Slaying Twelve Powerful Foes, Nurturing Treasure Qi

That aura was incredibly majestic, and when it landed on the Demon Sage's avatar, it slowed down the circulation of the avatar's spiritual energy considerably.

The Demon Sage remained seated on the dragon throne. Upon waking, he saw the young man looking down at him.

He couldn't help but feel astonished!

"This person's aura is so powerful that even with my mental strength, I was momentarily stunned by this young man's imposing presence!"

His mind raced, and he immediately tried to circulate his spiritual energy!

His expression immediately changed!

The spiritual energy within his body was frozen solid under the impact of this oppressive force, making its circulation extremely sluggish!

Chen Lingxi's Longevity Bridge crashed down with a deafening roar.

That Demon Sage incarnation was indeed at the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation cultivation!

He was only dazed for half a breath under the oppressive force of that Heaven-Inviting Might before he forcibly regained his senses.

He let out a sharp shout, and the spiritual energy within his body erupted.

An aura of terror erupted!

He opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of extremely thick, almost solidified black blood mist.

The blood mist was as black as ink and as thick as paste. As soon as it was released, it swelled in the wind and instantly transformed into a giant black net with a diameter of a hundred feet.

The giant net's threads were as thick as a child's arm, and each thread exuded an extremely strong, bloody stench. Countless distorted human faces could be faintly seen emerging on the threads, their mouths agape in mourning, their resentment soaring to the heavens!

Boom!

The Longevity Bridge collided with the web of blood.

Ripples of spiritual energy spread out with a roar.

The Demon Sage had already used this brief moment to withdraw.

His figure floated backward for dozens of feet, and clouds suddenly rose beneath his feet, and in the blink of an eye he was standing in the Void!

But then the Devil Cultivator clasped his hands together in front of him, and with a few quick flicks of his fingers, he formed an extremely strange hand seal.

The black blood mist that had been faintly visible around him suddenly thickened several times over, as if countless black venomous snakes were frantically crawling out from his pores, gathering, condensing, and changing in front of him.

In the end, the blood mist transformed into a giant black hand that was over ten zhang in diameter.

The giant hand was pitch black, and countless distorted human faces could be faintly seen wailing in pain on its palm.

The faces were of men and women, young and old, all with ferocious expressions, mouths agape and roaring, exuding a strong stench of blood.

[The Myriad-Faced Asura Method]!

The Demon Sage snorted coldly and struck Chen Lingxi on the head with a palm.

The giant palm tore through the air! Wherever it passed, the Void was stained a dark red by the intense bloodthirsty aura.

Chen Lingxi stood on the Longevity Bridge, looking at the enormous black hand that blotted out the sky, her expression unchanged.

"The power of the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation Technique... it doesn't seem particularly formidable."

Chen Lingxi stepped forward and suddenly threw out his right fist.

[Heaven-Inviting Might] suddenly erupted, and a blurry phantom of a Great Sage seemed to appear behind him, also throwing a punch!

The intense energy within Chen Lingxi surged forth like a raging river, flooding into Chen Lingxi punch.

The light shining from the fist was like a great sun, mixed with surging energy, and it broke through the air!

At the same time, the Golden Essence Flower atop Chen Lingxi's head shone with dazzling light, and his almost violent aura swept outwards, as if everything around him was enveloped by Chen Lingxi's punch!

Boom!

Fist and palm meet.

The so-called Demon Sage, whose face had been ashen, suddenly changed his expression!

But his massive, sky-covering Asura Blood Palm shattered instantly before Chen Lingxi's Great Sage punch!

Without a sound, the faces in his palms were shattered into nothingness by the Great Sage Aura contained in the fist's energy.

Then, in an instant, the entire giant hand shattered, turning into countless fragments of blood mist that scattered in all directions.

Chen Lingxi's fist, its momentum undiminished, slammed straight towards the Demon Sage's chest.

The Demon Sage's pupils shrank sharply, and a look of horror appeared in his eyes!

He never imagined that his Asura Divine Ability, which was powerful enough to suppress cultivators of the same realm, would not even be able to withstand a single punch from this person.

In his haste, his spiritual energy exploded and circulated, pushing the spiritual energy around him to its limit, condensing into a blood-red spiritual light barrier in front of him.

But the instant the spiritual light barrier solidified, Chen Lingxi's fist energy arrived.

Click.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the spiritual light barrier shattered inch by inch, turning into countless specks of light.

The fist, imbued with the Great Sage Aura, slammed fiercely into the Demon Sage's chest.

The Demon Sage let out a muffled groan, and his body, which originally appeared to be a physical form, began to ripple, then transformed into pure Spiritual Qi and began to dissipate!

Within his body, the rich and powerful spiritual energy was still circulating, attempting to use it to resist Chen Lingxi's terrifying punch.

But...

This person clearly sensed a terrifying power that was sharper and more domineering than anyone else, and now he was rampaging through it.

Wherever this power passed, the many Mystery Mechanism hidden within the avatar were completely shattered, making recovery impossible.

"This person has Three Flowers blooming above his head, and although Qi Circulation, Eleventh Floor Circulation, his combat power is so formidable!"

Who exactly is it?

The Demon Sage's mind raced; he was about to use his Divine Sense to inquire.

But then Chen Lingxi through the air, and in the blink of an eye, a bolt of Thunderclap Sword Light suddenly erupted, as if a god had wielded thunder and hurled it horizontally!

Sword light flashed, and the surging spiritual energy transformed into powerful thunder, fiercely piercing forward!

If it were just now, Chen Lingxi's Thunderclap Sword Light would not have been able to kill the person at the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation!

But now, this cultivator who calls himself Demon Sage has been injured by Chen Lingxi's terrifying punch, and the power of that punch is still raging within his avatar.

Thus, the Thunderclap Sword Light bloomed so easily, piercing into the avatar's body.

The Devil Cultivator let out a soft snort, and his entire body began to twist and dissipate even faster.

"Senior..." The Devil Cultivator's Divine Sense surged forth.

Longevity Bridge condensed beneath Chen Lingxi, and he reached out and clenched his fist in the Void.

The Heaven-Seizing Seal gripped the Devil Cultivator's avatar, Life-Devouring Method was unleashed with ferocity!

The Demon Sage's entire body was gripped in the giant handprint, convulsing violently. Threads of black spiritual energy within his body were drawn by this Life-Devouring Method, surging out like water bursting its banks and falling into his own Qi Sea!

Meanwhile, within Chen Lingxi Qi Sea, the Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi, like a small black snake, swam over and began to devour the black Spiritual Qi.

The self-proclaimed Demon Sage, an incarnation of a powerful being, was completely suppressed by Chen Lingxi before he could even finish his sentence. His body instantly dissipated into the Void, turning into dense Spiritual Qi.

As for that Spiritual Qi, Chen Lingxi used the Life-Devouring Method into his Qi Sea, allowing the Treasure Qi to devour it!

In the blink of an eye, this Myriad Saints Sect cultivator who called himself "Demon Sage," the embodiment of the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation, was completely devoid of life.

"His incarnation is only at the Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation cultivation, and not even considered strong, yet he dares to call himself a [Demon Sage]."

Chen Lingxi withdrew his hand and turned to look at Demon Lord Zhang.

Demon Lord Zhang was already terrified and his face turned ashen.

He knelt there, his face pale, his eyes filled with deep fear.

When that Demon Sage descended, he easily suppressed him and many of his powerful subordinates, as easily as turning his palm.

But at this moment, Chen Lingxi easily killed the Demon Sage!

Demon Lord Zhang clearly remembered that when he met Chen Lingxi before, he had even made sarcastic remarks about Chen Lingxi...

Chen Lingxi's gaze fell on Demon Lord Zhang, and he suddenly remembered that when he, Xiao Zhushan, and Demon Lord Zhang together, Demon Lord Zhang had said, "If it were not for the sake of the people and the common folk, he would be willing to be a chivalrous knight."

Later, he turned against Xiao Zhushan on the spot, showing no chivalrous spirit whatsoever.

Now, he has built an altar, willingly serving as a vanguard for the demon, offering up the 1.32 million people of Qiu Zhu Prefecture to be devoured by the demon.

Such a person...

He's a complete scoundrel.

But then Chen Lingxi his finger, and a Sword Qi Azure Edge Method energy flashed from his fingertip, incredibly fast, and swept across Demon Lord Zhang's throat.

Demon Lord Zhang's body suddenly stiffened, a line of blood slowly appeared in his throat, the light in his eyes quickly faded, and he died.

Chen Lingxi stopped looking at him, turned around, and glanced at the generals under Demon Lord Zhang on the high platform.

The generals were already terrified by the earth-shattering battle just now. When they saw Chen Lingxi's gaze sweep over them, they turned pale and trembled. Some knelt down with a thud, while others turned to run away, but their legs were too weak to take a step.

"These people claim to be acting in the best interests of the world, but in reality, they are only after their own selfish interests... They have been exploiting the people, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of atrocities. Without them, perhaps this Qiu Zhu Prefecture would be better off."

Chen Lingxi acted impulsively, unleashing several sword strikes in quick succession.

Where the Sword Qi swept past, the generals fell to the ground one after another.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight corpses lay on the platform, blood flowing freely.

He ultimately did not kill them all, but deliberately spared two generals who appeared to be quite young.

The two men knelt on the ground, their faces deathly pale, their bodies trembling like leaves, yet they dared not move an inch.

"An immortal..."

Chen Lingxi away on a cloud, but a voice as loud as thunder fell on the ears of the two of them.

"That demon is dead, and Demon Lord Zhang has also been executed."

Listen, all of you: you are the ones who will maintain order in the city.

They restrained the surrendered soldiers, opened the granaries to distribute grain, and pacified the people.

If anyone takes advantage of this situation to cause chaos, commit arson, murder, and looting, don't blame me for being merciless with my sword."

His voice sounded extremely young and calm, but to the two men it was like thunder.

Upon hearing this, the two were first taken aback, then felt as if they had been granted a pardon, kowtowing repeatedly. They watched Chen Lingxi transformed into a pale golden stream of light, breaking through the sea of clouds and disappearing into the horizon in an instant.

Chen Lingxi used the Cloud-Riding Method to fly straight into the Void, yet he also sensed the profound spiritual energy of the so-called Demon Sage within his Qi Sea.

"While I can only absorb about one or two percent of this spiritual energy for cultivation, it's perfectly suited for nourishing this Treasure Qi."

Chen Lingxi smiled slightly, "As expected of an incarnation descended from the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, even though it's just a projection, its foundation is so profound."

He muttered to himself, a look of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

"When I Sight-Roaming, I saw many traces of incarnations. These incarnations were not yet fully developed and often needed to rely on formations to empower the cultivators."

"In that case, I'll just have to go and find traces of these people!"

Chen Lingxi closed his eyes and recalled, picking out three more figures from among the dozen or so.

"The fisherwoman, the old beggar, and the powerful figure in the coffin are all brimming with Mystery Mechanism and possess many other wonders... I will not seek out these three for now, lest I encounter any unexpected events."

Having pondered this, he headed west, crossing the vast Western Sea, where he engaged in a fierce battle with a Flood Dragon that had descended from the Jiao Demon Palace!

The Flood Dragon was originally an ordinary sea serpent, but after being possessed by a cultivator from the Jiao Demon Palace using Secret Method, it transformed into a hundred-zhang-long dragon, stirring up storms and waves, devouring passing ships, and turning the entire Western Sea into a blood-red sea.

Chen Lingxi and the Flood Dragon were locked in a fierce battle on the seabed. The phantom of the Great Sage, Heaven-Inviting Might, unleashed unimaginable pressure in the deep sea. The Longevity Bridge suppressed the dragon's body, the Heaven-Seizing Seal shattered the dragon's head, and the Thunderclap Sword Light of the Twelve Heavenly Drum Peals completely obliterated the remaining Divine Sense the Jiao Demon Palace cultivators within the Flood Dragon's body.

Finally, he stood atop the Flood Dragon's corpse, activated the Life-Devouring Method, and completely devoured the remaining spiritual energy on the Flood Dragon's body and the essence of the avatars of the Jiao Demon Palace cultivators!

Later, he went to Qin Prefecture and found a Daoist priest with an otherworldly air in a long-abandoned Qin Prefecture temple.

The Daoist priest claimed to be from the Two Saints Palace. He chatted with Chen Lingxi over tea, speaking eloquently, but then secretly plotted to suppress Chen Lingxi!

The Daoist priests of the Two Saints Palace possessed extremely exquisite magical arts. Their spiritual energy seemed inexhaustible, and with a wave of their hands, golden talismans like a net covering the sky would spread out.

Chen Lingxi used the Longevity Bridge to traverse the Void, enduring the countless talismans, and approached within three zhang of him. Within the Inner Divine Palace of his body, the phantom of the Heaven-Inviting Great Sage suddenly opened its eyes, and the overwhelming aura of the Heaven-Inviting Might pressed down on him. The Daoist's Divine Sense was momentarily taken away, and Chen Lingxi beheaded him with a sword!

After that, Chen Lingxi went to Qieman Mountain, where a stone statue had appeared at some unknown time.

The stone was originally an ordinary rock, but suddenly it broke through the rock and transformed into a holy spirit within the stone.

When Chen Lingxi found the stone embryo, it had already developed five senses and seven orifices and was meditating cross-legged. Chen Lingxi down.

Qin Prefecture, Qieman Mountain, the Western Sea... He traveled all the way, his footprints covering most of the Cave Heaven.

Some of the descending cultivator avatars were arrogant and domineering, having already seized mountains and ruled as kings, slaughtering living beings.

Some hide and lie in wait, concealing themselves in bustling cities, using their ordinary identities as cover to secretly set up formations.

Others were even more cautious, knowing that this world was not only inhabited by them, but also harbored other dangers. So they found extremely secluded places, stayed behind closed doors, and waited for the guiding array to be completed so that even stronger avatars could descend.

Chen Lingxi doesn't care whether they are ostentatious or hidden; as long as he finds them by following the traces of spiritual energy, he will personally kill them!

He had also encountered some of the strongest among them, such as a young man in blue robes who wore a long sword imbued with spiritual energy at his waist. His sword intent and techniques were incredibly profound, and he had probably already reached the Mystic Realm.

Unable to Chen Lingxi could only flee.

The blue-clad youth, unable to do anything to him for the time being, stopped pursuing Chen Lingxi and continued to forge the spirit array!

In the blink of an eye, three months have quietly passed.

Three months have passed, Chen Lingxi has fought no fewer than twenty battles, large and small, and has sustained many injuries. Even his Thunderlight Sword was completely shattered during his fight with the blue-clad youth.

However, he had already killed as many as twelve descending cultivators.

At this moment, Chen Lingxi was sitting cross-legged on an unnamed, desolate mountain.

With his eyes closed, he circulated the Six-Qi True Method, slowly refining the twelve mottled and impure spiritual energies in his Qi Sea.

"The twelve mottled spiritual energies will only take about a year to completely refine..."

But who knows if, with these twelve spiritual energies, the Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi... will be able to mature to some extent."