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Chapter 112: Chapter ill: Black Demon Clan
Feng Jingyu's explanation, after all, is only verbal and slightly pale.
Only after stepping into the Taixu Illusionary Realm does Han Yi truly feel the way he will enter the Cave Heaven.
Years ago, during the first Cave Heaven trial, he heard a rumor that cultivators who entered the Cave Heaven possessed an immortal body, and all hundred disciples who initially embarked on the journey returned to the sect safe and sound, indicating that the Cave Heaven trial is not dangerous.
In reality, this is indeed the case.
The Taixu Illusionary Realm is located within Yujing Lake, and it connects with Facing Reality Heavenly Realm, so Yujing Lake is essentially the entrance to the Cave Heaven.
And Yujing Lake, located within the sacred grounds of Yujing Mountain, holds a special status. Around it, there must be many high-level cultivators sitting in town. It seemed that their landing was unhindered, but in reality, they must have been under countless people's watchful eyes.
The requirement to enter the Taixu Illusionary Realm is to be a cultivator with the Facing Reality Imprint.
In essence, what the Xuandan Sect purchases from Yujing Mountain for the trial quota is the Facing Reality Imprint.
Once one enters the Taixu Illusionary Realm, the Facing Reality Imprint will create a body identical to the host's, with identical Spiritual Roots, identical magic powers, and even identical skills.
This body is the Taixu Body.
The host can transfer his divine soul into the Taixu Body, and then officially enter the Cave Heaven through the gate of light in the Taixu Illusionary Realm.
If one dies in the Cave Heaven, only the Taixu Body will perish, the divine soul will not be annihilated. Instead, it returns to the Taixu Illusionary Realm and creates a new Taixu Body.
That is to say, during the validity of the Facing Reality Imprint, the Taixu Body can be infinitely produced, meaning that in the Cave Heaven trial, they possess an immortal body.
Once the validity of the imprint expires, the Facing Reality Imprint disappears, the Taixu Body naturally no longer exists, and the host's original body will be expelled from the Taixu Illusionary Realm, returning to the shore of Yujing Lake.
This is the truth of immortality in the Cave Heaven trial.
Understanding the reasons, Han Yi had a thought in his heart and suddenly found his sight change. What he saw was himself, bound by the Shadow Bearing Sword. The original body stood silently in front of him, as if time and space around it had frozen. The eyes were open wide, yet showed no life.
Han Yi felt an inexplicable creepiness.
With a thought, he returned to his original body, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and then fused back into the Taixu Body. He didn't immediately step into the gate of light but had a thought and tried to summon the Proficiency Panel.
The next moment, a faint red panel appeared with a swish, eliciting a hint of surprise on the face of the Taixu Body.
"The Proficiency Panel can actually appear on the Taixu Body."
"This indicates two things. The first is that my Golden Finger is more advanced than the Taixu Illusionary Realm; that's why it can reveal itself instead of being overridden by the rules of the Taixu Illusionary Realm."
"The second is that the Proficiency Panel is bound to my divine soul, not the body."
With a flash in his eyes, Han Yi drew these two conclusions and no longer hesitated. He turned around and stepped into the gate of light.
His sight changed once more, and when it reappeared.
Bang!!
A black shadow came straight at him, striking him in the face, followed by a minor crackling sound and a burst of intense pain.
His nose was broken.
A chill coursed through Han Yi's heart as he retreated explosively. Before he could make out what the black shadow that had broken his nose was, he felt a terrifying pressure coming from behind.
His whole body's magic power surged, a Wind Wall Skill already appearing behind him.
Bang.
The Wind Wall Skill shattered in an instant, turning into a wild wind.
But with this short buffer, Han Yi was able to compose his magic skill.
A Fire Shield Skill fully formed, standing in front of him as he turned around.
The black shadow that had broken his nose and shattered his Wind Wall Skill hit the flame shield head-on.
The shield shattered, flames scattered, and the black shadow was repelled back seven or eight meters, knocking over a stone house. In less than a moment, it staggered back up, roaring out loud.
The sound was like a beast, and a foul smell swept over from a few dozen meters away.
Meanwhile, Han Yi, taking advantage of the repelled black shadow, took a quick glance around him. He got a general idea of the surrounding scene.
This place had become a battlefield.
Turning back, Han Yi finally got a clear look at the black shadow that had broken his nose – it was a Demon from the Demon Clan, standing as tall as three meters, with a body completely black.
Although he was prepared for the possibility of encountering members of the Evil Clan, Demon Clan, Wing Clan, and Shadow Clan in the Cave Heaven world, bumping into a member of the Demon Clan as soon as he entered still made his heart skip a beat. He felt that something was off.
Wasn't it said that upon entering the Cave Heaven world, there would be guidance and one would naturally know what to do?
At the moment, however, there was no room for him to keep pondering these matters, as his gaze was firmly fixed on the Demon Clan member before him.
"Black Demon Clan?"
He had read about this type of demon in books at the Scripture Collection Pavilion.
Unlike the Facing Reality Heavenly Realm, Yu Heng World in ancient times was filled with a multitude of races – humans, divines, evils, spirits, demons…
Unlike how humans train magic strength and evil clan cultivates evil power, demons practice their body enhancement.
In fact, the earliest bodily cultivation practice among humans was once modelled after demons.
Now,
Innumerable pitch-black demons in the surrounding area are fighting with cultivators who continuously appeared out of thin air. Or more precisely, countless cultivators are besieging this demon clan settlement.
Han Yi turned around, looking ahead.
Clang!
A flickering golden blade aura was deflected by the Fire Shield Skill, and the Black Demon, whose body was abruptly decapitated, instantly fell down with a crash. Its enormous structure stood three-meters tall.
A young cultivator zoomed past quickly, his golden long knife in hand, its speed as fast as lightning, rushing deep into it.
Next moment, the young cultivator confronted a Black Demon who was over four meters tall.
A gust of wind swept past. Han Yi just felt a flash of black light, and the knife-wielding cultivator was slapped away. The golden blade light that had just lit up in his hand also extinguished right on the spot under the strike.
Han Yi was taken aback, stepping back a few paces.
The gigantic black demon roared up to the sky, and at this moment, a blue light flashed by, sending its head skyrocketing into the air.
The blue light was a sword. It was a sword that was hopping and flickering, emitting a blue light. Despite the distance, Han Yi could sense an exhilarating fighter's spirit from the sword.
This was a Spirit Sword.
Han Yi looked along the sword and saw a stern cultivator stepping on another Spirit Sword, floating in the air. With a light wave of his hand, he called back the Spirit Sword that had killed the Black Demon to his side.
Sword Immortal!
Han Yi was deeply stirred in his inner heart.
The Sword Immortal, standing on the spirit sword, cast a glance down. His eyes were as sharp as a sword. The void suddenly brightened, then he withdrew his gaze, and the Spirit Sword sped away through the air.
"I've actually encountered a Sword Immortal."
"However, isn't it said that it's best not to bring any magical weapons? This Sword Immortal is actually carrying two Spirit Swords."
"Does this mean that these two Spirit Swords aren't important? Or does this Sword Immortal think that his own strength is high-end enough to not take his possible death in Cave Heaven into account?"
Han Yi faintly felt that both those points were not accurate.
The surrounding cultivators either got killed or killed the Black Demons. Those who killed the Black Demons, their faces filled with excitement, zipped quickly towards the deeper parts.
Han Yi looked up and saw a light pillar shooting into the sky, standing tall and unyielding, in the direction where numerous cultivators, including the prior Sword Immortal, had gone.
"A light pillar? Could that be the Taixu Order?"
"The only thing that could excite these cultivators so much should be the Taixu Order."
When Han Yi learned from Feng Jingyu that the Taixu Order could be exchanged for spiritual items, some of which could even enhance one's spiritual root, he made up his mind to go all out this time.
Although he has improved his qualifications with the Blood Bone Spirit Flower, he is only equivalent to an ordinary inner door disciple like Luo Yunzhou under normal circumstances. It is not difficult to cultivate to the Qi Cultivation Peak, and there is a high probability of even reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. However, after the fluke advancement to the Foundation Establishment stage, it would be very difficult to advance further due to the influence of the root bone.
On the way, he also encountered a Black Demon. This one, like earlier, stood over three meters tall.
Han Yi thought, and opened a flaming shield. The Black Demon punched the shield, breaking it and recoiling three meters back.
"Both tests are the same, so these three-meter-tall Black Demons' attacks are equivalent to that of a ninth-level senior cultivator."
"Let's see how well they defend."
Han Yi moved his fingers together, but hesitated slightly. Out of habit, he almost forgot that his dagger and the Shadow Bearing Sword were left in the Taixu Illusory Realm. What entered the Cave Heaven was just an illusory body.
Without these two magical weapons, his own attack power was greatly reduced, leaving only the Spirit Void Finger usable.
However, The Spirit Void Finger has also reached Peak Mastery. According to his calculation, its power was comparable to a hit from a Peak Qi Cultivator.
These thoughts were just whirling around in his mind. After moving his fingers together, he took advantage of the situation and flicked forward. Two lines of spirit light shot out and landed on the Black Demon that had just retreated a few steps..
Chapter 113: Chapter 112: Great Terror
Bang!
Suddenly, two bursts of fiery light exploded from the Black Demon Clan member's body, causing it to stagger backward, its arm dripping with blood.
"Hmm, such a strong demon body. It's no wonder that the Different Race, which mainly cultivates demon bodies, is incomparable to cultivators," remarked Han Yi.
Roar!
The injured Black Demon roared furiously, its pitch-black eyes filled with anger. It charged towards Han Yi, a disgusting bloody stench assaulting Han Yi's face.
Not daring to be careless, Han Yi had a feeling that the situation wouldn't be simple. If he could avoid death, that would naturally be the best outcome. His body shook and in an instant, he disappeared from the spot. The Black Demon's fist whizzed past Han Yi's original position, only catching a lingering afterimage.
At the next moment, ten Spirit Void Fingers fell from behind the Black Demon like ten arrows, one after another, puncturing its chest.
With such strong defenses, a single point could be broken.
The first Spirit Void Finger pierced the skin, the second caused blood and flesh to splatter, the third tore through muscles and tendons, and the fourth ignited the internal organs…
After a series of continuous explosions, only a Black Demon corpse with a hole pierced through its chest remained on the spot.
As Han Yi turned and surveyed the other surrounding battles, his expression grew even more solemn.
"According to the records of the Demon Clan, the stronger and larger the demon body, the more powerful the Demon Clan members. If a three-meter-tall demon has such strong defenses, does this mean that even an ordinary Peak Qi Cultivator might not be able to kill a four-meter-tall demon which fell under a single sword strike from Sword Immortal?"
Han Yi considered this possibility, but thinking about it at this time would be futile. So, he quickly followed the other cultivators, rushing forward.
A moment later, they arrived at a stone palace over thirty meters tall. The palace appeared crude and unrefined on the surface, even somewhat arbitrary, as if built using countless massive rocks. The whole structure was a dark brown color, with the surface painted with various eerie, blood-red symbols, seemingly dedicated to a certain Demon God's worship.
A beam of light as thick as a water bucket burst from the top of the palace, connecting with the sky, with no visible endpoint.
A fluctuating, illusory Taixu Order floated within the beam above the stone palace, wavering as if it could break apart at any moment.
"It seems that this token is the so-called Taixu Order," said Han Yi.
He retracted his gaze and looked around. At this moment, four cultivators occupied each corner, surrounding the colossal stone palace.
Of the four, two cultivators floated mid-air and were especially eye-catching. Upon seeing these two, Han Yi's heart jumped. One of them was the Sword Immortal, whom he had met earlier, wielding two blue Spirit Swords. The other was a youth sitting cross-legged in the air. Nine one-foot-tall war flags stood erect in front of the youth, their colors different.
On the ground were two more cultivators, one holding a long halberd and the other a Bloody Longsword.
Han Yi's heart jumped once again when he recognized the cultivator holding the long halberd. The weapon's aura was similar to a magic weapon he once owned, and according to He Fangwei from the Jiulong Trading Company, Daqian Immortal Country's national fortune was imbued within it.
The auras of all four cultivators were as deep as the ocean.
Han Yi's eyes emitted a faint golden glow as he stared at them. Then, he shifted his gaze to the others who had rushed to this place, just like him, lingering on the periphery.
"So strong, all of them are so strong," he mused.
In terms of aura, the four cultivators in front of him were far beyond the Qi Cultivation Stage but had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Just like the two cultivators in the Earth Ranking of the Xuandan Sect, they should be legendary Qi Cultivating Cultivators.
At the very least, all those who reached this place were at least Senior Level Nine or Peak Qi Cultivators, with over 70% of them being Peak Qi Cultivators.
"The Taixu Order has fully formed; let's begin."
"After killing the chieftain of the Seven Cang Tribes, everyone will compete for the fragments of the Taixu Order based on their own abilities."
The one who spoke was the cultivator who sat cross-legged in mid-air with the nine multicolored war flags in front of him.
As soon as his voice faded, a deep growl emanated from the stone palace, carrying a vast and untamed primitive aura.
The palace doors opened, and a six-meter-tall Black Demon Clan member walked out of the ancestral temple. Each step he took on the ground sent out vibrations.
He was still muttering in the Ancient Demon language. What Han Yi had thought was a roar just now was actually just his whisper.
Han Yi glanced over, and his light golden eyes suddenly ached. He couldn't help but close them subconsciously.
Then, when he opened his eyes again, he dared not to use the Qi Observation Skill to explore further.
Strong, extremely powerful.
This Black Demon leader of the Seven Cang Tribes was just up to six meters tall, and the aura on his body definitely exceeded the range of the Qi Cultivation Stage.
As he stepped out, the four legendary cultivators who were around the stone palace changed their expressions.
"Not good, he broke through; kill him!"
The Sword Immortal stepping on the Spirit Sword changed his expression at the same time. His sword, as fast as lightning, had already shot out even before his words had finished, its killing intent condensed in a flash of light.
At this moment,
The Black Demon Clan leader who stepped out of the stone house looked at the human cultivators present. In his two lantern-sized pitch-black eyes, a hint of inexplicable disdain flashed. Then, as fast as lightning, he punched out.
At this moment, time seemed to stand still. Han Yi could think but not move, and everyone else appeared the same in his line of sight.
In midair, the Sword Immortal's Spirit Sword that had already struck out first was hit by this punch, the blue light broke, a mournful cry sounded, and then, the black fist hit the Sword Immortal, blowing him apart into a cloud of blood.
Fast, if it's said that the shortest unit of time is an instant, and a Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator can launch ten attacks in an instant, then this Black Demon leader of the Seven Cang Tribes could strike twenty punches in an instant.
At this moment, Han Yi's thoughts were suddenly filled with great terror.
But he couldn't move his body.
Not just him, even the four legendary cultivators at the forefront, except for the Sword Immortal who had been blown apart, couldn't move as well.
The next moment,
Time resumed to normal.
No, it's not accurate to say it resumed. Rather, it took everyone a moment to react.
Bang!
It was at this moment that the sound of the punch was heard, as the punch was too fast. The sound of the speed burst and the Sword Immortal being blown apart in midair occurred simultaneously, with no distinction of sequence.
Escape.
Han Yi's innate Taixu body turned to flee. The great terror transmitted from his Divine Soul had not dissipated but was rapidly climbing, breaking one peak after another, seemingly endlessly.
After punching through the Sword Immortal and slapping the Bloody Longsword flying with one hand, the Black Demon Clan leader of the Seven Cang Tribes turned his palm into a fist and violently slapped it down with unrelenting speed, hitting the legendary cultivator who had controlled the Bloody Longsword directly into the ground.
Thump.
This scene caused Han Yi, who had just turned halfway, to feel panic surging like a torrential wave in his inner heart.
Roar!
Punching through the Sword Immortal and slapping another legendary cultivator to death, the Black Demon Clan leader then roared towards the sky.
Han Yi couldn't describe how terrifying this roar was. Because at the moment he heard the roar, he felt a severe pain in his mind and could no longer hear any sound after that.
At the same time, a terrifying wave swept over his body.
Shattering, Han Yi could feel his body breaking into countless pieces under the impact of this wave, with a short but intense pain surging instantly before his consciousness dissipated, deeply embedding itself into his Divine Soul.
The power of a single roar was so terrifying..
Chapter 114: Chapter 113: White Jade Tower
There is great terror between life and death.
Han Yi screamed in alarm, suddenly jumping up, and looking at himself in the Taixu Illusion, and seeing that his body was not broken, he slightly relaxed.
In front of him, a fist-sized illusory light ball quietly floated, the Facing Reality Imprint. All he needed to do was to move his thoughts, and this imprint would regenerate a Taixu body, allowing him to re-enter the Cave Heaven world.
He didn't rush to possess this body again, instead, he sat down again. At this time, he noticed the cold sweat all over his forehead and face, still agitated from the experience.
"Dead, really dead."
"This feeling is just like the real thing."
"Dying in the Facing Reality Heavenly Realm, though only the Taixu body perishes, the memory of death engraves in the depths of the divine soul will still be brought back to the main body."
"Death does not come without a cost."
Han Yi's face was solemn, his mind in chaos. After taking a deep breath, he began sorting out his experiences.
First, if the Taixu body which entered the Cave Heaven was killed, the divine soul returned to the Taixu Illusionary Realm and could regroup the Taixu body, but the experiences in Cave Heaven would be echoed back to the main body, including the feeling of death.
Suddenly.
Han Yi's inner heart trembled as he suddenly thought of a possibility. If in the Cave Heaven world, one was controlled by another and unable to die, then the divine soul could not return to the Taixu Illusionary Realm and might be tortured for a whole year or be controlled as a puppet. After one year, the Facing Reality Imprint would lose its effectiveness and only then would the divine soul return.
After experiencing a year of imprisonment, torture, or being used as an experiment for Magic Skills and suffering endlessly would be a hellish catastrophe.
So, one must not be caught alive; if there was a possibility of being captured alive, they should immediately self-destruct and die first.
Besides this point, Han Yi had two more doubts.
First, he entered the Cave Heaven with a blank slate and no weapons. However, he saw that in the Cave Heaven world, those legendary Qi cultivators had magic weapons, whether it was Spirit Swords, war flags, spears, or blood swords. Under Han Yi's Qi Observation Skill, these all possessed power not weaker than his Golden Light Shuttle.
Top grade magic weapons.
Those magic weapons were all top-grade magic weapons.
Could there be some hidden secret to this?
No, that's not right. Fu Xuanxu said that if you brought magic weapons into Cave Heaven and they were lost there, they would not return. So, were those cultivators able to bring those magic weapons back somehow?
Otherwise, that fallen Sword Immortal, with his two Spirit Swords, wouldn't he have lost all of them? Wouldn't his fighting power be reduced by 70%, making it a great loss?
The second doubt was that before, both Feng Jingyu and Fu Xuanxu mentioned that there would be someone to guide and answer questions during the first time they entered the Cave Heaven world. But when he entered the Cave Heaven world, he almost got killed by the Black Demon with a single punch, completely different from what they said. Something must have been left out.
Han Yi put those two doubts aside for a moment, planning to find an opportunity to understand more when he re-enters Cave Heaven.
He moved his thoughts and his vision, and his divine soul had already fallen into the Taixu body.
This time, he did not immediately turn around and step into the light door passage. Instead, he took two magic weapons from his main body's storage bag, one low-grade Sword Tool and one middle-grade Sword Tool, which he had obtained from a Robbing cultivator outside Daofu City a few years ago.
Seven Stars Sword, the middle-grade Sword Tool.
Cold Bamboo Sword, the low-grade Sword Tool.
Originally, he planned to sell them all, but later he had an idea. These types of Sword Tools were suitable for exploding at critical moments to buy time or create trouble for the enemy. He purely considered them as disposable consumables.
He didn't expect them to be useful in this situation.
This time, Han Yi carried them with him, partly to enhance his combat power and partly because losing these magic weapons would not be too crucial to him, not enough to cripple him.
Han Yi held the two Sword tools in his hand and turned to step into the light gate.
As light and shadows changed, and the stars shifted.
This time, Han Yi had learned his lesson.
Before the space transformation ended, he cast a spell, the Wind Wall Skill, creating four thick invisible wind walls around him. Additionally, his magic power remained hidden and ready to be activated at any moment.
However, in the next moment, after Han Yi saw the environment this time, he first withdrew the Wind Wall Skill and then took back his magic power.
This time.
He found himself in a primitive tribe, surrounded by tribal humans dressed in animal skins, looking extremely primitive.
This should be the primitive Human Clan tribe that Fu Xuanxu had mentioned.
If he obtained the Taixu Order, he could find the shaman of this tribe and exchange it for treasures.
Suddenly.
At a distance of about ten meters, a cultivator suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Han Yi concentrated his gaze and found that he did not recognize the white robe the man was wearing.
This sudden appearance seemed very strange, but the passing primitive tribesmen seemed to be used to it, their eyes showing no waves of surprise.
"It seems that I must have appeared in the same way just now."
Only then did Han Yi realize how simple and crude it was to enter the Cave Heaven from the Taixu Illusionary Realm.
The appearing cultivator was a young man who seemed to be around the same age as him. Dressed in a white robe, with a handsome face and a high crown on his head, he held a silver sword in his hand, looking extraordinary and transcendent.
"Fellow Daoist, are you going to the Cang Clan of the Black Demon Clan?"
"Can we travel together? I am willing to pay for the guidance."
The young man with the sword gave Han Yi a salute and asked.
Since the other party was present, Han Yi couldn't directly use the Qi Observation Skill to observe him, as that would be impolite and could easily cause conflict.
Han Yi waved his hand
"I just arrived."
"May I ask, what does the Cang Clan of the Black Demon Clan mean?"
Han Yi didn't feel embarrassed to ask. He knew that the Black Demon Clan was a branch of the Demon Clan, but he didn't know any other information. He finally caught a cultivator, so he had to ask quickly.
The other party obviously didn't expect Han Yi to not know even these two basic points, and his face showing inexplicable surprise.
"Fellow Daoist, you don't even know about the Cang Clan?"
"You should know about the twelve branches of the Demon Clan, right?"
Seeing Han Yi shaking his head, the cultivator's face was filled with deeper astonishment, but then he revealed an expression of understanding.
"I see, this is your first time entering the Facing Reality Heavenly Realm?" "Strange, did the shaman not explain it to you?"
"Forget it, you can only go to the shaman of this tribe to buy a map then. It might be expensive, but there is no other way."
Han Yi's heart stirred, "My name is Han Yi, from the Xuandan Sect. May I ask how to address fellow Daoist?"
"Xuandan Sect? It is a sect from Shu State, no wonder fellow Daoist is not familiar with the situation here."
"My name is Zuo Lie, a true disciple of the White Jade Tower in Qianzhou."
Speaking of the White Jade Tower, a touch of pride appeared on the cultivator's face, showing that he was proud to be a part of the White Jade Tower.
Han Yi recalled what he had seen in the Scripture Collection Pavilion about the brief introductions of the major sects in Daqian, one of which was the White Jade Tower.
White Jade Tower was also a major sect, and within the scope of Qianzhou, it was one of the five sects that had Nascent Soul Stage cultivators aside from the two holy lands and the three great sects.
Moreover, the disciples of the White Jade Tower had a common characteristic: they were either handsome men or beautiful women. This kind of handsomeness and beauty could easily be distinguished among cultivators.
"So it turns out that Fellow Daoist Zuo is a true disciple of the White Jade Tower. No wonder you have such an extraordinary temperament. My apologies for any disrespect.", Han Yi presented timely compliments..
Chapter 115: Chapter 114: Witch
Zuo Lie responded with a gentle smile, his handsome face brushed by the wind, "Brother Han, you flatter me."
"Let's go together. Since we're travelling together, we only need to buy one map, which will even help us save some Spirit Stones."
Their speed was not fast and along the way, Han Yi managed to gather more intelligence through subtle probing.
Compared to the Xuandan Sect, which had traveled a great distance from Shu State, the White Jade Tower was a native sect of Qianzhou, hence, their knowledge about the Facing Reality Heavenly Realm was more extensive and comprehensive.
Through Zuo Lie, Han Yi learnt about the overall information regarding the Demon Clan in the Facing Reality Heavenly Realm.
In this mini world, there were twelve branches of Demon Clan – Emperor, Blood, Fire, Black, Evil, Huge, Yin, Water, Earth, Gold, Wind, and Rock.
Among them, the Emperor Demon Clan led the other Demon Clans, representing the orthodox Demon Clan, while the Black Demon Clan ranked fourth among the twelve clans.
Within the Black Demon Clan, there were eight tribes: Jing, Yu, Yi, Di, Ye, Deng, Cang, and Qi.
The Cang tribe was ranked seventh and was also known as the Seven Cang Tribes.
As a matter of fact.
Other disciples of the Xuandan Sect had a relatively good understanding of the Cave Heaven World.
Only Han Yi was an exception. He had only learnt about it a month ago and thus had a relatively limited understanding of the Cave Heaven World.
Other disciples, after securing their spots within the top too of the Earth Ranking, had gathered a great deal of information from the first batch of Dao brethren who entered the Cave Heaven World.
The ones who were appointed by other Supreme Elders also had their sources to probe for information.
Only Han Yi was appointed by Yuan Shun, who didn't have much time to provide detailed information to Han and believed in giving him freedom rather than meticulous care. According to him, everything Han needed to know would naturally become clear once he entered the Cave Heaven World.
As for the information that Han enquired from Feng Jingyu on the Immortal Boat, it was mostly a question and answer session. Later, Feng Jingyu worried about revealing Xuandan Sect's secrets and stopped discussing. He did not divulge all that he knew.
When Han met Fu Xuanxu, Fu assumed that Han, despite being strong, wouldn't possess combat ability at the senior ninth level due to his low realm. Hence he didn't share a lot of information.
The most important thing was that upon entering the Cave Heaven normally, the guidance of the original tribal witch would be available, and even if anything was unclear, it could be answered.
As a result, when Han first stepped into the Cave Heaven World, he felt like he was fumbling in the dark.
At this moment, he finally learnt more detailed information from Zuo Lie of the White Jade Tower.
"The Pillar of Light of Taixu fell at the ancestral temple of the Seven Cang Tribes, the Taixu Order is about to come out, and the cultivators from surrounding Demon Clan areas are all rushing here."
"If we get there late, we might not even get a chance to see the Taixu Order."
"Oh, I almost forgot. It's your first time here. You should know about the Taixu Order, shouldn't you?"
This time Han quickly nodded. Of course, he knew about the Taixu Order.
Zuo Lie finally breathed a sigh of relief. If even the Taixu Order was unknown to this Daosit, then he might start to question whether Han Yi had an ulterior motive.
A moment later.
Zuo Lie, along with Han Yi, approached the center of this primitive tribe. Interestingly, along the way, the tribal people paid no heed to them and showed no signs of curiosity or fear.
Seeing Han Yi's surprise, Zuo Lie explained, "Cultivators like us are a common sight to them, so they won't be surprised."
"Here we are, let's go."
Zuo Lie then led Han Yi to a doorway where a wooden sign was hanging with two twisted characters written on it, which Han didn't understand.
"This is the Witch's card. The two characters on it are called Chi Mang. This is also the name of this human primitive tribe. This is the Chi Mang Tribe."
"The places with this sign are where witches live. Each witch of a primitive tribe is named after the tribe. The witch living here is named Chi Mang."
"If you're lost, or you want to go somewhere, or you have obtained the Taixu Order and want to exchange for treasures, you can come to the witch to trade."
Driven by curiosity, Han Yi followed Zuo Lie, pulled back the curtain and walked in. The room was rather dim and an old man with a weathered face sat in the center.
Upon entering, Zuo Lie immediately said,
"I need a map to the Seven Cang Tribes of the Black Demon Clan."
The venerable witch lifted his head. His dim eyes sparkled, "Twelve middle-grade spirit stones."
Zuo Lie frowned, "I remember a map like this doesn't cost that much, does it?"
The witch chuckled, his laugh hoarse. He then said, "The Pillar of Light of Taixu has fallen on the Seven Cang tribes, all the incoming beings are headed that way. Naturally, the price of such a commodity has increased. I hope you understand, Dao friend."
Zuo Lie's brow relaxed, no longer wasting any words. He turned his hands over and took out six spirit stones from his storage bag and placed them on the table.
He then looked towards Han Yi, who understood his intent. However, he hadn't brought a storage bag with him and didn't even have a single spirit stone. He could only shake his head.
Zuo Lie's brow furrowed and he took out another six medium-grade spirit stones from his storage bag, making it twelve in total.
Witch smiled and collected the spirit stones, before handing over a piece of beast skin.
"Right, if you acquire any fragments of the Taixu Order, you can trade them here with me for spiritual items. You will definitely be surprised."
The witch addressed Zuo Lie and Han Yi, who were leaving his house.
After leaving the witch's room, Zuo Lie shook his head: "The witch now is getting greedier and greedier, even raising the prices."
"By the way, Daoist Han, why don't you even have a single spirit stone on you?"
Han Yi took the opportunity to ask: "Daoist Zuo, I was about to ask about this. According to the rule of Cave Heaven, when the Taixu body falls within the Cave Heaven World, shouldn't everything on the fallen body remain there? Why would you dare to bring a storage bag and risk losing it in the case of your demise?"
Zuo Lie stared at Han Yi, his expression strange.
"Daoist Han, you might not know this. The Facing Reality Imprint can not only leave a mark on ourselves, but also on storage bags and even magical implements."
"My storage bag has the Facing Reality Imprint, even if I fall, it would follow me back to the Taixu Illusionary Realm, and would not be left in the Cave Heaven World."
"No wonder Daoist Han doesn't have any spirit stones. That makes sense."
"Never mind, take these six spirit stones as my assistance to you."
Han Yi finally understood.
He had never thought the Facing Reality Imprint could be used on objects other than cultivators. It seemed that cultivation practitioners like himself who used magical implements must have added an extra Facing Reality Imprint to their storage bags, and the sword immortal who was blown up by the Black Demon Clan, likely left a Facing Reality Imprint on each spirit sword.
Such extravagance.
Yet every member of the Xuandan Sect had only one Facing Reality Imprint, and they had none to spare for their storage bag, that's why naturally, they would discourage their disciples from bringing magical implements to the Cave Heaven World.
In the end, it all came down to one word: poverty.
Fu Xuanxu and the others didn't mention this point because they knew that once the disciples entered the Cave Heaven World for the trial, they would naturally discover this not-so-secret answer.
Han Yi fell silent and, during his silence, a new doubt arose. Given that the Xuandan Sect was primarily dedicated to alchemy, it should supposedly be well-off. Why hadn't they thought of acquiring an extra Facing Reality Imprint for their disciples who were participating in the Cave Heaven trials? In doing so, they could carry their storage bags, have all their magical implements, and their fighting power would be at least doubled.
Could it be that the Xuandan Sect is running out of money? Or is there another hidden reason?
From observing the development of the sect over these past ten years or so, Han Yi vaguely sensed that both reasons might be true.
Before leaving the primitive tribe, Zuo Lie's face suddenly turned serious: "Daoist Han, though we are traveling together, when we arrive at the Black Demon's Cang Clan's territory, we are on our own and we won't be merciful."
"This is the rule amongst those of us who have come to The Facing Reality
Heavenly Realm. You must understand this point."
Han Yi nodded, indicating that he understood.
He now also understood that in the Cave Heaven World, individuals who arrived, also known as outsiders, referred to cultivators like them who came from the Yu Heng World. These cultivators had an unspoken rule. When facing Different Races, they would not fight amongst themselves. Only after killing the members of Different Races and competing for the Taixu Order would they rely on their own abilities.
During his first arrival, outside the ancestral shrine of the Seven Cang Tribes, the four legendary Qi cultivators were preparing to attack the shrine together, which also indicated this unspoken rule.
But.
Han Yi was also puzzled by this situation, but as he was currently with Zuo Lie, he didn't deem it appropriate to ask about it.
"By the way, I'm at the Qi Cultivation Peak, what is Daoist Han's level of cultivation? If we encounter the Demon Clan halfway, it's better for both of us to have some coordination." Zuo Lie asked.
Earlier, when he first arrived, he was too close to Han Yi and like Han Yi, it wasn't appropriate to directly use magic to explore. On the one hand, the detection might not be accurate; on the other hand, it was considered disrespectful behavior.
"I just entered the eighth stage of Qi Cultivation." Han Yi explained.
"Good, Daoist Han being able to enter the Cave Heaven World, even if you are at the ninth stage of Qi Cultivation, you should be quite strong. We will cooperate … Huh? No, did Brother Han just say you are at the eighth stage of Qi Cultivation?"
Zuo Lie suddenly stopped, turned to look at Han Yi, and looked somewhat doubtful. Did he hear wrong just now?
"Daoist Zuo, I am indeed at the eighth stage of Qi Cultivation, you did not hear incorrectly." Han Yi politely responded, his face calm. He didn't claim to be especially strong, even if he encountered someone at the Qi Cultivation Peak, he would not be afraid, and if he had magical implements at his disposal, he would even dare to fight those at the legendary Qi Cultivation stage.
Zuo Lie furrowed his brow, gazing at Han Yi. After a moment, he finally loosened his brows, as if he had a sudden realization. "I see. Daoist Han must be the offspring of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator of the Xuandan Sect. That's why you had the opportunity to enter the Cave Heaven World."
Han Yi:"???"
Not only did Feng Jingyu suspect this, but even Zuo Lie had the same idea. At this point, Han Yi started to doubt whether he was thinking differently from others..
Chapter 116: Chapter 115: Sword Cliff
The lush mountain forest was filled with towering trees that stretched high into the sky, blocking out the heavens above.
Two figures moved through the woods like lightning, weaving between the trees.
Swish!
The two figures suddenly stopped. One of them, a youth with a handsome, jade-like face, held a beastskin map. With a flick of his finger, he sent a bit of spirit light onto the map.
The map on the beastskin transformed from a flat, two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional hologram.
"We're currently here, according to the distance, it will take only the time it takes to burn a stick of incense to reach the Seven Cang Tribes," said one of the figures.
"Not long ago, many newcomers besieged the Seven Cang Tribes, but they didn't expect that the Clan Leader of the Seven Cang Tribes would make a breakthrough, causing the siege to fail. Soon, even more newcomers, as well as more legendary qi cultivators and peak qi cultivating cultivators, will arrive."
"The Taixu Order is still floating within the Taixu Light Pillar. It's only after killing the strongest of the Cang Clan that the Taixu Light Pillar is broken, and the Taixu Order shatters into fragments that scatter all around."
"If we arrive too late, and the Clan Leader of the Seven Cang Tribes is killed, the fragments of the Taixu Order will definitely be snatched up."
"Let's go."
The two figures set off again. After the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, they traversed a dense forest and found themselves in front of a vast mountainous terrain, flat and without towering trees, but with many uneven stone houses of various sizes built against a towering and cloud-piercing mountain wall.
These were the stone houses that Han Yi had seen when he first arrived, those of the Black Demon Clan.
"We're here, and it's a good thing we made it in time. The encirclement hasn't begun yet," said Zuo Lie, looking pleased.
"We'll wait here until the time is right."
Zuo Lie did not seem to mind, and sat cross-legged at the edge of the forest, facing the Seven Cang Tribes.
"Last time when we besieged the Seven Cang Tribes, four legendary Qi Cultivating Cultivators took action. Unfortunately, their luck was bad as they ran into the Black Demon of the Seven Cang Tribes who had just made a breakthrough. Two of them died on the spot, while a large number of other peak Qi Cultivating Cultivators, who died in even greater numbers, were able to escape with less than a third of their original numbers."
"It was only then that word spread."
"This time, at least a dozen legendary qi cultivators are coming, according to what I've heard. Even if that Black Demon is really powerful, it's going to die."
Han Yi sat down next to Zuo Lie, two meters apart, and his heart stirred when he heard Zuo Lie's words.
"Daoist Zuo, last time I arrived, it was when many friends were besieging the Black Demon Clan. There were indeed four legendary Qi Cultivating Cultivators at that time. Do you know them?"
Han Yi's original intention was to get acquainted with those legendary Qi Cultivating Cultivators.
However, Zuo Lie turned his head and asked puzzledly, "You arrived directly at the Black Demon Clan last time?"
"Yes, it was my first time descending, is there a problem?"
Zuo Lie frowned, "You descended directly into the demon clan's territory on your first visit?"
"No wonder Daoist Han is not familiar with the Cave Heaven world. I see."
"You're really unlucky."
Thanks to Zuo Lie's explanation, Han Yi suddenly realized just how unlucky he was.
Usually, newcomers would descend into the human tribes, and the shaman responsible for sensing the first-timers' aura would arrive to explain everything about the Cave Heaven world.
This was also why Fu Xuanxu had said that once they entered the Cave Heaven world, there would naturally be someone to inform them about everything.
Among the things the shaman would inform about were the Taixu Order, Taixu Light Pillars, exchanging, maps, descending, and so on.
However, what Fu Xuanxu didn't expect was.
The place Han Yi first descended was in the Black Demon Clan, so naturally there were no shamans, and during his second descent, although it was normal, he descended to the Chi Mang Tribe. But his Taixu body already had the aura of the Cave Heaven world, so the shamans of the Chi Mang Tribe naturally didn't treat him as a first-time descender.
By sheer coincidence, Han Yi was completely unaware.
Fortunately, he met Zuo Lie who had just descended, so he learned about it; otherwise, he would have been kept in the dark and wouldn't know how many misunderstandings would have arisen.
Han Yi shook his head and smiled wryly.
"Blessings and misfortunes go hand in hand. Although I descended to the Black Demon Clan's territory last time, I also participated in that terrifying battle and didn't gain nothing."
"Elder brother Zuo, the last time I saw a Sword Immortal who wielded two Spirit Swords, and there was also a cultivator who could sit in the void with nine battle flags in front of him, a cultivator with a golden halberd in his hand, and a cultivator with a bloody longsword in his hand, I think they are legendary Qi cultivators."
"Do you recognize these people?"
A trace of unnoticeable fighting intent appeared on Han Yi's face, but he immediately shook his head.
If he had the Shadow Bearing Sword in his hand and the Wind Demon Dagger by his side, and the opportunity was suitable, he would make a move to test his own strength now.
But now, he only had one medium-grade Sword Tool and one low-grade Sword Tool, his strength could be said to be halved. Naturally, there was not the slightest chance of winning against the legendary Qi cultivators, so why bother to make himself unhappy.
"Daoist Han is not a cultivator from Qianzhou, so naturally, he doesn't know much about them."
"Sword Immortal Yang Yu is not from Daqian Immortal Country. Daoist friend should have guessed that he comes from Sword Cliff."
Speaking of Sword Cliff, Zuo Lie's face was serious.
Han Yi's face was solemn as well.
There's a saying in the Cultivation World: All Sword Immortals in the world come from Sword Cliff. The meaning is simple – most of the Sword Immortals in the entire Cultivation World come from Sword Cliff.
Sword Cliff is not a cliff, but a sect: a sect with a top-notch worldwide power and a Spirit Transformation stage Sword Immortal, whose strength is stronger than an ordinary sacred place.
Its location is not in Daqian, nor in Daqin, nor in the newly born Immortal Country Dayong, but in the Extreme North.
Before this, Han Yi had suspected that Chu Jinmo, who had left the sect, had gone to Sword Cliff.
"As for the other cultivator, the one who sits in the void with nine colored battle flags in front of him, he is a cultivator from the Spirit Combat Sect named Xie Jingshan. That set of nine colored battle flags is a top-grade magic tool. What's more terrifying is that each of the battle flags, when taken out separately, is also a top-grade magic tool."
Spirit Combat Sect is also a sect with Nascent Soul stage cultivators in its ranks, just second to the Three Great Sects of Daqian.
Seven sects have Nascent Soul stage cultivators sitting in the ranks under the three great sects of Daqian, but they are far behind the three great sects.
Among them, there are five sects in Qianzhou. Spirit Combat Sect and White Jade Tower are the two. There are two in Shu State, Heavenly Will Sect is one of them.
"As for the other two, I guess one is the eldest grandson of Duke An of Daqian, An Jing, and the other is Fu You of Southern Dipper God Combat Palace."
Han Yi understood in his heart that the cultivator wielding the halberd should be Daqian Duke An's eldest grandson, An Jing, and the one holding the bloody longsword should be Fu You from the Southern Dipper God Combat Palace. As for that bloody longsword, it's very likely to be one of the top-grade fire-type magic tools from the Southern Dipper God Combat Palace.
"Sword Cliff, Spirit Combat Sect, Duke An of Daqian, Southern Dipper God Combat Palace."
"These are all great forces."
Han Yi's fighting spirit quietly climbed in his heart. This trip had at least broadened his horizons.
He suddenly remembered that a month ago, when he met Sect Master Yuan Shun on Azure Dragon Peak, Yuan Shun said that Han Yi's strength was mediocre, so it would be good for him to go out and get a glimpse of the legendary Qi cultivators in the world.
It seems that this was Yuan Shun's intention. Yuan Shun also felt that with Han Yi's cultivation base at the eighth level of Qi Cultivating Cultivator, entering the Cave Heaven world to compete for the Taixu Order was too forced. However, entering the Cave Heaven world for a trip would at least allow him to see and understand the many legendary Qi cultivators in the world and broaden his horizons in advance.
Han Yi took out the medium-grade Sword Tool, a long sword with a faint silver light on its blade. Two words were branded on the sword body: Seven Stars.
Medium-grade Sword Tool, Seven Stars Sword..
Chapter 117: Chapter 116: Sword-Dragging Girl (2/5)
Mid-level Sword Tool, the Seven Stars Sword.
This sword was obtained by Han Yi from a ninth layer Qi Cultivator among the twelve Robbing cultivators outside Daofu City. At that time, when the Yin Thunder Talisman roared down, it crushed and flew the sword, but did not destroy it.
As for its grade, it was slightly inferior compared to the Shadowless Sword Han Yi had bought at the Jiu Long Trading Company previously.
However, the power of sword skills is measured in two ways: one is naturally the strength of the sword tool itself, and the other is the comprehensive factors of the cultivator's cultivation base and skills of Sword Control.
Since breaking through to the Peak Mastery of Sword Control Skill, Han Yi had not had the chance to go all out with his sword in a battle against someone else.
This time, he finally got the opportunity.
Moreover, with his Divine Soul attached to a Taixu body that could not die, he could let go and fight.
If Han Yi still shrank in fear and didn't dare to fight after obtaining an immortal body, what was the point of cultivating to become an immortal?
The most important thing was that the Taixu Order might be exchanged for a Spiritual item that could improve one's constitution, which was something Han Yi had always dreamed of. Even if it meant exposing all his strength, it would be worth it.
Above the sky, three scorching suns hung high. When the suns began to set in the west, and the intense heat weakened a little…
Zuo Lie suddenly stood up: "They're here."
Just then.
A sword cry rang out from the forest several kilometers away, and along with the sword cry, a white-robed cultivator standing on a golden long sword ascended to the sky.
"It's not Yang Yu; it's Qiu Ying." Zuo Lie said in a deep voice.
Han Yi could also see clearly that this Sword immortal was not the one he had met before, but the second Sword Immortal.
In Shu State, Sword Immortals were legends. He never expected that he would encounter two of them in such a short time after entering the Cave Heaven world. It was truly an eye-opening experience.
"Although Qiu Ying and Yang Yu are both from Sword Cliff, I heard that they don't get along. This could be interesting."
As expected, as soon as Zuo Lie's words fell, another sword cry erupted on the other side of the two of them. The two sword immortals hesitated for a moment, but realizing that this wasn't the time for infighting, their sword intentions quickly receded. However, their silhouettes swiftly headed deeper into the Seven Cang Tribes area.
At the same moment.
One after another, figures emerged from the surrounding forests of the Seven Cang Tribes and each displayed their skills as they dashed towards the tribe. Among them.
Han Yi saw Xie Jingshan from Spirit Combat Sect, who had the nine war banners. This time, he was also standing in mid-air, stepping on two war banners, with his speed not much slower than that of the two Sword Immortals.
Apart from him, Duke An Changsun Anjing of Daqian, Fu You of Southern Dipper Divine Palace, and seven or eight unknown cultivators were also in the first row, moving at an extremely fast speed.
Han Yi estimated that he would have to go all out with his Light Body Technique at Peak Mastery to keep pace with them.
"Let's go."
"All twelve Legendary Qi Cultivators have arrived, which is almost all of the Legendary Qi Cultivators in this area of the Black Demon Clan. If we can't win this battle, more and more Legends will come, not only from the Black Demon Clan but also from the other eleven territories of the Demon Clan."
"By then, even Peak Qi Cultivation cultivators won't stand a chance to get involved, let alone snatch a piece of the Taixu Order."
Zuo Lie stepped forward, paused for a moment, turned around to look at Han Yi and said, "Daoist Han, every time the Taixu Light Pillar appears, the struggle for the Taixu Order will be intense."
"Even if we cannot snatch it in the end, participating in it will not be a waste."
"Uh, as for you, Daoist Han, your realm is too low, so take good care of yourself."
After saying this, Zuo Lie took a step and in a flash was already dozens of meters away, disappearing among the many cultivators who displayed their skills.
From then on, the two went their separate ways.
Han Yi did not follow, but gazed at the cultivators dressed in various robes, his eyes filled with high fighting spirit.
At this moment.
A voice called out from not far away.
"Junior Brother Han?"
Han Yi turned to look, it was He Fengdi from White Tiger Peak.
"Senior Brother He."
He Fengdi did not come closer but greeted Han Yi with a cupped fist and rushed towards the mountains.
At this point, everyone relied on their own skills.
Han Yi finally made a move, taking a step forward, the woodland behind him rapidly retreating. Silently, even without stirring the wind, Han Yi had already covered a hundred meters.
In his eyes, there was only the legendary Qi Cultivation that was streaking towards the deepest part.
Roar!!
Just then.
Within the mountains, numerous roars rang out in succession, shaking heaven and earth, causing landslides and cracks.
Black Demons, countless Demon Clans, emerged from the depths of the mountains.
Humans and Demons, have always been incompatible since ancient times.
Even without the Taixu Order, they would still fight against each other on ordinary days.
Bang!!
A four-meter tall Black Demon, with hands like a Pu Tuan, slapped a cultivator who was flashing but lagging a bit into a blood demon. The sword tool in the hands of the defeated cultivator, when viewed on the body of the Black Demon, left only a wound that barely broke the skin. Moreover, this wound was healing at a visible speed.
Powerful demon body, explosive defense, and equally terrifying recovery ability.
At this moment, a silver crescent gently pressed into the body of the Black Demon, passing through, and the Black Demon fell silently in two halves.
This silver crescent was just a blade of light, and the one wielding it was a female cultivator, a young girl, in fact.
What did not match the girl's figure was the giant sword she was dragging, even bigger and taller than her.
The giant sword was silver and did not seem heavy when pushed with one hand, but no matter what material the ground was made of, it seemed as easy to cut as tofu.
"It's troublesome that even the Saintess of Yujing Mountain has come."
Zuo Lie, who was charging ahead, suddenly changed his expression slightly. He only looked solemn when mentioning the Sword Immortals but did not change color. However, now, seeing this girl with the giant sword, his complexion changed. Moreover, his forward charging body subtly deviated from the path of the female cultivator, showing that Zuo Lie was extremely wary of her.
"The Saintess of Yujing Mountain?"
A voice rang out from beside Zuo Lie. He almost swung his magic tool in a panic, but in the next moment, he recognized it as Han Yi's voice.
"Daoist Han, your speed??"
Before, when he had followed the map from the Chi Mang Tribe all the way to the Seven Cang Tribes, Zuo Lie had thought that with Han Yi's eighth layer of Qi Cultivation, he would not be fast, and since there was ample time, he slowed down and took care of Han Yi.
Unexpectedly, the speed Han Yi displayed at this moment was not the least bit slower than his own.
Han Yi just happened to pass by this place and heard Zuo Lie's voice, so he asked doubtfully, but knowing that now was not a good time to ask in detail, he just cupped his fists, and in a flash, his speed increased again.
"Han Dao… What? The speed can be even faster?"
Zuo Lie was suddenly startled, Han Yi's sudden increase in speed was faster than himself by a third, even catching up with those legendary Qi cultivations. He was only a bit slower than the two Sword Immortals and the Spirit Combat Sect cultivator who was stepping on the war flag..
Chapter 118: Chapter 117: Killing Demons (3/5
"Could it be…that this guy has been hiding his true cultivation base? Did I get tricked?"
Zuo Lie was suddenly filled with doubt, but as he recalled his encounters with Han Yi along the way, Han Yi's ignorance seemed genuine. Could it be true that this guy was really at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation?
An eighth level Qi Cultivator faster than those at the Qi Cultivation Peak?
That's ridiculous, way too ridiculous.
But at this moment, they were in the middle of the battlefield, and Zuo Lie didn't think too much about it. After all, there had been no losses on his end so far.
Dozens of meters away, a sword-wielding girl shot a sharp gaze at Zuo Lie, who felt his heart skip a beat and shifted his trajectory by another dozen meters.
Yujing Mountain's Saintess, sixteen years old with legendary Qi Cultivation, was a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator known by everyone in Qianzhou's Cultivation World. She was undoubtedly one of the strongest cultivators in the future Cultivation World, at least reaching the Golden Core Stage or even the Nascent Soul Stage without any problem.
Most importantly, this female cultivator was a ruthless killer who wouldn't bat an eye while taking lives.
If you got too close and received a slash from her, you could only grit your teeth and accept it.
On the other side.
Han Yi's speed increased more and more, eventually catching up to some of the slower legendary cultivators.
Suddenly.
He made a sudden leap, dodging a fast moving "shadow" that resembled a Black Demon's arm.
This Black Demon was four meters tall, with a terrifying physique, and its pitch-black skin emitted a gloomy light.
Roar!
In the Black Demon's eyes, demonic nature was deeply rooted, and killing intent surged as it stared at Han Yi. Clearly, it had set its sights on him.
Han Yi took a deep breath.
According to the Demon Clan's cultivation system, the taller the body, the stronger they were. He had fought and killed three-meter tall demons before, but had encountered a four-meter tall one only once. It was killed by a Sword Immortal with a single strike. This time, he faced a similar opponent.
It would serve as a test of his own strength. If he couldn't kill this Black Demon, then there was no hope for him to compete against legendary cultivators in the core circle and obtain the Taixu Order.
"Kill!"
In a flash, Han Yi appeared behind the Black Demon. His fingers flicked rapidly, and ten rays of spirit light shot out and landed on the Black Demon's back.
The Spirit Void Finger erupted.
At its peak, each ray of spirit light from the Spirit Void Finger was ten times stronger than when its Fire is Purely Green.
Although both were compressed from the same amount of spirit energy, the latter was compressed in a more complex and exquisite way.
Just like a nuclear bomb, the power produced by one kilogram of a nuclear bomb and one kilogram of soil was worlds apart. Han Yi's Spirit Void Finger was crafted with great intricacy, resulting in an exponential increase in its power.
Bang!
The Black Demon stumbled forward, its back enveloped in flames. However, as the demon's arm wiped the fire away, it also smeared black demonic blood on its hands.
This attack enraged the Black Demon, causing it to roar.
However, Han Yi saw clearly that the blood was only a superficial wound that hadn't caused much damage to the demon.
As expected, the defensive power of a four-meter tall Black Demon was more than double that of a three-meter tall one.
Han Yi's heart was chilled, but he also understood the Black Demon's weakness.
"Kill!"
The Seven Stars Sword suddenly moved.
A flash of starlight, a soaring sword light, and suddenly, it appeared behind the staggering Black Demon, who had retreated several steps before turning back to glare at Han Yi angrily.
Next, the Seven Stars Sword increased its speed again, and a faint red halo formed around its body.
Departing Fire Sword Formula.
The speed of the Seven Stars Sword had surpassed the reaction time of a Peak Qi Cultivator, let alone the Black Demon, who might have terrifying defensive power but was even slower than a Peak Qi Cultivator's reaction time.
Puff!
The Black Demon, who had raised his head to smash a fist towards Han Yi, suddenly stiffened. A streak of sword light pierced through his body, and without stopping, it almost instantly turned back and pierced through the same spot in the Black Demon's chest again.
However, there was no sign of death or fear in the eyes of the pierced Black Demon. He just let out a ferocious laugh and threw another punch.
This punch was naturally incomparable to the one from the Cang Clan's patriarch at the ancestral temple, but Han Yi still felt the gale rushing towards him, and his heart was on high alert.
Luckily, he was prepared, as he stacked Fire Shield Skill and Wind Wall Skill.
Bang, bang!
The Fire Shield Skill and Wind Wall Skill shattered one after another, which was beyond Han Yi's expectation.
Before he could react, a pitch-black fist carrying a tremendous force slammed into Han Yi's chest, sending him flying dozens of meters away and crashing into a stone house, splattering blood everywhere.
"Despite such severe injuries, his offense is still so strong?"
A ruthless look appeared on Han Yi's blood-stained face, as he divided his spiritual sense.
The Seven Stars Sword, which had just emerged from the back of the Black Demon, suddenly trembled violently, and then soared diagonally into the sky before plummeting down at a sharp angle.
The Black Demon suddenly lifted his head and swung his fist upwards to send the obnoxious long sword flying. In the past, he had swatted away many such human clan's magic tools.
However, this time, the Seven Stars Sword suddenly took a sharp turn and headed for Han Yi instead of falling straight down.
Enraged, the Black Demon's gaze shifted downward and landed on another sword tool in Han Yi's hand.
An inferior magic tool, the Cold Bamboo Sword.
During that split second, Han Yi had focused 70% of his divided spiritual sense on the second sword he had brought this time, the Cold Bamboo Sword.
Within a moment, the Cold Bamboo Sword pierced straight into the Black Demon's eye, and despite his remarkable endurance, he couldn't help but let out a furious roar.
Since the Cold Bamboo Sword was an inferior weapon and only had a basic level of refinement, this strike was not very powerful, and piercing through the eye was its limit.
Fortunately, Han Yi hadn't planned to penetrate the Black Demon's skull with this sword. Just as the sword pierced through the eye and its hilt had been grabbed by the demon's arm…
A cold, stern flash crossed Han Yi's face dozens of meters away.
"Explode!"
In an instant, the Cold Bamboo Sword that had pierced the Black Demon's eye exploded. Though it was an inferior magic tool, the power of its self-destruction was not weak. Moreover, it exploded right in the Black Demon's most vulnerable spot—his eye.
Boom!!
The Black Demon let out a painful scream.
Without delay, the returning Seven Stars Sword dragged a faint red Sword Light, piercing lightning-fast through the Black Demon's exploded eye and embedding it diagonally into the ground, vibrating wildly.
The Black Demon's body stiffened abruptly before toppling to the ground, with a massive hand still clutching the shattered fragments of the exploding Cold Bamboo Sword.
Han Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, walked slowly over, shook his fingers and retrieved the no-longer-vibrating Seven Stars Sword from the ground. Holding the sword, he noticed a slight crack appearing on it.
The sword that had just pierced the Black Demon's chest and then penetrated his eye, turning his head into a pulp, had almost pushed this mid-grade sword tool to its limit.
And all this was achieved only by Han Yi using Spirit Void Finger and Cold Bamboo Sword to break through the demon's defenses first.
It showed just how horrifying the demon's body truly was..
Chapter 119: Chapter 118: Madness (4/5)
Han Yi first put the Seven Stars Sword into the scabbard on his back, and then looked at the fallen Black Demon.
"Luckily, I brought two Sword Tools this time, otherwise, I might not have been able to kill it."
"This four-meter-tall Black Demon, its strength is equivalent to that of a Qi Cultivation Peak, but its defense is absurdly exaggerated. Even if a Qi Cultivation Peak cultivator encounters it, only a few of them can work together to break its defense and kill it."
"Besides, I only have one Seven Stars Sword left. This trip is going to be tough."
Han Yi did not panic, he just felt regretful.
If he could have brought the Wind Demon Dagger or the Shadow Bearing Sword, he wouldn't have been so passive in this battle.
"If a four-meter-tall Demon Clan member is this difficult to kill, can we really kill the six-meter-tall Cang Clan leader and the ten or so Legendary Qi Cultivators in a siege?"
Han Yi suddenly had doubts, but he was not afraid.
In this Cave Heaven world, everyone is fanatic, and it has a lot to do with their Taixu bodies entering here and indirectly having an immortal body.
If it were outside, all cultivators would have to think twice in the face of life and death, instead of taking turns charging forward and fearlessly like now.
This should also be one of the meanings of the Facing Reality Heavenly Realm.
It allows all cultivators who enter the Cave Heaven to have such an opportunity to improve their combat skills by repeatedly trying and making mistakes in crazy battles.
Han Yi turned around and quickly rushed towards the depths. He Fengdi, who was 300 meters away from him, was standing in place with an unbelievable expression on his face.
What did he see?
Han Yi, a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi cultivation, single-handedly killed a four-meter-tall Black Demon?
What kind of concept is this? He had entered the Facing Reality Heavenly Realm for the second time and knew that a four-meter-tall Black Demon was equivalent to a human peak Qi cultivator. Moreover, in terms of defense, it far surpassed the human cultivators.
Usually, three to four Peak Qi Cultivators would join forces to kill a four-meter-tall Demon Clan member.
He had only reached the Qi Cultivation Peak a few years ago and witnessed the bloody siege of a four-meter-tall Demon Clan member by the Xuandan Sect's Peak Qi Cultivators during the previous Cave Heaven trial. Naturally, he knew how difficult it was to kill such a Demon Clan member.
At first, he thought he had seen wrong, but Han Yi's aura was indeed the same as before. Moreover, when he had just come out of the woods, Han Yi had greeted him, so there was no mistake.
"No wonder he qualified for a Cave Heaven spot. He's kept it hidden well. I just don't know which Supreme Elder he apprenticed to."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but remember that even Sword Immortal Chu Jinmo had invited Han Yi to join them on their trip to Evil Mountain outside White Tiger Fang. Chu Jinmo must have known Han Yi's identity.
At that time, he and the others had allowed Han Yi to join them, on Chu Jinmo's account. It seemed that Han Yi had the strength and confidence to venture alone in the Evil Mountain Range.
After making these assumptions, He Fengdi quickly regained his focus and wanted to catch up with Han Yi, but his speed was much slower than Han Yi's. Realizing this, he extinguished his thoughts of catching up and continued to battle his way through.
On the other side.
After killing a four-meter-tall Black Demon, Han Yi's speed reached its limit, no longer paying attention to the surrounding Black Demons attacking him, he shook them off with his Light Body Technique, single-mindedly rushing towards the interior.
A moment later.
He finally arrived at the ancestral temple of the Seven Cang Tribes, and a familiar scene appeared before his eyes.
However.
At this moment, the battle in front of the ancestral temple had already begun.
A six-meter-tall Black Demon, the chief of the Seven Cang Tribes, now wielded a huge stone axe instead of being barehanded. The stone axe was primitive, with a terrifying demon energy circulating on it, as if it could even collapse space.
"Not twelve legendary Qi cultivators, but…sixteen."
Han Yi gasped coldly, feeling a heavily suppressed burst of fighting spirit in his chest.
Sixteen legendary Qi cultivators were crisscrossing and attacking the Cang Clan's chief, who had broken through to a six-meter-tall Black Demon.
However.
Right at the moment when Han Yi appeared, one of the legendary Qi cultivators was struck down by the Cang Clan's chief, exploding on the spot. The other legendary Qi cultivators took advantage of the gap in his attack, shooting countless rays of light at him, blowing his chest open and spraying black blood, clearly injured.
"That's Brother An."
"But how did Brother An bring his weapon in?"
Among those legendary Qi cultivators, Han Yi spotted a familiar figure. It was his senior brother from the Azure Dragon Peak of the Xuandan Sect, An Xin. He was ranked second in the Earth Ranking.
The top two in the Earth Ranking of Xuandan Sect were both legendary Qi cultivators. An Xin was ranked second, only inferior to Geng Changxu, who was the first in the Earth Ranking and from the White Tiger Peak.
At this moment, An Xin was holding a top-tier magic tool, which was a very special one— a chessboard. There were eighteen types of weapon illusion within the chessboard, connected by the spirit finger. The illusory weapons were drawn out, turned real, and each one was as powerful as an ordinary top-tier magic tool.
Han Yi just glanced at it and withdrew his gaze from the front of the ancestral temple, his light golden eyes scanning around.
There were even more cultivators surrounding him, with over a hundred of them standing there, each one being a Peak Qi Cultivator.
With a thought, Han Yi understood that breaking through the countless Black Demons to reach here were naturally the Peak Qi Cultivators and those above. If they were just senior Qi cultivators, they wouldn't even be able to handle a three-meter-tall Black Demon, unable to move an inch in the Seven Cang Tribes.
Roar!!
A heaven-shaking roar resounded, shaking the earth and injuring the three legendary cultivators who launched the attack. The murderous intent in the six-meter tall Black Demon's eyes soared, and a desolate aura full of stern demonic energy emanated from his body.
Sitting cross-legged in the void, with only three war banners left in front of him, Xie Jingshan's eyes burst with icy light.
"He's going all out. Kill!"
All legendary cultivators suddenly shook, knowing that the key moment had arrived. Even the surrounding hundred Peak Qi Cultivators who had been watching the fight bravely charged forward without fear of death.
Once this Black Demon died, the Taixu Light Pillar would shatter, and the Taixu Order would collapse. If they didn't charge at this moment, they would lose their opportunity forever.
Just at this moment.
Looking from high above, one could see the six-meter-tall Black Demon in front of the Cang Clan's ancestral temple, suddenly plunging the stone axe into the ground. Then, he looked up and roared, with two deep, unfathomable glows filling his eyes.
Then, a terrifying phantom floated out of its body. This phantom was ten meters tall, resembling a Demon God.
As soon as the phantom appeared, it roared wildly, and then directly crushed two legendary Qi cultivators in the void. After that, it pulled out the stone axe and swept across, severing a large number of Peak Qi Cultivators in half.
Although the phantom was powerful, the numerous cultivators besieging it knew that the demon who summoned the phantom was about to fall, so they exploded furiously, unleashing countless killer moves on the Cang Clan's Black Demon.
Boom, boom, boom.
Terrible explosion sounds engulfed the Black Demon, and in a flash, the light and heat reached their extreme, falling, compressing, and erupting.
Only that palace made of black-brown giant stones seemed to stand still as if in a different space and time.
Chapter 120: Chapter 119: Snatching the Order (5/5)
At the moment the light burst, the towering beam of light on the stone palace vanished suddenly.
Floating above the stone palace, the Taixu Order, which revealed its true form when the Taixu beam of light dissipated, split into dozens of fragments, shooting out in all directions.
On the other side.
With everyone rushing forward, Han Yi's Light Body Technique had been pushed to the extreme.
He only felt a flash before his eyes, as a red light streaked across overhead, faster than even his divine sense could keep up with, disappearing into the sky.
The next instant.
Rumble rumble.
The terrifying explosion lagged behind, and amidst the explosive noises, the illusory figure of the Demon God had dissipated, even the six-meter-tall Black Demon had exploded into a blood mist.
Leading the charge among those who rushed up to fight were the numerous legendary cultivators at the Qi Cultivation Peak.
Three of them burst into bloody mist on the spot, the blood mist dissipating into nothingness, along with their magical tools.
The remaining legends displayed various states of injury, while a few displayed incredible defenses, escaping unscathed.
More than a hundred peak Qi Cultivators who charged forward were wiped out in an instant, their bodies dissolving into nothingness and destroyed directly.
Only about thirty or so managed to survive, but they were also severely injured.
As Han Yi madly overlapped six layers of Fire Shield Skill and Wind Wall Skill, his body couldn't keep up with the destructive speed of the violent onslaught. He felt a sharp pain in his chest and was blasted away.
But within this narrow window of reaction time, Han Yi controlled his body. In the instant he was hit, he flew back in the direction of the red light that had flashed past his eyes earlier.
That red light was undoubtedly a fragment of the Taixu Order.
At the same time.
In the center of the Black Demon's self-detonation, a cultivator barely withstood the explosion, and more cultivators took action to intercept the fragments.
One cultivator erected seven flags, forming a Spirit Array that enveloped two pieces of the Taixu Order.
A Sword Immortal wielded a Spirit Sword and sliced down a fragment, which fell into his hands.
There were also cultivators using restraining artifacts to trap the fragments and store them into their pouches.
Simultaneously, more cultivators flashed from the center to the outside, first the legendary Qi Cultivators, then the ones at the Qi Cultivation Peak.
But Han Yi paid no attention to any of these events. At the moment, all his focus was on the red light that had shot past his head.
In less than half a breath's time, Han Yi caught up with the falling red light, reaching out to grab it tightly in his hand.
Before he could get a clear look, his body had already tumbled onto the ground, his face turning pale, as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, Han Yi didn't care about the blood he spat out; his eyes remained fixed on the object in his hand.
At this moment, the red light he had caught revealed its true form. It was a red fragment with irregular edges and was about the size of half a palm.
The fragment was ice-cold and weightless.
"Is this the Taixu Order?"
"No, more precisely, it should be a fragment of the Taixu Order."
Just then.
A whooshing sound came from his side.
Han Yi's body flashed, moving three meters away as he coldly watched the newcomer.
"Leave the Taixu Order behind, and I'll spare your life."
A cultivator wielding a long sword retracted it, letting it hover in front of him. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and his greed was evident.
Han Yi understood.
This was the lower half of the competition. The upper half was about killing the Black Demon and breaking the Taixu Order shards.
The lower half, on the other hand, was each person vying for resources according to Zuo Lie's words. Among them, the fights between cultivators were the main events.
"Annoying!"
Killing intent flashed in Han Yi's eyes, his fingers joined together, and this time, the mid-grade sword tool, the Seven Stars Sword, brought into the Cave Heaven world, whizzed and soared into the sky.
The opponent also practiced the Sword Control Skill.
Seeing Han Yi's sword control skill rising, the opponent's eyes revealed killing intent and contempt.
This senior Qi Cultivation practitioner did not see the explosion near the ancestral temple but just got rid of a Black Demon and arrived halfway. He saw Han Yi holding a fragment, coughing up blood, and standing up. From the distant explosion and the disappearance of the Taixu light column, he guessed that Han Yi just stumbled upon a scattered Taixu Order shard.
He also controlled a long sword and attacked Han Yi, but his long sword lost its strength after traveling only ten meters.
A pale red light, ten times faster than his sword control speed, passed through his forehead faster than his divine thought could respond. His eyes immediately lost their spirit, and his body vanished into thin air while falling.
The long sword that flew out ten meters lost its master and was stuck diagonally in the ground one meter before Han Yi.
Han Yi recalled the Seven Stars Sword, walked forward, and found that the long sword of the cultivator who wanted to stop him had not disappeared, so he picked it up.
"In a battle of magic, things change in an instant, and magic tools naturally cannot be put back into storage bags."
"This is also one of the risks."
Those Han Yi encountered were either Sword Immortals, legendary Qi Cultivators from the three great sects, or big sects like Zuo Lie's with Nascent Soul Stage powers. The foundations of these sects were far greater than that of the Xuandan Sect, so they could afford to buy more Facing Reality Imprints for their sect disciples.
This time, the senior ninth-level cultivator who wanted to kill Han Yi belonged to a sect that was of a similar level to the Xuandan Sect. Naturally, they could not afford to apply a Facing Reality Imprint to their magic tools.
"Unfortunately, this is also a mid-grade magic tool."
Han Yi inspected it and felt some regret, but being able to obtain a mid-grade magic tool was a huge gain. This sword tool could be thrown out to explode when needed as a tactic.
Storing the sword tool, he looked around.
This was already the central location of the Cang Clan, with scattered Black Demon corpses around. The recent explosions caused by the terrifying magic skills that had fallen on the Black Demons had blasted him nearly two kilometers away.
Whoosh!
Han Yi looked up and saw two spirit swords soaring through the sky, chasing towards the more distant areas.
"It's the two Sword Immortals from Sword Cliff."
Han Yi felt a chill in his heart. If he faced a Sword Immortal now, he would certainly die. He was very clear about his own strength: if he lost his favorite magic tool, he would be dead if he encountered a legendary Qi Cultivator. If he encountered a peak Qi Cultivator, he would have to fight to know the outcome.
Cultivators' battles do not necessarily determine life and death by their realm alone, but also need to consider skills, environment, mentality, magic tools, and other factors.
"Go!"
Without thinking twice, Han Yi rushed out and headed towards the forest. As soon as he entered the Chi Mang Tribe's forest, he could exchange the Taixu Order shard for treasures.
As he thought of the spiritual items that might increase his root and bone qualifications among those treasures, Han Yi felt a heat in his heart.
After the Blood Bone Spirit Flower incident, he would fight with all his might for anything that could possibly improve his root and bone.
Boom!
The surrounding battles had begun to shift from those between immortals and demons to those between cultivators.
In a moment, Han Yi had reached the edge of the forest. Before entering the forest, he turned around and looked at the Cang Clan. At this time, the battles between the cultivators had reached a bloody level..