Morning Sun Peak, a quiet room in the back mountains.
Li Xiaoyu sat cross-legged, his mind calm and still.
Before him, the ashen Wine Gourd floated quietly.
A faint golden glow emanated from its surface.
A vast, violent demonic power was surging within the gourd, crashing about as if trying to break free.
It was the demonic soul of the ancient magical beast, the Black Water Profound Snake.
Li Xiaoyu watched the soul thrashing about, his expression unchanged.
He wanted to subdue the Black Water Profound Snake completely and make it the guardian beast within the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.
He knew that what he was about to do was fraught with danger.
The Black Water Profound Snake was an ancient magical beast, and its demonic soul was filled with violence and destruction.
Subduing it completely would be no easy task.
The slightest slip could make the demonic power turn on him, leaving his soul scattered and his spirit destroyed.
But Li Xiaoyu felt no fear.
Instead, flames blazed in his eyes.
He loved a challenge.
And he loved turning the impossible into the possible.
Li Xiaoyu no longer hesitated.
He sat cross-legged once more, immersing his mind completely in communicating with the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.
He could sense the sea of energy within the gourd, formed from four entirely different powers, slowly turning.
At its center, the vast demonic power belonging to the Black Water Profound Snake floated quietly.
It seemed to sense Li Xiaoyu's intentions, radiating waves of resistance and hostility.
Li Xiaoyu paid no heed to its resistance.
He turned his mind into an invisible sword and slowly thrust it toward that vast demonic power.
He would use his powerful will to completely erase the Black Water Profound Snake's imprint from within it.
He would make this power submit to