Killing Qi Pillar

The Demonic Dragon moved forward through the Demonic Cloud, absorbing the insights gained from battle.

Each time, new understandings and memories surfaced in its mind.

A vast, ancient mountain emanated strange power fluctuations. Only upon approaching could one feel the immense strength of this power. Trees had appeared on the mountain, covering it with bare trunks, like petrified wood.

Ji Tian sensed the presence of wood element energy, but it was incredibly violent. Trees would sprout and perish instantly, their destruction causing massive explosions.

This was a convergence point for the world's elements, a place of savage elemental energy. These elemental forces were the fundamental factors that constituted the world's Spiritual Power, but these were the violent components, difficult to control.

Ji Tian was greatly surprised. How could such a place exist in the world? Was it a natural Bagua formation? Where there were wonders in the world, there were sure to be specific things.

Following the mountain, he ran towards other directions, finding a different element in each. The congregation of these elemental forces created terrifying destructive power.

Wind elements condensed into a fearsome wind. Each gust was utterly destructive, continuously generating whirlwinds that radiated intense energy fluctuations, relentlessly tearing at the hard ground, forming deep ravines.

Both of them felt the sharpness of this wind at the periphery. The Demonic Dragon felt that if this wind were to hit its body, its bones would surely become brittle and shatter into dust.

Lightning elements formed into thunderous power. Purple Divine Lightning descended in bolts, pulverizing vast swathes of land into particles. The thunder roared, and that aura of destruction seemed to pierce directly into the Primordial Spirit, threatening to annihilate it. The Demonic Dragon prostrated itself on the ground, without any thought of resistance.

And then there was the water. Rain appeared from nowhere, forming lakes upon landing, only to vanish instantly.

Ji Tian observed carefully, pondering. Where there were wonders in the world, there were sure to be specific things. However, his abilities were too weak; he could only reach the outer edges. This would have been a good place for body refinement, but he was a Ghost Body without a physical form.

The Demonic Dragon also sighed repeatedly. If its powerful body could have braved these violent lands, the body tempered would have been comparable to a congenital magic treasure.

Ji Tian and the Demonic Dragon lingered there, but found no discernible pattern. These elements appeared and disappeared at will, possessing immense power. They had no choice but to leave with reluctance.

The Demonic Dragon exuded its Primordial Spirit aura, striking fear into the undead creatures on the ground.

The Demonic Dragon seemed to have regained its former arrogance and innate dominance.

Ji Tian observed all these changes.

An evil power, Ji Tian sensed it, emanating a bloodthirsty aura and intense killing intent.

Ji Tian rejoiced, "Quick, let's head towards this place filled with killing intent! I want to comprehend this killing intent."

A pillar of energy reaching the heavens. Killing Qi churned on its body, and killing intent surged upwards. Countless purple lightning bolts danced, like dragons and snakes slithering, like fine steeds galloping. However, as soon as the thunder and lightning struck, they were absorbed by the pillar of Killing Qi.

Ji Tian frowned again. The world was filled with countless strange things, and even this sealed land had so many. Yet, he lacked the ability to collect even a single one. He was too weak. But where could this sealed land provide him with the Spiritual Power to rapidly increase his cultivation?

This land was full of Demonic Qi, condensed from the world's killing intent, Yin Energy, and Killing Qi. But he had no method to absorb and refine it.

Was there truly no hope for him to rise? The growth of his Ghost Body was restricted in various ways, and there wasn't even a corresponding cultivation method.

The cultivation method given to him by the black remnant was merely an outline, Pangu's residual memories, organized by a remnant soul. He had rejoiced then, but now everything was clear: it was a soul cultivation method for refining Chaos energy.

It followed the path of condensing the supreme Dao fruit, but he hadn't even reached the Heavenly Immortal realm. How could he cultivate that supreme great law?

Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!

No matter how difficult, he had to fight for it.

Ji Tian waved his sleeve, and a tremendous force struck the Demonic Mist surrounding the pillar of Killing Qi. A large amount of black energy was immediately swept away. The sky-piercing pillar of Killing Qi spun wildly, and endless Killing Qi from the surroundings gathered into the pillar.

Could a treasure be condensing within?

Ji Tian said to the Demonic Dragon, "You go. I will cultivate here for a while. Try to find Soul Stones."

The Demonic Dragon roared at the sky and disappeared into the Demonic Cloud.

Ji Tian sat quietly beside the pillar of Killing Qi, continuously extending his Spiritual Sense, probing bit by bit, comprehending that killing intent.

The killing intent was fierce, emitting a strange power.

Killing intent was a kind of power, condensed from one's own killing intent and driven by it. The killing intent within this pillar of Killing Qi was power scattered throughout the world. These powers were rootless and source-less. Although they could be gathered and utilized, they were not sharp enough because they lacked killing intent. That was a power originating from within oneself.

Ji Tian shook his head, negating his previous thoughts.

His own killing intent was vast and constantly changing, unable to take form.

Killing intent could be sensed from others, but ultimately it was not one's own power. He had been imitating others' killing intent, merely possessing its form.

His Way of Slaughter was also just a name without substance. He knew he couldn't kill for the sake of killing, but for his beliefs.

He was deceiving himself.

Killing was merely a method of survival. He took the Way of Slaughter but didn't know what killing was, whom to kill, or why to kill.

Ji Tian was in great pain. Twisted agony tore at his Primordial Spirit. This was another heart tribulation, the greatest tribulation for a Ghost Body cultivating soul methods.

Each moment of enlightenment was accompanied by a struggle with the heart tribulation. This was a tribulation at every step.

Ji Tian's sea of consciousness churned like waves, and painful forces continuously tore at his Primordial Spirit. The fluctuations in his sea of consciousness were beyond Ji Tian's control.

A strange power condensed in his sea of consciousness, gradually forming a blade that continuously hacked at Ji Tian's sea of consciousness. With each strike, a large amount of water dissolved, and Ji Tian felt the pain diminishing.

Ji Tian seemed to have found a breakthrough. He strenuously controlled this sword, striking with all his might each time, watching helplessly as the black longsword continuously diminished his sea of consciousness.

Facing the power of each strike, even the mountain formed by fear sank into the seabed.

Perhaps, if his sea of consciousness were destroyed, he would be at ease, without needing to think, ponder, or suffer.

At this moment, a divine sense rose in his sea of consciousness, transforming into a great bell, forming rings of sound waves that slowed Ji Tian's soul.

Those who deceive the world and tarnish their reputation shall be killed!

Those who bully the weak shall be killed!

Those who betray their masters and ancestors in this world shall be killed!

Those who use the name of the Great Dao to commit unjust acts shall be killed to uphold the Dao.

Those who use the name of the Great Dao to commit heinous crimes shall be killed to uphold the Dao.

This is slaughter, not for survival, not for the sake of killing, but to uphold the Dao, the Way of Slaughter. It is also to ensure the balance of heaven and earth and maintain its order.

Most slaughter in this world is for oneself, for survival, for selfish desires, destroying the foundation of countless lives. This path is too small to stand in heaven and earth. Between heaven and earth, there must be a Way of Slaughter, acting on the will of heaven and earth, using killing to uphold the Dao.

A golden light rose in his sea of consciousness, supporting the black demonic blade. A vast power surged from his sea of consciousness, stabilizing the constantly churning sea of consciousness and forming a golden great hall. Strange patterns appeared on the great hall, similar to the purple patterns he had seen on his Core Elixir before. The great hall emitted a dazzling light, instantly drawing the black longsword into it.

That divine sense spoke to Ji Tian, "I have finally condensed the Hall of Belief by borrowing your faith and controlled the Killing Thought Sword. This sword will be your tool to uphold the Dao, and it will grow with you, providing you with immense Spiritual Power. If your faith deviates and you cannot suppress it, this killing sword will also destroy you. Whether it is a blessing or a curse is unknown."

Ji Tian bowed to the divine sense, "I will never forget the grace of rebirth."

The divine sense replied, "We are one. My will is integrated into the Hall of Belief. As long as your faith does not perish, I will exist forever."

Ji Tian gazed at the continuously rotating pillar of Killing Qi, its chaotic killing intent. Ji Tian plunged his hands into it, constantly absorbing this power. The killing Qi was continuously refined and merged into the black longsword.

The black longsword emitted a faint mist, enveloping the surging killing Qi. The chilling killing Qi was continuously refined, forming a power of slaughter.

At this moment, the pillar of Killing Qi trembled, as if something within it was being drawn out by itself.

Ji Tian was startled as a dark shadow merged into his sea of consciousness.

The dark shadow drifted in his sea of consciousness, gradually condensing into a humanoid creature with a horn on its forehead, six arms, and a pair of wings. It was a monster like a humanoid bat.

The black longsword, previously suppressed by the golden great hall, shot out from within and plunged into the seabed, forming a sword-shaped mountain. The dark shadow perched upon it.

At this moment, a divine sense emanated from the great hall, "Don't worry, the longsword has merely been borrowed by it. It is the second deity within your body."

Ji Tian was very puzzled as to how another strange being had appeared within him, being himself yet not himself.

Perhaps the God of Killing Thought had merged into his body. A strange connection suddenly appeared between him and the pillar of Killing Qi, allowing him to completely integrate into it.

Within the dense, liquid-like Killing Qi, a strange being was actually being gestated. It was precisely that monster with a horn on its forehead, only its soul had merged into his sea of consciousness. He could feel that this monster was not dead, but still gestating, one with the dark shadow in his sea of consciousness, sharing the same breath and life force.

Ji Tian lightly waved his arm, and a powerful force nourished his Primordial Spirit, imbuing his every move with immense divine abilities. Haha, his realm had finally improved again. Due to the power of slaughter, his cultivation had also increased significantly, reaching the peak of Refining Spirit Returning to Void.

Now that he had reached the realm of Earth Immortal, one more step and he could enter Refining Void Entering Dao, pursue the immortal path, and become a celestial being.