchou, his face now bearing traces of weathering, no longer the lethargic appearance as before.

The other two lights, one human and one corpse, belonged to a Golden Core Ancestor from the Yaksha Department, maneuvering his lifebound Golden Corpse in battle with Yi Tianchou.

This person had fiery red hair, a face like a skeleton, possessing unimpressive magic skills, but the Golden Corpse he commanded in flight was unmatched, enormously strong, even ordinary spells leaving no mark on it, and a surge of Evil Qi soared upward, truly extraordinary.

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