← 百炼成仙

第五卷 天云十二州 第九百一十一章 主次分魂

Xuan's mind was filled with confusion. Of course, he also knew that Wen Zhi would not answer him directly. The other person was glaring at Xuan with a fierce expression, while the two women did not seem to care much.

The outcome was now a fight to the death.

Lin Xuan took a deep breath and reached out his hand, taking off a pouch from around his waist and casting it into the air. Immediately, a buzzing sound filled the air as thousands of strange insects flew out from the spiritual beast bag. They looked like bees but had intricate patterns on their bodies, appearing purplish-red in color, with blood-red light emanating from their eyes.

Although the Jade Luo Bee was not yet fully mature, it could now be used for combat after Lin Xuan's careful cultivation.

This was also the first time Lin Xuan had summoned such strange insects. Although he had used them before, they were just for reconnaissance purposes.

Zaoji’s pupils constricted as he recognized the Jade Luo Bees. These rare insects seemed to be uncommon in the spirit realm. A mere初级 cultivator like him,

Fortunately, these were still larvae and not mature adults. Otherwise, with such a large number of them, even his main body would not fear them, but his split soul would surely flee.

Lin Xuan was fully aware of Zaoji’s formidable power and did not wait for the other to attack first.

With a slight mental projection, he sent out a buzzing sound into his ears. Thousands of Jade Luo Bees transformed into a purple-red cloud of insects, swarming towards their target.

Zaoji's expression changed as dense fur suddenly grew on his skin. Then, with a flash of magic, the fur turned into sharp bone spines.

"Bad!"

Without hesitation, Lin Xuan flicked his sleeves and several talisman scripts flew out, setting up barriers in front of the insect cloud. The Jade Luo Bees then spread out to the sides.

A piercing sound echoed as it was indeed as expected. Zaoji's lips curled into a snarl as he arched his body like a thousand arrows shooting from a bow. The bone spines turned into arrow rain, covering half the sky.

Although Lin Xuan had already cast several defensive talismans, they only delayed the attack slightly before being shattered. The Jade Luo Bees spread out, but it was too late. Clanging sounds filled the air as over a hundred of them were pierced through.

As fierce creatures from the wilderness, the Jade Luo Bees were not just known for their venom; their vitality was also astonishing. Some even had their heads pierced but still did not die, instead becoming more ferocious and charging at Zaoji.

Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed as he saw many of the bone spines still in his line of sight. The Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring emitted a flash of light, forming a thick ice wall before him. The Black Gold Dragon Armor Shield also turned into a barrier. With this double-layered protection, even an attack from a late-stage junior cultivator could be blocked.

However, a painful cry echoed in his ears.

Lin Xuan turned to see the Wondrous Void Fairy Lady holding her shoulder; she seemed to have taken some minor injury. The Peacock was not affected much as she was already at mid-stage transformation and had formidable magical armor that made her eager to help Lin Xuan.

While this battle raged on, several thousand miles away in a desolate swamp near the Cangming Mountain, the Heavenly Ghost Emperor was also in dire straits.

This wretched creature was cunning and vicious. To escape, he resorted to attacking his fellow cultivator, making the bald giant bear the blame. Unfortunately, Zaoji, as one of the Four Fiends of the Spirit Realm, was not easily fooled; a light ball shot out from him.

Originally, the Ghost Emperor did not take it seriously but found himself unable to shake off this ball. Eventually, it transformed into a monstrous creature resembling Zaoji. Clearly, he had used the clone technique.

This was different from puppet substitutes and required true high-ranking existence in the Spirit Realm. In simple terms, it resembled a second-stage junior cultivator.

In other words, this could be considered as one of Zaoji's split souls, albeit much weaker than the main soul. Apart from that, there were no significant differences between them; they were essentially one and the same or independent entities.

Even if the main split soul fighting Lin Xuan was destroyed, this weak split soul would continue to exist, growing stronger through cultivation and devouring cultivator souls until it replaced the original.

Unfortunately, no one knew the secrets behind this. Moreover, why had Zaoji expended so much effort to bring a split soul here, even risking severe damage to his essence?

Zaoji chased after the Ghost Emperor, who now possessed only half of the main split soul's power but still managed to catch up with him.

Lin Xuan owed the Ghost Emperor for this. When Zaoji appeared, it was actually a combination of the weak and strong split souls, making him incredibly powerful. With just one strike, he had killed two junior cultivators from the Liuhun Valley.

When fighting Lin Xuan, the weaker split soul had already gone after the Ghost Emperor, so what faced Lin Xuan now was a weakened Zaoji. Otherwise, it was uncertain whether they could have traded blows and inflicted significant damage for many rounds.

The Ghost Emperor could not escape; he had no choice but to fight with one of Zaoji's weaker split souls. Speaking of this old man, his cunning and power were formidable. With the Crystal Skull as a powerful artifact, although he still couldn't defeat him, he managed to hold on for quite some time.

A flash of light appeared, splattering purple blood everywhere. The Ghost Emperor's face contorted in pain as one of his arms separated from his body.

Painfully, the Ghost Emperor grabbed his severed arm but had no time to use a restoration technique. He stuffed it into his storage bag instead.

Lin Xuan was both shocked and angry; he couldn't even defeat a split soul. Was this really the end for him today?

No, I can't die here! The Ghost Emperor's expression was filled with ferocity as he hesitated before tapping his storage bag to retrieve a talisman script.

At first glance, apart from being slightly more colorful than ordinary talismans, there seemed to be no significant differences. The only difference was that ordinary talismans had text inscribed on one side, while this one had it on both sides.

The front bore strange patterns that resembled birds, beasts, and insects but were somewhat ambiguous. On the back, there was ancient script that even the Ghost Emperor could not read.

If Lin Xuan were here, he would be alarmed; the patterns and text on these talismans seemed to match those on his two mysterious jade pendants.

One had been obtained from the Xiuye Creek in Youzhou, likely left behind by the Nine Heavens Profound Technique's master. The other came from Cloud Sea Island, belonging to the ancient sect, Jade Xuan Sect, and was the order leader’s command talisman that caused the Peacock Fairy to be hostile towards him.

These jade pendants had also provided Lin Xuan with significant assistance, but he was unsure of their exact nature now.

The Ghost Emperor looked at this talisman script in his hand with reluctance. This treasure along with the crystal skull were passed down by ancient predecessors from the Shadow Valley. Legend said they originated from the upper realm and were originally managed by the Four Ghost Emperors. Thirty years ago, during a cosmic anomaly, Liutian and Xiantian died on the spot, while Miaotian disappeared without a trace. The Ghost Emperor naturally did not hesitate to seize these treasures and join the Liuhun Valley.

Although he was unsure of this talisman's nature, it had been one of three such powerful ones passed down through generations. Even late-stage junior cultivators could be severely injured by them, let alone those at the separation stage.

Reading Settings

18px
1.8
65ch
Show Pinyin + Chinese + English