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第五卷 天云十二州 第一千零五十九章 血焰魔甲

At the same time, Lin Xuan and Qin Yan had entered deep into the mountain's interior. Throughout their journey, he was constantly worried about encountering danger, but thinking that they were inside a monster’s body, Qin Yan’s delicate face turned pale.

Though strange things happened in the cultivation world, the sight of a towering giant monster still left them with an unreal feeling as if they were dreaming.

"Junior brother, what are you planning? Don't you want to defeat this monster from within its body?" Qin Yan bit her pearl-like teeth and couldn’t help speaking up.

"Defeat?" Lin Xuan shook his head. "That’s easier said than done. This creature is too large, and it has a self-healing ability..."

"What then are your plans?"

"Don't you remember that the monster mentioned someone had freed Kua1 from its bindings? And this passage in front of us was clearly carved by human hands," Lin Xuan said as he looked around. The walls were adorned with countless white stones, emitting faint and cold light.

"Are you saying that someone entered through here to remove the seal?" Qin Yan’s expression turned thoughtful.

"No—"

Just as Lin Xuan wanted to say more, the narrow passage came to an end, and a bright light appeared before them. Ahead was a cave about twenty to thirty feet in size.

The walls were uneven, and on the left side, there was another passage that looked like it had been carved by giant hands. Lin Xuan and Qin Yan approached cautiously.

Suddenly, they heard a groan from within the mountain. It sounded like someone was injured or struggling for breath. They followed the sound to find Qian Er lying on the ground with his leg bleeding severely.

Qian Er’s eyes opened wide, but there was no regret in his expression. He and his brother had grown up together since childhood, sharing everything, their bond unbreakable by ordinary people.

Fortunately, even for an Immortal Core cultivator, death of the physical body did not mean the end of existence.

Qian Er smiled, reaching out to touch his crown. A small infant appeared above him.

With a quick hand gesture, he used Instant Transmission and entered his brother’s body.

This was not possession; it was more like a temporary transfer of consciousness.

However, this seemed to defy common sense in the cultivation world. Only secret techniques involving the second Immortal Core could achieve such a state where two cores shared one body. But apart from that, it was impossible, even for twins.

Despite the monster’s clumsy appearance and seemingly infinite lifespan, its vast knowledge made it stop as it realized what was happening to Qian Er's corpse.

After his younger brother’s consciousness entered his body, Qian Da did not hesitate. He waved his hands like a butterfly, then used a powerful spell.

With a loud bang, Qian Er’s corpse turned into a cloud of blood that quickly coalesced into an armor-like form and was worn by Qian Da.

Qian Da's eyes turned blood red as a fierce aura emanated from him. With the enhancement from this armor, his cultivation level surged to late-stage Immortal Core.

The armor itself was peculiar, with four wings on its back.

Blood Flame Demon Armor! The monster’s face showed signs of fear.

In the world of cultivation arts, there were techniques for making armor, but it was far more difficult than crafting ordinary treasures. Even in ancient times, such knowledge had been lost long ago, and now it was almost extinct even in the Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, or Netherworld.

However, the power of this armor was undeniable, offering a significant boost to one’s strength that surpassed most other treasures.

In response to the decline of armoring techniques, some powerful demons and monsters had developed substitutes.

They created spells that could simulate the effects of magical armor.

But such spells required a medium to take shape. This Blood Flame Demon Armor was created by a powerful demon progenitor in the Demon Realm.

The Blood Flame Demon Progenitor was famous among upper-level existences in the Demon Realm, but he nearly perished during a war with the Spirit Realm, barely avoiding death.

In truth, this demon had been unlucky. His strength matched that of his counterpart from the Spirit Realm, even slightly surpassing him. The former held an omnipotent treasure, and so did the latter as an upper-level demon progenitor. However, the Eastlight Celestial Lord held a magical armor that had grown to its ultimate form.

The Blood Flame Demon Progenitor ultimately died on the spot but managed to survive. Afterward, he reflected deeply, realizing that the crafting techniques in the Demon Realm were inferior compared to those in the Spirit Realm. He failed to find anything comparable to the Blood Flame Demon Armor.

Instead, using his dark and evil magic, he created this technique with blood as a medium.

Although this Blood Flame Demon Armor was powerful, it could only be used once and did not compare to magical armors that could be used repeatedly without limit.

In truth, it wasn’t real Blood Flame Demon Armor. It had been created by a powerful demon cultivator who failed many times in trying to communicate with the Blood Flame Demon Progenitor. He eventually succeeded due to sheer luck and received some guidance from the demon, creating this technique.

Over time, it fell into the hands of the Qian brothers. Compared to true Blood Flame Demon Armor, it was merely a pale imitation, offering only a fraction of its power.

The two brothers had no other relatives and were not evil cultivators, so they had never used such techniques before. Rather than letting Qian Er’s corpse be devoured by their enemies, they decided to use it as a medium to enhance their own strength.

This was a simple logic.

Wearing the Blood Flame Demon Armor increased his power far beyond what he expected. Qian Da was elated and suddenly vanished from sight with a flap of his four wings.

Instant Transmission! No… not exactly instant transmission.

Ordinary Immortal Core cultivators, including Lin Xuan’s Nine Heavens Step technique, could only move up to twenty feet at most in one go.

This time, he appeared over seventy feet away. Although it didn’t match the speed of a Separation Period cultivator's Breakthrough Void Flash, it was still shocking.

The monster was startled and hesitated whether to intervene, feeling deep fear towards Blood Flame Demon Armor.

Qian Da did not know what the monster was thinking but seized this opportunity. He injected his energy into his wings and quickly vanished into the distance.

At that moment, the brothers had escaped first. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan and Qin Yan were approaching the giant’s stomach in the mountain’s depths.

The path was full of twists and turns, and the hidden spirit stones restricted their senses but did not deter them.

Sealing this monster?

Lin Xuan never considered it seriously. From the start, he had been cautious, knowing that while this creature was terrifying, escaping would be no problem.

He stayed to obtain treasures.

After all, a treasure capable of sealing such a massive entity must be extraordinary. Moreover, Moer felt a mysterious connection with something in the mountain’s depths.

Two hundred years ago, they met Moer in Youzhou. How could she have any connection with this place?

Lin Xuan first thought that it was just a mistake by his little girl.

But Moer shook her head. The feeling was clear, as if something important was calling to her. After a moment’s hesitation, she pleaded with Lin Xuan to take her there.

He wanted to see and perhaps retrieve the object.

Without enough benefits, he wouldn’t risk it, especially since they had to enter the mountain that had become a monster.

Although Lin Xuan coveted the treasures, he wasn’t willing to go so far. But in matters related to Moer, he would not hesitate over gains or losses. He might even dare to face an old monster from the Separation Period for her sake.

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