Upper Spirit Turn, Heart Demon Leaps

This sword pierced through the Living Soul, almost tearing the soul to pieces. The Earthly Soul surged, but it was no match for the speed of the sword light!

This sword is no ordinary weapon; it is sharp, swift, and also subtly possesses a touch of spirituality.

Snap!

Deep within the Living Soul, a shadow was held back by the tip of the sword, and thoughts surged forth from within the shadow, as black as ink and as chaotic as mud!

Penetrate!

The short sword pierced Qiu Yan's head, then flew up again, hovering and spinning beside the young Daoist priest.

"If it weren't for this moment, how could you have survived until now? A mere Soul-Congealing Realm cultivator, who has only just condensed his Heavenly Soul, dares to harm my grandson with such a mere level of cultivation! If he hadn't stirred my Heart Fire and given rise to my Heart Demon, he would be utterly worthless!"

The young Daoist priest sneered, raised his hand and made a grasping motion. Smoke billowed from his hand, enveloping Qiu Yan. The latter trembled, and crackling sounds came from all parts of his body. His flesh withered and his bones broke.

Then, as the young Daoist brought his five fingers together, Qi and Blood gushed out from every pore of Qiu Yan's body. The essence of his Life Cultivation poured out uncontrollably, condensing in mid-air into a scarlet liquid pill with three illusory figures inside.

Fresh blood and vital energy continued to slowly emerge from the pores, continuously merging into the liquid elixir.

"I know you have a deity behind you, but the entire Wuxin City is sealed off, so he can't save you! Let's cripple your cultivation first, and deal with you after you've completed the Upper Spirit Second Turn Realm! You killed my beloved grandson, how can you just die like that? That would be too easy for you!"

At this point, the young Daoist looked at the short sword, his gaze falling on the flickering, ever-changing afterimage at the tip, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Hmm? This Heart Demon has condensed so many emotions and thoughts? It's nearing its limit! I can't delay any longer, or I won't be able to control it. In such a short time, it has brewed so many negative emotions. Just how afraid is it of me?"

As he was thinking, his expression suddenly changed. He turned to look at the door.

"You're still haunting me like a ghost! If it weren't for the fact that you're also from the Daoist Sect, albeit Lower Realm Murk Dao, you still possess some cultivation, which is why I showed you mercy. I never expected you to be so ungrateful!"

At the edge of the young Daoist's vision, a figure was falling from the sky.

This man, also dressed in a Daoist robe, was none other than Chen Yan, the Demon-Subduing Dao who had met Qiu Yan once before. He stood on two talismans, and as soon as he landed, he flicked his hand and shot out two more talismans. The talismans spontaneously combusted in mid-air, and the smoke and dust turned into an invisible barrier!

Snap!

The barrier shattered instantly, broken by an arrogant and confident will!

"Martial Dao Fist Intent!" Upon seeing this, Chen Yan's face turned wary. "Fist Intent can only be cultivated by those who are deeply immersed in martial arts. It points directly to one's true nature and is comparable to Soul Dao Curse Arts. Senior, you are a master of the Dao lineage. How can you also use it? Could it be that you only cultivate life force and not nature, which is why you indiscriminately kill innocent people? I know this young master Chen a little. He is not a wicked person. Why must you be so ruthless?"

"Indiscriminate killing?" The young Daoist shook his head. "What do you know about my affairs? You'd better stay put, or you'll lose your life!" He flicked his fingers and made a hand seal. Then, with a rumble, two thick columns of water burst from the ground, condensing into dragon shapes, and rushed towards Chen Yan.

A chilling aura emanated from the water, and wherever the water dragon passed, the moisture in the air condensed and fell, making it seem as if snow was falling around the ancestral hall.

"What a magnificent water- Dao Arts! As expected of a master like you! Your skill is astonishing!"

Chen Yan flicked his hands repeatedly, and one talisman after another flew out from his sleeves. In the blink of an eye, a hundred talismans flew out, half of them whistling away, and the other half swirling around him.

The talismans flew out one after another, as if drawn by a water dragon, quickly covering its surface and turning the water dragon into a paper dragon in the blink of an eye. Then they exploded with a bang, dispelling the Spiritual Qi within the water.

Drip, drip, drip!

Large clumps of water fell down, but they couldn't get close to Chen Yan; they were all blocked by the talismans lingering around him.

"Even if you have a personal grudge against Young Master Chen, why torment him?" Chen Yan stood amidst layers of talismans, his hands forming hand seals. Talismans flew out from his clothes, gathering behind him and appearing from a distance as if forming a curtain behind him!

"Nonsense! You're utterly ignorant and arrogant!"

Upon seeing this, the young Daoist priest turned away.

Outside the door, the falling water droplets and snowflakes emitted bursts of cold air, and the rising mist drifted through the layers of talismans, surging and solidifying. Chen Yan didn't even have a chance to react before he and the talisman curtain behind him were frozen together.

In the blink of an eye, the ice sculpture took shape.

Without even glancing at the scene outside the door, the young Daoist's eyes darted around, his gaze landing on the short sword, before he frowned.

"Hmm? The Essence Blood on the sword is dissipating? It seems that Qiu Yan has taken many shortcuts in his Life Cultivation; his vital Qi and Blood are not something he cultivated himself."

As he spoke, the young Daoist priest glanced at Qiu Yan lying on the ground. The latter's body was withered and lifeless, and two shockingly large bloody holes were bleeding, staining the ground red.

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, the young Daoist reached for his sword, then with a flick of the blade, stabbed it into his own lower abdomen with a soft "thud!"

A sword pierced through the kidney!

They were speaking in a soft whisper.

"The source of pure water, the Innate Realm spirit, unaware and ignorant, without thought or worry, the Second Turn of the Golden Liquid Reversion!"

This is both a Mnemonic for Cultivation Method and a formula for a Daoist Technique Method!

"Qing" refers to the Innate Realm essence, "Shui" refers to kidney water, "Yuan" is the source of sperm production, which can be called "Yang Jing", and "Jin" is the mother of water, stored in the kidneys, which is the location of the lower Dantian.

This sword pierced through flesh and blood, yet no blood was drawn; it only pierced the kidney.

As the sword blade pierced flesh, the shadow on the tip of the sword instantly came alive, releasing all sorts of evil thoughts and filling the kidney fluid.

Kidney water flows downwards, thoughts rise.

Fire!

Water enters the Dantian, and a small flame arises.

Suddenly, a crimson soul shadow coiled around and merged into the fire, burning fiercely!

Immediately afterwards, five more Soul Shadow converged from various parts of his body!

Souls and spirits enter the fire!

"The soul is the spirit, the vital energy is the life force; the soul and vital energy depend on and merge with each other, Upper Spirit Second Turn!"

The flickering flames extracted the distracting thoughts, resentments, and negative emotions from the shadows. At the edge of the shadows, the red soul shadows gradually melted, strengthening the Five Souls!

As their spirits drew together, two more Soul Shadow leaped out from between the young Daoist's brows and on the crown of his head!

"Seven Souls are complete!"

The young Daoist priest suddenly made a hand seal, and his face actually looked several years younger, with his skin becoming even smoother!

Two newly formed Soul Shadow flew out and rushed towards the lower Dantian!

The Seven Souls gather. The red spirit flows, vaguely forming a circle.

The young man's face lit up with joy, and he couldn't help but sing. "The Pill Head is merely Innate Realm qi, refined into Yellow Sprout that blossoms into jade essence! Only by severing the three corpses of yin can the path to the Golden Core Dao be fully anticipated!"

Before he finished speaking, his whole body suddenly swelled up, his lower abdomen bulged, as if he had eaten too much, or as if he were ten months pregnant and ready to move!

Strange and chaotic thoughts emanate from it, leading to despair and urging people to follow their own desires.

At that moment, a voice came from outside.

"Fellow Daoist, you have a clever plan! You've replaced the Yin Demon with your Heart Demon to achieve the Golden Core Dao!" A figure flashed, and a middle-aged man in a dark robe entered. His body shifted between reality and illusion, radiating a faint green light.

The young Daoist priest remained motionless, his eyes instantly turning cold. "What deity came from? Weren't all the gods of Wuxin City driven away by that demon? Hmm? You can actually transmit Fortune-Transferring Power through Yidi. You've got some skills, no wonder you dared to come!"

The middle-aged man raised his hand in a salute. "I am the Hengduan Mountain God. Although Wuxin City is under the jurisdiction of the City God Underworld Office and the Underworld, it is a mountain from Beyond Heaven. Such a significant matter cannot be ignored! I urge you, fellow Daoist, to withdraw from Beyond-Heaven Mountain and dispel the Fortune-Transfer Array!"

"The Cultivation Method I practice requires a change of fortune to achieve the elixir. It involves seizing the Fortune of others to forge one's own path. The people in this city can help me achieve this. This is an immense blessing, how can I let it go?" As soon as he finished speaking, the young Daoist suddenly opened his mouth and spewed out a monstrous wave!

"Huh? You want to plunder the entire city's Fortune?" The Hengduan Mountain God was shocked.

As he spoke, he quickly stepped back while waving his hand.

Boom!

The ground trembled, and the entire ancestral hall was completely shattered. The rubble and soil flew and coalesced, forming a mud embankment to block the giant waves. But the waves grew larger and larger, and in the blink of an eye, most of the Military Governor's Residence was submerged by the flood!

This strange change immediately caused many exclamations in the mansion, and then the flood spread, showing a tendency to devastate the mansion from the inside out!

"Mountain-Moving Art!"

Suddenly, a blue light flashed, and several mounds rose around the mansion, barely managing to intercept and block the spreading waves.

Amidst the ruins of the ancestral hall, the young Daoist priest suddenly stretched out his left hand, reaching out to grab at the empty air, and shouted, "Heavy Water Bracelet! Come!" At the same time, he pointed forward with his right hand, and a short sword flew out from his abdomen, pointing directly at the Hengduan Mountain God!

"Fellow Daoist! Why be so extreme?" Facing the cold light, the Great Mountain God actually avoided its edge and retreated rapidly. His divine power flowed, and earthen walls rose in front of him, but they were all pierced through by the short sword!

"No madness, no life! I, Tang Lai, owe my current achievements to this very spirit!" As the young Daoist was speaking, his swollen belly suddenly deflated, and then his expression changed drastically!

This Daoist priest was Tang Lai of the Upper Spirit Sect, Tang Yi's grandfather. He was not old and decrepit, but because of his profound cultivation, he looked like a young man.

Tang Lai came here to seek revenge and to use this opportunity to sever ties, eliminate Heart Demon, and break through to the Golden Core Dao. The development of events was indeed under his control. Although Shi Jianhui's death was somewhat unexpected, Tang Lai quickly realized that it was not irreparable. However, he suddenly changed color!

Call!

The swollen body suddenly contracted, and a dark gust of wind flew out from the wound!

Spiral! Condensate! Take shape!

Soon, a pitch-black human figure took shape in front of Tang Lai. The figure exuded chaotic, dark, and negative emotions, even distorting the surrounding scenery, as if what stood there was not a human figure, but an abyss.

Tang Lai's eyes widened as she stared at the figure.

"Heart Demon? What's going on? The Heart Demon has broken through the constraints of the Supreme Demon-Luring Art? This..."

Puff!

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and at the same time, a blinding light burst forth from his lower abdomen, which burst into flames!

"Not good! The Heart Demon has escaped, but the Pill Head has already formed and is burning my soul!"

Not far from Tang Lai, Qiu Yan, who had been completely silent, suddenly trembled slightly. A pill in his mouth exploded, and the medicinal power filled his entire body. Instantly, his flesh swelled up, and the wounds on his chest and head healed. Then he opened his eyes and raised his hand to form a hand seal.

This hand seal was exactly the same as the one Tang Lai had just made.

"The Upper Spirit First Turn!" (To be continued)

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