Principle Manifestation, Great Yin Sha Qi
"Roar!!"
The rotting man opened his mouth and let out a low, violent roar. Black smoke billowed, and the chains binding him shook violently, clanging loudly.
The basement was shaking, dust fell from the ceiling, cracks appeared on the floor, and more array patterns dimmed, as if the entire array had lost its function.
The next moment, a loud roar rang out, and the rotting man suddenly stood up. With all his might, the chains binding him shattered inch by inch, turning into fragments that scattered in all directions.
Qin Nanyue's expression was solemn as she looked at the rotting man amidst billowing black smoke, her brows furrowing slightly.
"Late Golden Core? How can there be a Late Golden Core monster here?" Qin Nanyue found it hard to believe.
Wasn't it said that there were no Golden Core Realm cultivators in the Ancient Yue Secret Realm?
In fact, even the top powers in Qin Province don't know exactly how much of the Ancient Yue Secret Realm has been explored. The areas they have explored are all inhabited by the Foundation Establishment Realm and Qi Refining Realm Demon Beast and monsters. Once they encounter Golden Core Realm demons and monsters, they will designate them as forbidden zones.
The areas we've explored so far are now completely off-limits in all directions!
Those forbidden zones are inhabited only by those at the Golden Core Realm.
However, these Golden Core Realm beings do not leave their territory to go to the Foundation Establishment Realm and Qi Refining Realm.
Therefore, each time the Ancient Yue Secret Realm opens, disciples can hunt peacefully there and seek inheritance.
To Qin Nanyue's surprise, she encountered Golden Core Realm demons and monsters in the Foundation Establishment Realm and Qi Refining Realm area today!
Moreover, this thing doesn't look like an ordinary Demon Beast; it looks more like a strange Devil Creature!
However, although Qin Nanyue was surprised, she did not panic.
With Lu Yang there, Qin Nanyue felt no danger whatsoever.
Lu Yang looked at the rotting man before him, whose aura was surging, and felt the turbulent energy within him, a thoughtful expression on his face.
As the rotting man awoke, the energy within his body surged, advancing all the way to the Golden Core, reaching the Late Golden Core.
However, Lu Yang clearly sensed that the Principle surrounding him were far beyond what an ordinary Late Golden Core could compare to.
Lu Yang saw that within the black smoke, there were vaguely solid skulls and hideous bone hands that coalesced and then dissipated.
This is the manifestation of the Principle.
However, the manifestation of this Principle seems rather unstable, unable to reliably materialize into physical objects, so it can only be considered as barely touching the threshold.
Even so, ordinary Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators might not possess such a powerful level of understanding of the Principle!
Of course, that applies to ordinary cultivators.
It has been quite some time since Lu Yang used the [Power of Money] to raise his cultivation to the Void Refinement Realm and his understanding of the Principle to the Manifestation stage.
During this time, Lu Yang naturally also made time to comprehend the Principle, since the Principle of the Great Dao, like the foundation of cultivation, are the cornerstones of the immortal path.
For Lu Yang, it's natural to have to grasp both aspects firmly.
Therefore, Lu Yang's current understanding of the Principle can be considered to have reached the level of materialization.
Although it's not yet comparable to when he was in the Void Refinement Realm, his understanding of the Principle is still deeper than that of this rotten man.
As for cultivation level, Lu Yang wasn't particularly worried.
Although this rotting man's Spiritual Qi cultivation had reached the Golden Core Realm, his Spiritual Qi was weak and even weaker than that of a normal Late Golden Core cultivator. This was probably because he had been sealed for many years and had not yet fully recovered after being freed.
I just don't know how good this guy's Cultivation Method are.
While Lu Yang was pondering, the rotting man's cold and ferocious blood-red eyes had already landed on Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue.
He let out a low roar, and amidst billowing black smoke, he vanished from his spot, charging towards Lu Yang.
Lu Yang put one arm around Qin Nanyue's waist, and the next moment, his body transformed into strands of golden threads that wrapped around him and Qin Nanyue before disappearing from the spot.
The accompanying Technique Method Cultivation Method, "Metal Source Heaven-Reaching Record Qi," is part of the Spirit Grade Metal Source Qi Transformation Heavenly Record."
This allows Lu Yang to transform himself and the cultivators around him into golden energy, formless and shapeless, and escape at an extremely fast speed.
This Cultivation Method is not only a combination of offense and defense, but also extremely flexible, making it impossible to defend against.
The golden energy transformed into streams of light, disappeared into the basement, and floated down the passage to the ground.
The rotting man had already appeared in the area where Lu Yang had just stood, his fist, covered in rotting flesh and blood, aimed a punch at the spot where Lu Yang had been standing.
The terrifying force of the punch surged, creating wind pressure. Under the shock, the basement immediately cracked and collapsed with a roar.
Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue stood on the ground, looking at the collapsed ground, and exchanged a glance.
Qin Nanyue couldn't help but complain, "This guy... why does he seem to lack intelligence?"
Lu Yang seemed thoughtful, then said, "Perhaps it really doesn't have much intelligence. After all, being sealed for so many years, a normal Golden Core Realm cultivator would have died countless times by now. This monster is still alive, but its soul has probably been almost completely worn away."
Qin Nanyue was stunned, staring at the collapsed ground in disbelief, and said, "Then why did he...?"
Lu Yang said, "I feel that the Great Dao he cultivates is a branch of the Great Yin Dao, belonging to the Yin Sha type of the Undead. I'm afraid his physical body is immortal."
Qin Nanyue immediately showed a hint of envy.
Although it's not true immortality, an immortal physical body is still an ability that countless cultivators dream of!
Just then, the collapsed ground suddenly began to shake.
Qin Nanyue snapped out of her daze and quickly stepped back, saying, "I'll move further away so I don't disturb you."
Lu Yang nodded slightly and chuckled, "Okay."
Lu Yang was originally considering whether to use the [Power of Money] to directly increase his cultivation level.
But since this guy might be a brainless idiot, acting only on instinct, Lu Yang wasn't in a hurry to use the [Power of Money].
Perfect timing! He hadn't fought at full strength in a long time, so this was a good opportunity to test his current combat power.
Thinking of this, a look of eager anticipation appeared in Lu Yang's eyes.
Just then, the collapsed ground in front of them suddenly exploded, and a figure burning with black smoke rushed out—it was the rotting man.
His gaze was fixed on Lu Yang, filled with longing, greed, and extreme bloodlust, as if he regarded Lu Yang as a delicious meal.
Collapse!
After landing, the rotting man let out another low growl, then charged towards Lu Yang at an extremely fast speed.
He transformed his hands into sharp claws and reached for Lu Yang's head. At the same time, skeletal claws condensed from the black smoke around him, and more than a dozen skeletal claws also reached for Lu Yang.
As the rotting man approached, and the aura of death and decay swirled around him, Lu Yang felt as if the flow of Spiritual Qi within his body had slowed down.
Lu Yang's expression remained unchanged. He had already formed a hand Method Formula, and golden energy circulated in front of him, with Principle Runes emerging and condensing into a thick golden Spiritual Qi shield.
The defensive Law Technique that accompanies "The Metal Source Heaven-Reaching Record" is "The Metal Source Return-to-Origin Barrier".
As Law Technique accompanying Low Spirit Grade Cultivation Method, it is naturally also Low Spirit Grade.
Although this decaying man in the Late Golden Core possessed immense power, he seemed to be a physical cultivator and also had the ability to attack with the Power of Principle.
However, the "Metal Source Return-to-Origin Barrier" still managed to block the attack.
The golden Spiritual Qi shield shook violently, and fine cracks appeared on it, indicating that it had been damaged considerably.
However, Lu Yang had already disappeared from his original spot and appeared above the rotting man's head.
His hand Method Formula changed, and he flicked his right index finger downwards.
Suddenly, a phantom of an index finger, a hundred meters tall, appeared in the void and pressed down on the rotting man like a giant mountain.
Attack Law Technique from "The Metal Source Heaven-Reaching Record": Low Spirit Grade, Metal Spirit Cloud-Piercing Finger!