Immortal Husk, Nine-Transformation Treasure Body

The Ancestral Mountain is about to move, Mother Qi is about to emerge.

This Cave Heaven is devoid of spiritual energy; cultivation here is like rowing against the current.

Yet, there is also the great fortuitous opportunity of the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi lurking within, and fragments of the Slaying-Force Cauldron are about to be born, as if a lifeline is buried in a deadly place, and a door to life is hidden in a desperate situation.

He has now entered the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor, his Golden Blood is newly formed, and his Qi and Blood are as hot as boiling oil, his Jade Qi Realm is surging...

"The Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi, if extracted, can grant one the opportunity to access Spirit Aperture fortuitous opportunity!"

Chen Lingxi's eyes flashed. "We need to prepare early. fortuitous opportunity opportunity of the Mother Qi is so great that even Consort Chun wanted to take it away. It must be extraordinary."

If I could obtain it, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to my cultivation progress."

"But before that, we must strive to improve our foundation."

How to improve...

As dusk settled in the mountains, the Yuan River stretched across the land like a gray ribbon in the distance, with mist rising from its surface and a few fishing lights faintly visible.

He didn't look at it much, but instead turned his gaze towards the direction of the Baosu Marquis Residence.

The Demon Banner is still there.

"That Demon Banner could extend Baosu Marquis's life by several decades; it must be extraordinary. I should obtain it first!"

only...

Chen Lingxi frowned, because Lin Suri was still there.

With a slight thought, he entered his Divine Chamber.

Sight-Roaming!

Lin Suri was indeed at the Baosu Marquis Residence.

He was using the light from that precious lamp to focus on his spiritual practice.

"Let's wait until he leaves."

Chen Lingxi did not rush to act; he simply waited quietly on Inlaid Gold Mountain.

--

This wait lasted twelve days.

For twelve days, he Wandering Sight Divine Ability to observe Lin Suri every day.

Sight-Roaming, the precious lamp burned day after day, and Lin Suri remained seated motionless like a stone statue, his aura as calm and still as water.

Until the thirteenth day.

Lin Suri finally stood up, his brows slightly furrowed, as if sensing something.

Without lingering, he left the Baosu Marquis Residence and transformed into a pale golden streak of light, heading towards the outskirts of the city.

The speed was extremely fast, and in a very short time it had already left the area of Yuan River Prefecture and headed towards the capital, completely escaping the cover of Chen Lingxi Wandering Sight Divine Ability.

Chen Lingxi awoke from her Sight-Roaming, her eyes slightly narrowed.

Lin Suri left in a hurry, his brows furrowed, clearly indicating that he had encountered something that required his personal attention.

"Alright."

Chen Lingxi whispered something, and her figure vanished from the spot.

He entered Yuan River Prefecture, then concealed his spiritual energy and Qi and Blood, and quietly entered the Baosu Marquis Residence.

As his cultivation Tower Ascension, and with the blessing of Mysterious Qi, his Concealed Edge Method at the Subtle Insight level had become extremely profound.

At this moment, Chen Lingxi's Qi and Blood and qi seemed to be covered by an invisible hand, instantly changing from boiling hot to ice cold. His breathing, heartbeat, and qi flow were all suppressed to the extreme.

If you didn't look with your eyes, no one would notice that there was a person standing there.

He looked up at the Daoist temple in front of him.

Mysterious Unity Temple.

Chen Lingxi did not enter through the main gate, but instead went around to the side, quietly climbed up to the high window, and cast her gaze into the temple.

He saw the old servant.

The old servant sat cross-legged in the main hall of the temple, dressed in a drab gray robe, his face withered, looking no different from any other old servant.

Yet his Qi and Blood and qi were surging within him, and his voice was deep and resonant, like an underground river flowing beneath the earth.

Using his Qi Observation technique, Chen Lingxi saw that the old servant's body was filled with an astonishing amount of Qi and Blood, having actually reached the level of Jade Qi Great Completion.

The Jade Qi Great Completion.

No wonder that during that previous spying, the old servant struck out with a palm, and the palm wind repelled him from a distance. At that time, he was only at the Fourth Floor of Qi Circulation and the Golden Body realm, and he was powerless to resist.

Looking back now, I can truly see the true nature of this old servant.

Chen Lingxi did not rush to make a move. His gaze passed over the old servant and landed deep in the main hall.

A Great Banner was spread out there.

The banner was enormous, almost covering the entire wall, and was a dark red color, as if it had been soaked in the blood of some kind of creature and then dried.

The banner was covered with intricate patterns that at first glance resembled some kind of runes. However, upon closer inspection, the patterns appeared to be slowly wriggling, as if they were alive.

And at this moment...

Chen Lingxi's gaze sharpened slightly.

Beneath the Great Banner, a cloud of black mist was churning continuously.

The black fog was so thick it seemed impossible to disperse, and its churning motion carried a sense of ethereal flux, as if the fog itself connected to a completely different place.

Chen Lingxi focused his gaze and repeatedly examined the Great Banner using the method of Qi Observation. He saw that the banner was filled with an astonishing amount of spiritual energy, with countless fine spiritual lights extending out from the banner like silk threads and pouring into the black mist.

However, the black mist itself was shrouded in an even thicker fog, and no matter how he looked, he couldn't see through it at all.

"This kind of thing is definitely not native to the Cave Heaven."

Chen Lingxi made a judgment in her mind.

His gaze swept back and forth in the Mysterious Unity Temple, trying to find traces of another person.

Where is Baosu Marquis now?

Since he arrived in Yuan River Prefecture, he has never seen the true face of this Baosu Marquis.

It is said that Baosu Marquis cultivated Daoism in this Mysterious Unity Temple.

Today, Chen Lingxi searched everywhere, even using the method of Qi Observation, but still could not find any trace of Baosu Marquis.

"Where did Baosu Marquis go?"

Chen Lingxi frowned, then relaxed her brow.

He suddenly smiled, a smile tinged with self-deprecation.

"Now, in this Yuan River Prefecture, there are few who can stop me, so why should I be timid and hesitant?"

Before he finished speaking, his aura suddenly exploded.

As soon as he withdrew the Concealed Edge Method, the Purple True Treasure Aura burst forth like a flood bursting its banks. His surging Qi and Blood boiled like magma, and the Jade Qi Realm steamed up and turned into white mist, enveloping his entire body.

The blue bricks beneath their feet could not withstand the impact of this energy and shattered with cracks that spread in all directions like a spider web.

Inside the main hall, the old servant suddenly opened his eyes.

His reaction was incredibly fast. The instant Chen Lingxi machine exploded, he flipped himself up, crossed his palms, and his Qi and Blood surged through his body, unleashing his complete mastery of Jade Qi Great Completion without reservation.

He gathered his Qi and Blood between his palms, transforming it into a jade-colored palm print, and slammed it out fiercely towards Chen Lingxi.

The power of this palm strike was enough to shatter a small building.

But Chen Lingxi only extended one finger.

He didn't even use any profound Cultivation Method; he simply concentrated the Purple True Treasure Aura at his fingertips and flicked it lightly.

A burst of Purple True Treasure Aura shot out from his fingertips, dazzlingly bright.

The aura of treasure collided with the old servant's palm print, but no earth-shattering sound was produced.

There was a soft "hiss" sound, like a red-hot iron bar piercing into grease.

The palm print was pierced through by the force of the energy and shattered with a crash, while the Purple True Treasure Aura continued its momentum and pierced straight through the old servant's chest.

The old servant lowered his head, his eyes already unfocused, swayed twice, and then fell straight down.

A single, fatal blow.

Chen Lingxi withdrew her finger, her expression calm.

While Jade Qi Great Completion is indeed extraordinary, it is as fragile as paper compared to someone Qi Circulation Sixth Floor and whose Purple True Treasure Aura has been greatly enhanced.

The gap between the two can no longer be bridged by Cultivation Method and skills.

He didn't glance at the old servant again, and strode into the main hall, arriving before the Great Banner.

Upon closer inspection, the oppressive feeling emanating from this Demon Banner becomes even more intense.

The writhing patterns on the banner were not simple runes, but rather resembled the meridians of some kind of living being, with a dark red liquid faintly visible flowing within them.

The sheer abundance of inspiration almost overflowed from the banner.

Chen Lingxi reached out and took the Demon Banner down from the wall.

It felt heavy in his hand, cool and slippery to the touch, like holding the body of a giant python. He didn't examine it closely; with a thought, he opened the Hongdong Bag and put the entire Demon Banner inside.

But the moment the Demon Banner was put into the bag, something strange happened.

The black mist that had been hovering beneath the Great Banner also drifted into the Hongdong Bag along with the Demon Banner.

It was as if it and the Demon Banner banner were originally one, or perhaps it had some kind of inseparable dependence on the Demon Banner.

Chen Lingxi frowned, but didn't have time to investigate further.

Because several sounds of air being torn apart could already be heard outside Mysterious Unity Temple.

As he stepped out of the temple gate, he saw several Golden Body rushing towards him.

Leading the group was Zhao Qinglou, a guest elder of the Baosu Marquis Residence. He had drawn his sword, the blade gleaming coldly, and his cultivation was clearly at the Golden Body realm.

Behind him followed several martial artists, each with considerable Qi and Blood and vitality.

"Bold thief!"

Zhao Qinglou roared, brandished his longsword, and transformed into a streak of sword light, rushing straight forward with fierce sword momentum.

Chen Lingxi didn't even look at him directly, but simply flicked her finger and released another stream of the Jade Qi Realm Qi and Blood.

The burst of energy shot out through the air at a speed so fast that it was almost impossible for the naked eye to perceive it.

Zhao Qinglou only had time to hold his longsword horizontally in front of him when he heard a crisp "clang." The longsword, forged from refined iron, snapped in two, and half of the blade flew backward and embedded itself in the wall in the distance.

The residual force of that energy slammed into Zhao Qinglou's chest through the broken sword, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

Upon seeing this, the other cultivators all stopped in their tracks, their faces showing surprise and uncertainty.

Chen Lingxi didn't speak, but her figure swayed.

Beneath the vortex of Qi and Blood, it transformed into a purple-gold rainbow that soared into the sky, heading towards the direction of Inlaid Gold Mountain.

The Baosu Marquis Residence behind them was deathly silent. The guest cultivators looked at each other, none of them daring to give chase.

Chen Lingxi was not wearing a mask today, but even with the strength of these people, they couldn't even see Chen Lingxi's face clearly.

--

By the time we returned to Inlaid Gold Mountain, it was already completely dark.

Chen Lingxi took out the Hongdong Bag, and with a thought, the Demon Banner flew out of the bag and spread out on the ground.

Immediately following, the black mist also drifted out, hovering above the Demon Banner and slowly churning.

Chen Lingxi sat cross-legged and carefully examined the two objects using the method of Qi Observation.

The Demon Banner was no different from what he had seen before; it was full of spiritual energy, and its patterns were writhing, as if it were a living being.

What truly caught his attention was the relationship between the Demon Banner and the black mist.

From his perspective of Qi Observation, he could clearly see that the Demon Banner was constantly emitting demonic energy. This demonic energy was as fine as hair, continuously emerging from the banner and then flowing into the black mist like rivers flowing into the sea.

The black mist remained there, quietly emanating demonic energy.

It made no sound, nor did it fluctuate violently; it simply inhaled and exhaled, inhaled and exhaled, in a slow and steady rhythm.

That rhythm reminded Chen Lingxi of a word.

breathe.

The black mist is breathing.

"It is not an inanimate object."

This thought arose in Chen Lingxi's mind.

He stared at the black mist for a long time before finally reaching out and injecting a wisp of spiritual energy into the Demon Banner, attempting to refine it.

"Can this Demon Banner be refined?"

The moment the spiritual energy entered the banner, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, instantly swallowed up by the writhing patterns within the banner.

Chen Lingxi could feel his spiritual energy entering the Demon Banner banner, but before he could try to control it, the spiritual energy was automatically transformed into demonic energy by the Demon Banner and then sent to the black mist as before.

He refused to believe it and tried several more times.

The result is the same every time.

The spiritual energy entered the banner, but was instantly transformed into demonic energy, and then swallowed by the black mist.

The Demon Banner itself showed no rejection of the spiritual energy he injected, but also offered no response, as if there was an invisible barrier between him and the Demon Banner.

He could send spiritual energy into it, but he couldn't leave any mark of his own in the banner.

"Unable to be refined."

Chen Lingxi withdrew his hand, staring at the churning black mist, and a thought suddenly came to mind.

Since this black mist can inhale and exhale demonic energy, it must be a living thing.

"Since it's a living creature, it's naturally possible for it to be poisoned."

He took out the jade bottle as if possessed.

The bottle contains a precious elixir refined from Zhao Yong's corpse.

He brought the jade bottle close to the Demon Banner and uncorked it.

A rich medicinal aroma immediately filled the air, and within that fragrance lay an astonishing spiritual power.

Chen Lingxi immediately became extremely eager to try this precious medicine.

But the Demon Banner showed no reaction.

No, to be precise, the Demon Banner had no interest in the existence of the precious medicine.

The writhing patterns maintained their original rhythm, the demonic energy continued to be generated endlessly, and the black mist continued to rise and fall slowly.

The whole bottle of precious medicine lay there, seemingly nothing more than a roadside stone to them.

Chen Lingxi brought the jade bottle closer to the black mist, but the black mist still did not react.

"That's interesting."

Chen Lingxi put away the jade bottle, looked at the Demon Banner and the black mist, and finally shook her head.

"This attempt yielded nothing."

That's not entirely true.

The Demon Banner was finally in his hands, and the black mist followed. Although he couldn't refine it for the time being, it was ultimately in his control.

Judging from the abundance of spiritual energy in this Demon Banner, it is definitely not an ordinary object, and we may find a way to refine it in the future.

"Keep it for now, and wait until we find an opportunity to refine it later."

He stopped dwelling on it, because there were more important things to do right now.

Chen Lingxi put the Demon Banner and the black mist back into his Hongdong Bag, got up and walked out of the cave. The night was deep, and the mountain wind was howling. He turned his gaze toward the capital, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

Lin Suri went towards the capital, and today is the thirteenth day.

"You haven't returned yet. Let's go and see what brought you to the capital."

Without further delay, Chen Lingxi sprang into action and headed towards the capital.

As dawn broke, Chen Lingxi settled on an unnamed hill about seventy miles from the capital.

Chen Lingxi a cliff face, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to communicate with the Divine Chamber, and began to Wandering Sight Divine Ability.

An invisible sense of perception spread outwards in all directions from him, like ripples.

Ten miles, twenty miles, thirty miles... Soon, the scenery within a radius of eighty miles was fully absorbed into his mind.

"Lin Suri is indeed here! And he's very close to me!"

He found Lin Suri.

Lin Suri was only ten miles away from him, standing on the bank of a great river.

He concealed his aura extremely well, hiding his presence.

Chen Lingxi observed intently.

But then they saw Lin Suri standing in a clump of reeds by the river, his whole body enveloped in a faint golden light.

His gaze was fixed on the depths of the river, and golden light flickered in his eyes, clearly indicating that he was using some kind of pupil technique.

From that perspective of pupil magic, the scene at the bottom of the river was clearly visible.

Chen Lingxi followed Lin Suri's gaze, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

In the deepest part of the river, in a place unseen, lies an arm buried.

The arm was larger than a normal person's arm, and its entire body was a pale gold color. Underneath the skin, one could faintly see fine lines flowing, as if it were some kind of mysterious formation.

The arm was remarkably well-preserved, with slightly curved fingers, intact nails, and even clearly visible pores on the skin.

If it weren't for that faint, strange aura, it would look exactly like a living person's arm that had just been severed.

His arm was surrounded by countless Law Artifact.

The Law Artifact were of various shapes, some like copper nails, some like jade plates, and some like small banners; there were probably no fewer than a hundred of them.

They formed an extremely complex array centered on that arm.

The array patterns were hidden beneath the mud and sand of the river, their spiritual light barely visible. Unless one observed carefully with eye techniques, they would be completely undetectable.

What concerned Chen Lingxi even more was that this great formation was drawing massive amounts of spiritual energy from heaven and earth by taking advantage of the flow of the river.

The spiritual energy, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, converged along the waterway. After being transformed by the great formation, it turned into a thick beam of spiritual light that shot straight toward the capital city.

The direction in which the spiritual light fell was precisely where the imperial palace was located.

A thought flashed through Chen Lingxi's mind like lightning.

That grand formation, that arm, that massive amount of spiritual energy, and the imperial palace where the spiritual energy ultimately converged... all of it points to the same answer.

Someone is using this arm as a core, drawing upon the power of a grand formation, to channel spiritual energy to someone or something within the palace.

"There must be a master in the palace; even Consort Chun probably couldn't set up such a grand formation!"

Before he could think it through, he saw Lin Suri move.

Lin Suri took out a Jade Slip from his robes, raised Jade Slip, and pointed it at the great river.

The Jade Slip was filled with spiritual light, which quickly coalesced into a figure dressed in red.

It was the "uncle" that Lin Suri had met before.

The figure of the red-robed martial aunt floated in the spiritual light. She gazed at the great river, her eyes piercing through the water to see the arm.

The next moment, an undisguised joy appeared on her face.

"Indeed, it is Immortal Husk!"

The four words he uttered were filled with undisguised joy.

"With this Immortal Husk, supplemented by the [Spirit-Absorbing Wonder Pearl] of the Lingguang True Person, and with the many accumulations of my senior brother and me, we can refine a [Nine-Transformation Treasure Body]!"

He paused here, a burning glint in his eyes.

"At that time, with the souls of our disciples entering the Treasure Body, our Pool-Soul Institute will have hope!"

Chen Lingxi heard every word of these words.

Immortal Husk.

Nine-Transformation Treasure Body.

The Spirit-Absorbing Wonder Pearl.

He had heard of some of these words before, and had never heard of others, but even from just a few words in the conversation...

"Pool-Soul Institute plans to use this Immortal Husk as a foundation, supplemented by the accumulation of various treasures, to refine a treasure called the [Nine-Transformation Treasure Body]."

Once this precious Treasure Body is successfully refined, the Pool-Soul Institute will allow a disciple's soul to enter it, thereby gaining some great benefit.

It might even be... the catalyst for Pool-Soul Institute.

Lin Suri obviously knew all this as well.

He stood by the riverbank, listening to his red-robed martial uncle's words without changing his expression, and asked, "Martial Uncle, what about the array surrounding this Immortal Husk...?"

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already clear.

Since this grand formation can draw spiritual energy and send it to the imperial palace, it means that it already has an owner.

Since the master was able to set up such a large-scale formation, he must not be someone to be trifled with.

Upon hearing this, the red-robed martial uncle's joy gradually faded, replaced by calm.

Following the patterns of the great formation, she turned her gaze to the distant capital city and the majestic imperial palace. After a moment, she shook her head slightly.

"In the Qi-Less Realm, the putrid atmosphere is too strong, and cultivators from outside the realm cannot enter. That is why you need to use the Rebirth Pool to reincarnate and possess another body."

Although this Cave Heaven offers fortuitous opportunity, it is a deadly place for us outsiders."

She paused, then added, "A Cauldron Vessel of unknown grade isn't worth a Daoist master borrowing that [Myriad Realms Projection]."

"But with this Immortal Husk, that's enough."

The red-robed senior apprentice spoke with certainty.

She then added, "We must keep this a secret for now. If other sects find out, they will surely come via projection."

"By then, it will be hard to say who will acquire this Immortal Husk."

As soon as she finished speaking, her figure began to dissipate, and the spiritual light on the Jade Slip slip gradually dimmed.

But just as she was about to leave, she suddenly looked towards the direction of the Ancestral Mountain.

"The Mother Qi will be born within three days! If you can obtain the Mother Qi, your body in this Cave Heaven realm will possess the Spirit-Aperture Physique, at which time you can cultivate my [Plain-Return Tiger-Soul Arcane True Art]."

"At that time, when the cultivators of my Pool-Soul Institute project their images, you will be able to offer some assistance."

Upon hearing this, Lin Suri took a deep breath and bowed in agreement.

Meanwhile, on an unnamed hill ten miles away, Chen Lingxi also exhaled a deep breath of stale air.

Within three days, the Mother Qi descended upon the world...

He slowly stood up, his robes fluttering in the mountain wind.

On the distant horizon, the outline of Ancestral Mountain appears and disappears in the morning mist. That great mountain has stood silently for countless years, and countless secrets are buried within it.

Three days later, one of its biggest secrets will be revealed.

Within the Divine Chamber, the two characters "Total Perception" (Chejue) shone with brilliance.

"I must fight for this Mother Qi!"