Punishment for Evil Descends, Nine Paths to Immortality

In a daze, Luo Zhou felt a power condensing and appearing within him!

Essence, energy, spirit!

Essence and energy entered his body, and Luo Zhou's entire being silently evolved.

Flesh and bone, five senses and meridians, limbs and internal organs, essence and soul, all were strengthened and improved bit by bit with the infusion of essence.

Energy entered the Dantian, forming streams of true energy.

Two types of true energy: one Heavenly Eclipse energy, one Earth Borer energy!

Blood Parrot, one from heaven and one from earth!

Each type of true energy had fifteen streams, and Luo Zhou gained thirty streams of true energy.

Within Luo Zhou's Dantian, there was true energy:

Fifteen streams of Heavenly Eclipse energy, fifteen streams of Earth Borer energy, twelve streams of Heavy Water energy, forty-five streams of Heavenly Water energy, and twelve streams of Tidal Water energy!

Heavenly Eclipse energy and Earth Borer energy possessed extremely powerful characteristics, no weaker than Heavy Water energy, Heavenly Water energy, or Tidal Water energy!

These true energies totaled ninety-nine.

Luo Zhou's realm was only Body Tempering. No matter how much true energy the Dantian could withstand, it could not exceed one hundred.

If Heavenly Eclipse energy and Earth Borer energy were more, it would be different.

Luo Zhou slapped his thigh. What a waste! He should refine more Dragon-Slaying Thrusts to make space!

Spirit, the life experiences, cultivation insights, and special skills of the Blood Parrot and Fang Ningshuang.

However, this was completely chaotic and unbearable to recall.

Only one was complete: the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect, Zhu Mingyao, Duqiong Peak, Immortal Nan Chun!

The Heaven and Earth Dao Sect, also known as the Heaven and Earth Dao Gate!

It had five main branches: Heaven, Earth, Spirit, Ghost, and Man, with twelve sub-branches beneath them.

Among them were Zhu Mingyao, Jian Chenlun...

Duqiong Peak was one of Zhu Mingyao's branches, controlled by Immortal Nan Chun, specializing in the Illusionary World Pearl.

Every time Immortal Nan Chun performed her technique, within the thirty-two-mile Golden Core domain, the influence of her magical power would inevitably give rise to countless bizarre entities.

Perhaps treasures, perhaps magical artifacts, perhaps devils, perhaps demons and ghosts, perhaps spirit beasts...

After the technique ended, those that did not perish became real entities!

These real entities, born from nothing, required a real carrier to support them.

There were corresponding methods for each. Among them, spirit beasts required outer disciples to voluntarily fuse with them, preserving the spirit beast in the form of a spiritual pet.

But all of this required the willing consent of both parties, and could not be forced.

That time, a Blood Parrot appeared, suspected to be the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Blood Parrot, a Devil Master's spiritual pet.

According to normal procedures, it needed to be definitively identified what kind of Blood Parrot it was, and then a disciple had to voluntarily fuse with it.

But it was possible that during the identification process, the Blood Parrot, lacking a real-world support, would dissipate on its own.

Immortal Nan Chun harbored greed. What if? It was the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Blood Parrot!

Therefore, she forced Fang Ningshuang to fuse with it.

The next day, she discovered it wasn't that at all.

She expelled Fang Ningshuang from her Duqiong Peak to fend for herself.

Fang Ningshuang's father, unable to bear seeing his daughter like this, brought her back home.

Three years ago, the Blood Parrot inexplicably began to devour people during the Full Moon Ten Elements Woodworm Devil ritual.

A year ago, City Lord Fang Daoqi discovered the Full Moon Devil. He killed the Blood Parrot multiple times, but could not destroy it.

Even if it was burned to ashes, it would be reborn.

Fang Ningshuang and the Blood Parrot were like immortals, impossible to kill.

They could only be confined to the back garden. On the fifteenth night, they were to be executed at the city's crossroads.

If they were not sent to their deaths, the Blood Parrot would riot and kill more mortals.

The reason Luo Zhou could kill the Blood Parrot this time was because Fang Ningshuang fought desperately, suppressing the Blood Parrot, which allowed it to die. Otherwise, it would have been immortal, one from heaven and one from earth.

Luo Zhou sensed this silently, strengthening his resolve to kill Immortal Nan Chun!

Besides these, the spiritual power of the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect techniques cultivated by Fang Ningshuang was chaotic and impossible to sense.

However, Luo Zhou obtained Fang Ningshuang's immortal title: Curse Master.

Because Fang Ningshuang was the Blood Parrot, and the Blood Parrot was Fang Ningshuang.

Fang Ningshuang was born a Curse Master, so Luo Zhou inherited the Curse Master title.

But Luo Zhou felt no joy at all!

Midnight passed, and Luo Zhou couldn't sleep a wink.

After some thought, having just obtained the Blood Parrot essence, energy, spirit, I should cultivate.

Luo Zhou began cultivating indoors, first practicing the Green Profound Body Refining Technique, then the Purple Heavens Body Refining Technique, then the Brown Scale Body Refining Technique, then the Baiyang Body Refining Technique, then the Black Nether Body Refining Technique, and then re-practicing the Green Profound Body Refining Technique...

Three hundred and sixty forms, circulating the Great Heavenly Cycle, repeated cultivation!

He cultivated to his limit, yet felt as if his entire body was merging, shattering, evolving, and being reborn once more, as if everything was starting anew.

Body evolution, realm promotion!

Body Tempering seventh level, Blood Burning!

The Body Tempering realm has ten levels: first level Body Tempering, second level Skull Solidification, third level Ice Skin, fourth level Muscle Refining, fifth level Tendon Forging, sixth level Bone Tempering, seventh level Blood Burning, eighth level Organ Casting, ninth level Marrow Strengthening, tenth level Body Fusion!

It begins with Body Tempering and ends with Body Fusion!

After awakening Spirituality, one can absorb spiritual energy to cultivate and undergo Body Tempering, which is the first level.

With each evolution, one advances to the second level, Skull Solidification, beginning the refinement of the head.

With this realm promotion, all five senses strengthen and expand, tactile sensation improves, and hearing and sight become sharper.

Continuing to cultivate and evolve, reaching the third level, Ice Skin.

This makes the cultivator radiant, with skin as smooth as ice and bones like jade.

After Ice Skin, reaching the limit, another evolution occurs, changing the body, strengthening all muscles, reaching the fourth level, Muscle Refining.

Gradually strengthening all flesh and blood, reaching the limit, and breaking through to the fifth level, Tendon Forging.

Fifth level Tendon Forging, the meridians and sinews automatically strengthen, becoming tougher and stronger!

Sixth level Bone Tempering, all the bones in the body are as if tempered, becoming stronger and sturdier!

Now Luo Zhou is at the seventh level, Blood Burning!

Luo Zhou felt as if his blood was burning endlessly!

Affected by this, his body seemed to surge with infinite power, his essence abundant and his spirit vigorous.

His five senses expanded, seeing farther, hearing clearer, smelling finer, and tasting more fragrant!

His skin emitted a faint glow, his muscles bulged and compressed, becoming as tough as bronze and iron. His meridians expanded, becoming even tougher and more powerful.

His bones became hard and dense, even faintly exuding a jade-like luster.

Gradually, even his blood seemed to ignite, transforming into a stream of heat.

This stream of heat flowed through his limbs to all his meridians, and he felt a warmth emanating from all 108,000 pores on his body.

From head to toe, from inside to out, every inch of bone, every bit of skin, every pore moved according to his will. In every strand and thread, his entire body obeyed his every whim.

June 29th, cloudy!

Still no rain at all, Luo Zhou was going mad.

Early in the morning, Luo Zhou came to the back garden of the City Lord's mansion, the place where Fang Ningshuang had dissipated.

He lit three sticks of incense for Fang Ningshuang.

He lay beside where she used to be, motionless, gazing at the white clouds in the sky.

He lay there for the entire day!

In the evening, he got up and slowly said:

"Ningshuang, I'm leaving!"

"I'll come to see you again!"

"I will definitely kill Immortal Nan Chun, if I don't kill her, I will descend into the deepest hell and never be reborn!"

After making his vow, Luo Zhou prepared to leave.

But he heard a voice!

"Young friend, walk slowly!"

Luo Zhou was stunned, he turned to look, and it was Green Ridge City's City Lord Fang Daoqi!

Fang Daoqi looked at Luo Zhou and slowly said:

"Actually, I've been here all along these past few days!

But I couldn't make a sound, I could only watch!

Ningshuang was fortunate to meet you, and it was time for her to dissipate."

Luo Zhou didn't know what to say, he just looked at Fang Daoqi!

"I didn't dare to say anything, didn't dare to give you any help, not even a single spirit stone!

I was afraid, afraid that if you couldn't kill Immortal Nan Chun, she would discover my help.

And her revenge would lead to the death of all eight thousand three hundred and fifty-one members of my clan!"

"I didn't even dare to have a thought of revenge, I was afraid she would sense it!"

Having said this, Fang Daoqi fell silent. At this moment, he looked incredibly old and fearful.

"But your final oath, to kill her, that's what stimulated me!

I hate it too. That was my daughter, whom I nurtured with all my heart. She was born an awakened Curse Master, my child.

My Fang family's most outstanding daughter, turned into blood and water just like that. I didn't even dare to build a grave for her..."

At this point, Fang Daoqi took out an item. It looked like a piece of skin, covered in various spiritual patterns, but they were completely unclear.

"This is a spiritual material found by the caravan yesterday in a collapsed cave in Great Xuan Mountain.

They didn't know what it was. These are ancient spiritual patterns!

This is one of the Nine Immortal Paths of the cultivation world!

No one knows I possess it. You picked this up yourself. If you fail, it has nothing to do with me."

After speaking, this ancient spiritual pattern flew over. Luo Zhou took off his shirt, and it landed on his back.

Then, Luo Zhou's blood splattered, covering the entire spiritual pattern. Instantly, the spiritual pattern seemed to come alive, drilling beneath Luo Zhou's skin!

Looking again, Luo Zhou's back was covered in a huge tattoo!

A full-back tattoo! He looked like a thug!

He was no longer pure...

This tattoo was also particularly ugly, you couldn't even tell what it was supposed to be...

Luo Zhou couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

"The spiritual pattern of the Nine Paths of Cultivation!

The Nine Immortal Paths are hidden within cultivation!

Miracle Venerable Seal, Golden Chapter Seal Scripture, Innate Wisdom Life Evolution, Blessed Land Grotto Heaven, Heavenly Might Mixed Chess, Dao Martial First Spirit, Immortal Bone God Cluster, Demon Viscera Devilish Artifact, Spirit Rune Witch Blood.

Each is one positive and one negative, one internal and one external, combining into one path. Those who obtain the radius can step onto the smooth path of cultivation, directly aiming for the Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Origin."