Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword

A century ago Withered-Bone Old Devil forged the demon skull and roamed the Chu Kingdom Cultivation World practically unmatched, sparking a vast and turbulent demonic calamity.

Under a collapsed nest there are no intact eggs, and Yang Yuanqing also took part in the great war between the Chu Kingdom Cultivation World and the demonic cultivators, ultimately falling accidentally beneath the demonic disaster.

Nearly another hundred years passed like this, until the three of them unintentionally discovered this cultivation abode a dozen years ago, and from then on it became the trio's lair.

Come to think of it, those three were also quite cautious, all these years continuously using the method of distributing remnant maps to wait for fish to take the bait, and moreover only ever selling the remnant maps to cultivators who looked young.

Precisely because of this, their fishing-enforcement murder business ran stubbornly for over a dozen years without anyone discovering it.

Pity that those who walk often by the river are bound to wet their shoes, and the trio falling into the hands of Chen Nianzhi today was simply destined to be one of their trials.

Pity that within this cultivation abode, there are no other treasures to speak of.

Only this spirit vein is a fine thing, but alas it is located deep within this Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wilderness.

Chen Nianzhi could not help shaking his head; a second-order spirit vein, if situated in a good location, might well nurture another Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan.

Pity that the Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wilderness was overrun by fierce beasts, and every time the beast turmoil erupted, this place became a buffer combat zone between the human and demonic races, making it utterly impossible for mortals to multiply and thrive here.

I can only temporarily abandon this place.

Another day when our Chen Clan grows stronger, we will consider putting this place to use.

Ultimately Chen Nianzhi made his decision. He put away the formation flags of the Soul-Burning Separation Fire Formation, then blocked the gates of the cultivation abode. After concealing it well, he continued on his way toward Yu Commandery.

In the blink of an eye another month passed, and in the midst of this process, he opened the trio's storage bags.

What shocked him was that inside the three storage bags there were a full twenty-odd tier 1 mid- and low-grade magical instruments, over six hundred spirit stones, and more than ten duplicated cultivation method jade slips.

Clearly most of these items came from cultivators who had been tricked and killed by the three of them.

Most of these cultivation methods were only for the Qi Refinement Stage, and a single Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation method caused an expression of excitement to surface on Chen Nianzhi's face.

This cultivation method was named the Blazing Fire Dao Ruins Art, a rather brilliant Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation method that could not only cultivate up to the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, but even recorded the forging method for a life-bound magical treasure.

You must know that although the Chen Immortal Clan possessed three Foundation Establishment cultivation methods, the only one capable of cultivating to the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer was the Blazing Sun Soaring Void Art.

The Chen family's Blazing Sun Soaring Void Art was also a top-tier Foundation Establishment cultivation method, recording the divine ability known as the Blazing Fire Heavenly Sword, but uniquely lacked any method for forging a life-bound magical treasure.

Although the patriarch's past Blazing Flame Spirit Saber was also a life-bound magical treasure, it was merely an ordinary, generic life-bound magical treasure whose might could not be considered top-tier.

Even though this Blazing Fire Dao Ruins Art recorded no divine abilities, the life-bound magical treasure it detailed—the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword—was an extremely superior life-bound immortal sword.

According to the records within the cultivation method, this life-bound immortal sword required thousand-year scarlet iron, fused with Blazing Fire Crystals, tempered day and night using the Blazing Fire and Gengjin Metal Essence from among the Five Elements Essence, and required forty-nine days before it was initially completed.

The offensive power of this sword was exceptionally astonishing, capable of blooming with three zhang of sword Qi upon its initial forging. Its might ranked at the very peak among life-bound magical treasures of the same tier, sufficient to slay demons and exterminate fiends. If one relied upon it to roam the world, it would be difficult to find a match among the same realm.

Thousand-year scarlet iron.

Chen Nianzhi looked at the saber embryo, unable to help revealing an expression of joyous delight.

This thousand-year scarlet iron was likewise an extremely rare treasure; the essence of ten thousand metals formed mystic iron.

If mystic iron fell into a subterranean fire vein and underwent day-and-night tempering by earthfire for a thousand years, purging all impurities from the mystic iron while absorbing the power of the subterranean fire veins, it would transform into thousand-year scarlet iron.

Zhang Old Devil had obtained this thousand-year scarlet iron and immediately went wild with joy, intending to forge it into the supreme life-bound demon treasure, the Blood-Refining Demon Saber. Now that this item had fallen into Chen Nianzhi's hands just as he encountered the forging method for this superior immortal sword, it was truly a fortuitous twist of fate.

It is simply a pity that I do not know where this Blazing Fire Crystal is to be obtained.

Chen Nianzhi suppressed the agitation in his heart and continued along his return journey, finally arriving at Qingyuan Mountain shortly thereafter.

Returning to Qingyuan Mountain, he went straight to the back mountain at the first possible moment to request an audience with the old clan leader.

The moment Chen Changxuan laid eyes on him, a trace of excitement showed on his face as he looked over somewhat nervously.

"This trip to Heavenly Ruins Mountain, did it go smoothly?"

"This trip to Heavenly Ruins Mountain has finally lived up to your trust."

Chen Nianzhi nodded, produced the meridian-nourishing pill, and handed it over.

The old clan leader snatched the meridian-nourishing pill, opened it to take a look, and a trace of a smile appeared between his brows.

A few years ago he broke through the bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, believing his path ahead was smooth and that there was even a chance he might glimpse the Purple Mansion realm within his lifetime.

Never did he expect that overnight his vitality would wither and his Dao path would be almost completely severed. Now, with this meridian-nourishing pill, he had finally clawed back a sliver of hope.

"With this meridian-nourishing pill, I am confident I can recover ninety percent of my injuries within five years. By the time I make a move then, there will be no major trouble."

He caressed the meridian-nourishing pill as if unable to part with it, but suddenly feeling that he was acting somewhat uncomposed before a junior, he hurriedly put the meridian-nourishing pill down and asked with a smile.

"Tell me in detail about the events of this trip."

"Understood."

Chen Nianzhi did not hesitate, recounting the encounters of this journey to the old clan leader.

Chen Changxuan at first remained impassive, but when he heard that the medicinal pill had been purchased from Lin Qianshu for fifteen hundred spirit stones, he could not help furrowing his brows.

"I know this person Lin Qianshu. She is Jiang Daoist's only true personal disciple."

"Her cultivation is unfathomable, and it is said that many years ago her cultivation had already reached the Foundation Establishment Grand Completion."

"A life-saving medicinal pill like the meridian-nourishing pill would find no shortage of buyers even if sold for twenty-five hundred spirit stones. Why would she sell it to us so cheaply?"

"This matter is also beyond me." Chen Nianzhi shook his head, looking somewhat puzzled as well. "Yet judging by her demeanor, she does not seem like a person of devious character."

Chen Changxuan could not fathom it either, so he had no choice but to nod. "Although Patriarch Jiang is a woman, she has guarded the barren borders of the Chu Kingdom for two centuries and is famously upright in character, with eyes least able to tolerate a single grain of sand. She ought not to be scheming against this old man."

"Perhaps it was to look after his younger generation. When my injuries heal in the future, I will go to personally pay a visit of thanks."

This matter was turned over, and Chen Nianzhi continued speaking on the subject of the map, mentioning the Cultivation Abode left behind by Yang Yuanqing and the three fishing cultivators.

After listening, Old Clan Leader only felt a wave of scalp-numbness, revealing a trace of lingering fear.

"Fortunately you acted with caution. If it had been some hothead blinded by the Ancient Cultivator Abode, I'm afraid you would have had to lay down your life there."

"In the future when encountering such matters, you must think and ponder more. Without sufficient assurance, do not act rashly."

"Thinking back to when I traveled in the past, I also once encountered such extremely perilous matters..."

Chen Changxuan chattered on and on, speaking of many past events he had encountered when he formerly traveled the Immortal Realm.

Although he was chattered at for half the day, Chen Nianzhi listened very carefully. These were all experiences accumulated by elders over hundreds of years, and they could allow him to avoid a great deal of trouble.