Clue to the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow

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(I made another silly mistake in the last chapter, I typed 425 instead of 426, sigh...)

"This Blood Rain is highly corrosive; even a single drop could be absorbed into the dimensional plane," Tai Puzi said urgently, releasing a Protective Barrier. "Everyone, prepare your defenses! Not a single drop can be touched!"

Qin Yi raised his Gang Qi aura and simultaneously fired a Soul Arrow.

The Soul Arrow was drawn into the crimson vortex, and a low laugh echoed in mid-air, piercing straight to the soul. It shocked Qin Yi, making his face pale and causing him to suffer a bit of soul backlash.

"Damn it..." Qin Yi took a deep breath and pondered as he looked at the monster that was roaring and rampaging on its own.

The monster seemed to have no fixed target, simply and violently destroying everything in its vicinity...

This thing must have been formed from the Blood Nether Realm plane, becoming one with the plane itself. Its attacks can also merge everything into the Blood Netherworld Plane, which then becomes its own nourishment.

Just like when it transformed into the forms of Ting Feng and others, it can transform into anything that merges into this place and share the remaining consciousness.

Its strength is limited by the plane of existence, still confined to the peak of the Cloud Ascension stage, but its uniqueness has already surpassed the level that Cloud Ascension cultivators can handle.

Because this is to be at odds with the entire plane of existence.

The only flaw is its spirit. This thing has no soul. Its ability to speak and deceive was based on the consciousness of Ting Feng and others. It has no fixed thoughts of its own and simply acts according to the negative instincts of this world, which are fierce and deceitful.

The plane itself is neither good nor evil; it must have been influenced by the will of Qiongqi to have such a negative orientation. "When it hears people fighting, it will eat the upright; when it hears people being loyal and trustworthy, it will eat their noses; when it hears people being wicked and rebellious, it will kill beasts to feed them." Qiongqi is such an evil god, and therefore the plane appears evil.

Killing this monster would normally only require condensing the scattered spiritual energy, causing its body to dissipate within the plane; a direct confrontation wouldn't be necessary. However, Qin Yi's Soul Arrow failed because Qiongqi was about to manifest, its malevolent spirit already revealed. If Qiongqi's soul were to merge with this monster's, then at least within this plane, absolutely no one would be invincible—not even Liusu could handle it!

Realizing this, Qin Yi roared at the Witcher, "Stop this ridiculous ritual! Otherwise, if the evil spirit comes out again and merges with this monster, everyone will die here!"

The Witcher was also consecrating a shield to block the Blood Rain: "Stop... it can't be stopped! Our Saint Jade is missing; it can be released but not stopped..."

"Damn idiot!" Qin Yi roared, "What if your broken jade was intact?"

"The holder of the complete Saint Jade can suppress the soul of Qiongqi, returning it to the order of first sacrificing and then summoning, at which point it is still controllable. But we've searched for that incomplete one for a long time, and we simply can't find it..."

"Is this the thing?" Qin Yi took out the Blood Jade Fragment.

The Witcher's eyes widened. "You..."

Qin Yi roared, "What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'I'! Tell me how to use it!'"

"You embed the fragment there; we have Secret Method to glue it together," the Witcher urged. "The others help restrain the monster; it's about to move!"

As the words were spoken, the monster finally moved.

"Boom!" A huge, blood-red and black foot descended from the sky, stomping towards the location where Qin Yi and the others were.

This is the most crowded place, like stepping on ants...

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Sword Qi and spear light shot into the sky and pressed against the ground. Gu Xin of the Taiyi Sect took out a strange Taiji diagram, spread it diagonally below, and then the Taiji rotated, forming a mud-like area that contained the monster's entire body and slowly began to stir it like minced meat.

Qin Yi glanced at it sideways. If he had used this in the previous competition, it would probably be quite difficult to defend against.

At the same time, Tai Puzi took out a disc resembling an array diagram. The disc transformed into specks of mist that scattered in all directions, causing clouds to surge from all sides. Countless strange forces swirled around the monster, layer upon layer, binding it tightly.

The scholar from the Limitless Sect slammed his palm into the ground.

"Swish swish swish!" Ice shards rose up, like chains, crisscrossing around the monster's body.

The monster was indeed locked on, roaring in the air, but unable to move at all.

They were all top contenders from their respective sects, certainly not the drags on the team as the Witcher mocked them. When they truly cooperated, their collective strength was almost on par with that of a higher realm. This was something Qin Yi himself couldn't accomplish; he simply didn't possess that many methods.

"Now!" Qin Yi charged toward the center of the altar, braving the Blood Rain.

The obtained Blood Jade Fragment were perfectly embedded in the broken parts of the blood jade, fitting together seamlessly.

At the same time, several Witcher chanted incantations, and the solid blood jade, like flesh and blood, began to solidify and bond together at the broken points.

It was only then that it was discovered that after the altar was raised, some carvings appeared on the stone platform below.

A voice transmission from Zheng Yunyi echoed in his Sea of Consciousness: "Those inscriptions are said to be related to clues about the Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow. Alright, I've given you all the information you wanted; my sincerity is sufficient. The situation is extremely chaotic right now; if we're careless, we could both die here."

Qin Yi replied, "Received."

Zheng Yunyi was going all out for himself; this level of sincerity in cooperation might be unprecedented for him. After all, this place was extremely dangerous, the Devil Creature were still roaring, a distorted ghost face had appeared in the blood-red vortex in the sky, and the sculptures on the ground were faintly taking on fleshy shapes.

Qiongqi is about to emerge; if the Blood Jade doesn't stick together soon, it will be too late.

Zheng Yunyi no longer had the heart to plot against those Witcher. How could he have known this place would turn out like this? He had no desire to harm his own people; getting back safely alive was the most important thing.

Liusu had obviously received the telepathic message at the same time and began to study the Blood Markings.

Qin Yi pressed down tightly on both ends of the blood jade to prevent it from breaking. He looked down at the Blood Markings, but couldn't understand them at all. He estimated that no one but someone from the Witch God Sect's lineage would be able to understand them either.

Fortunately, Liusu should be able to understand it; these things are all just ancient writing systems.

After studying it for a while, Liusu said, "Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow, to put it bluntly, is the most essential crystallization of the entire Blood Nether Realm. It's just that it's elusive and cannot be collected. I only knew before that it was something born innately. This Blood Markings records some methods of obtaining it later in life. It should be the research passed down by the ancestors of the Witch God Sect..."

"Did you gain anything?"

"Yes. In fact, this monster is a manifestation of the power of the dimensional realm. As long as it is refined with a certain medium, it becomes a dimensional crystal, which is called Nether Marrow. Then, this blood sacrifice to summon the ferocious soul is itself Blood Frost. If it is further refined with a special method, it will at least be a second-grade Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow."

"A medium is needed..."

"Indeed, if I'm not mistaken, it's this piece of blood jade. Since it's the key to communicating with the exiled evil spirits across dimensions, it's definitely the crucial item. It should be the High Antiquity Blood-Chilling Nether Marrow that lost its Netherworld essence and was refined with bloodthirsty methods for a long time, retaining its Blood Frost energy for communicating with evil spirits... There are probably more than one of these things, and the Witch God Sect should have some more."

"Then I understand what to do."

As soon as he finished speaking, the blood jade "cracked" and finally merged into a whole.

The Witcher's chanting grew louder, and the spiral patterns on the blood jade seemed to reverse.

Blood Jade can both attract and suppress evil spirits, making it the key medium for this witchcraft. When the witchcraft is reversed, it returns to its original order.

The vortex in mid-air began to freeze, and the sculpture, which had been twisting and swirling, slowly returned to calm.

At the same time, a gale swept up in front of Qin Yi, attempting to sweep away the Blood Jade. Several bolts of lightning struck his head, and blood-red light burst forth from the Blood Jade, blasting towards his face.

"I knew you idiots would try to seize control of the Blood Jade." The reason Qin Yi had been holding onto the jade was precisely for this reason. How could he possibly hand over the complete jade to them for nothing? If they wanted the complete jade, they had to take it themselves!

Before any attacks hit him, he had already removed the Blood Jade. His Gang Qi aura suddenly exploded, absorbing all the attacks. Then he turned and charged towards the monster's body, which was being restrained by the others.

The Witcher over there is trying to betray them, and the people here are almost losing control of the monster!

"Roar!"

The monster's body trembled violently, shattering all the restrictive ice chains, cloud prisons, and Taiji Tai Puzi and the others coughed up blood and scattered in all directions.

This much time has been enough for it to solidify its soul. Although it hasn't yet merged with Qiongqi, its spirit is no longer something that a simple Soul Arrow can deal with.

It's already considered a malevolent spirit!

A malevolent spirit, a tangible entity within a realm—this is something no opponent at the Cloud Ascension level can handle! No matter how many people there are, it won't be enough!

The monster seemed to sense something that could threaten it, and its huge head slowly turned towards the blood jade in Qin Yi's hand.

That thing... perhaps it can be refined...

"Roar!" A fist as heavy as a mountain struck Qin Yi.

In the boundless darkness, a blinding light shone forth, as if piercing the heavens and earth, as if cleaving through planes; all the dazzling lights of the world converged here.

Qin Yi, Zhan Guang Sword!