My Wife Is The Leader Of A Demonic Cult-Chapter 194 - : Entering Grandmaster with the Name of an Immortal

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Entering Grandmaster with the Name of an Immortal

Twilight mists rose, and as darkness enveloped the vastness, a bright moon ascended the mountaintop of Xuanqing Mountain, casting its clear light everywhere, illuminating the eyebrows and hair of those it touched.

A figure in a black robe was seated atop Black Bull Ridge, enveloped by white mists floating around him. If anyone from Jianghu were there, they could clearly see his Qi Mechanism seemed to be climbing relentlessly.

In front of him, there was a faint, nearly imperceptible breath, which had just burst forth from the Thousand Mechanism Stone Plate.

“Swoosh!”

The elusive breath drifted forward and plunged directly into An Jing’s mind.

Originally, there were three colored light spheres in his mind. The moment that breath charged in, all three light spheres paused, then, as if summoned by a sound from the unknown, they surged towards the breath.

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As the three colored light spheres merged with the breath, with every sphere that integrated, An Jing felt his brain stutter, as if experiencing a brief void, and when the three spheres fully amalgamated, a supremely wonderful sensation emerged.

At that moment, the Earth Book showed a slight change, but An Jing had no time to pay it any mind.

“Buzz!” “Buzz!”

His entire brain became ethereal in an instant, losing all capacity for thought, as if his entire being was floating above the clouds.

It might have been a moment, or it might have been decades.

Boom!

The next moment, his Dantian suddenly erupted, like a volcano bursting forth.

The black Qi Mechanism on his left side collided fiercely with the white Qi Mechanism, causing his entire Dantian to shake violently, boiling over completely.

An Jing felt an acute pain in his internal organs, intensely uncomfortable, nearly causing him to spew fresh blood.

Before he could stabilize himself, the black and white Qi Mechanisms inside collided once more, like meteors crashing, creating a tremendous impact.

Blood seeped from all seven of An Jing’s orifices, bright red and unstoppable, yet the internal collisions did not cease.

The last time, when he was on his way to Ping County, he had experienced similar phenomena, but the collisions were much milder than now. Currently, it seemed as if the black and white Qi Mechanisms were out of control, starting to collide violently.

This collision of Qi Mechanisms created immense pain within his body, nearly causing him to faint.

An Jing bit his tongue lightly, which brought a little calm to his reeling mind.

As time dripped slowly away, the black and white Qi Mechanisms gradually merged, and the immense pain continued to torment An Jing.

Boom!

Suddenly, An Jing’s body exploded, so to speak, with waves of terrifying Qi emanating from his Dantian.

In just an instant, his strong and robust inner body was severely injured. An Jing felt his mind go blank, the scent of blood reaching the cap of his head.

Almost instinctively, his Mental Method began to operate.

An Jing looked inward at the increasingly integrated black and white Qi Mechanisms, sustained by tremendous pressure.

Time trickled on, and An Jing was like a monk in deep meditation.

At this moment, An Jing had turned into a bloody figure.

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The merging black and white Qi Mechanisms continued to resonate, intensifying the pain that shook his body, but An Jing seemed to have lost all sensation, one thought remaining in his mind.

As the black and white Qi Mechanisms fused a bit, it was like a spark landing on a dry prairie.

Boom!

The moment the black and white Qi Mechanisms merged, the pain gradually began to dissipate.

But just then, a quiet golden Qi Mechanism suddenly erupted and joined in.

Seeing this, An Jing’s heart jolted. He had anticipated intense pain, but instead of the heart-wrenching agony from before, there was a feeling of coolness.

“Whew…”

An Jing lightly exhaled a breath.

The original chaotic atmosphere in his Dantian completely disappeared, the three colored Qi Mechanisms continually merging, but it did not put him fully at ease.

An Jing focused intently on the inside of his body, fearing any slight mistake.

The pain just now had nearly knocked him unconscious; had he not endured it, he might now be a corpse.

This perilous cultivation, his first encounter of its kind, demanded his utmost attention.

The merging of the three colored Qi Mechanisms inside continued, following on quite calmly, even smoothly.

When the three colored Qi Mechanisms finally amalgamated into one, the Qi Mechanism seemed to turn transparent, quietly floating in the middle of his Dantian.

Although it was transparent, the terrifying power that burst forth from it could be felt.

Just then, a Taoist stepped onto Black Bull Ridge.

“This Qi mechanism, could it be breaking through its shackles?”

Luo Chongyang glanced at An Jing, who was meditating cross-legged, and then at the Thousand Mechanism Stone Plate that had exploded into powder in front of him, his expression changing dramatically, “Where is the Thousand Mechanism Stone Plate?”

What kind of object was the Thousand Mechanism Stone Plate!?

It was rumored that the founding ancestor of Mystical Sect had perceived the Supreme Martial Arts Heart Method, “Jade Emperor Scripture,” from this stone. Normally, even divine weapons could hardly leave a mark on it, but now it had collapsed. How could Luo Chongyang not be shocked!?

Luo Chongyang’s eyes fixed intently on the black-robed swordsman sitting on the ground. Could it be this person!?

“No wonder he is a man of great fortune, no wonder the old man Lou Xiangzhen protected his path.”

The Qi mechanism within An Jing had completely integrated and was continuously ascending. Later, this Qi mechanism began to wander out from the Dantian, moving through the limbs and flowing into every meridian.

The intense pain that had been present just a moment ago vanished in an instant, and his entire body became warmly energized.

“Is this the hidden secret within the Thousand Mechanism Stone Plate?”

An Jing was greatly moved in his heart, and before he could enjoy it, the Qi mechanism began to wander continuously in the meridians as if it were operating according to some heart method’s route.

Moreover, the speed of operation was getting faster and faster, and it was almost uncontrollable.

“Swoosh!” “Swoosh!” “Swoosh!”

At the same time, a glow flowed behind An Jing, and the phantom images of the Human Flower, Earth Flower, and Heavenly Flower also emerged, shining brilliantly in the night sky, and vaguely floating towards the sky.

Three Flowers Gathering at the Top denotes the Grandmaster Realm.

With everything falling into place and unity of body and mind, aided by the heart method, the three flowers of heaven, earth, and man began converging at the top.

An Jing also felt the convergence of the Three Flowers inside his body, but he suddenly got a shock.

Because the gathering of the Three Flowers required a vast amount of Essence, wasn’t it common for nearly every Half-step Master to stay for years and consume numerous Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or Elixirs during the process?

An Jing had reached the Heavenly Flower Realm by relying on the Golden Pill, and the Essence accumulated over these months was nowhere near sufficient for the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

Thinking of this, he quickly suppressed the wandering Qi mechanism inside his body, trying to halt this breakthrough.

But the transparent Qi mechanism carried on regardless, circulating one cycle after another. Each time he completed one cycle, the Three Flowers moved a few inches upwards.

An Jing took a deep breath, immersing himself wholly in his own body, trying hard to control the internal Qi mechanism.

The current situation was like having an exceptional beauty standing in front of him, but the man in front was impotent. How could he engage in the pleasures of the flesh? Was he supposed to force his way in?

Under An Jing’s control, the three flowers moved downward.

“Hm!?”

Luo Chongyang saw this scene and was quite astonished. Could it be that this Ghost Swordsman did not intend to break through to the Grandmaster Realm?

There were indeed many in Jianghu who could directly attain the Grandmaster Realm without actually stepping into it, and Li Fuzhou was among them. Not just him, there were quite a few others as well.

For one thing, the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top required a large amount of Essence to support the three flowers, and secondly, achieving the Grandmaster Realm also required Essence to reach One Qi. If one were to progress steadily, a deeply rooted Half-step Master progressing to Grandmaster could directly reach the One Qi Realm.

However, just moments after the three flowers moved downwards, the transparent Qi mechanism inside started circling even faster, and then like a rapidly burning flame, it began burning An Jing’s Essence Blood.

“What… what’s happening?”

An Jing felt this condition inside his body and frowned deeply.

Due to the lack of Essence for the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, the transparent Qi mechanism began to burn the Essence Blood in his body.

Essence Blood, much more precious than Essence, required the body to nurture, not only needing Essence but also a significant amount of time, but there were many places where Essence could be obtained.

As the Essence Blood inside his body burned, the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top became significantly smoother, and the initially slow-moving speed of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top increased by several degrees.

But the amount of Essence required for the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top was enormous, and just these few drops of Essence Blood were not enough.

The Qi mechanism wandered even more frequently, frantically burning the Essence Blood inside his body.

“It needs to burn more Essence Blood!?”

At this moment, An Jing, already somewhat weakened by the burning of Essence Blood, became anxious when he saw the Qi mechanism starting to burn his Essence Blood again.

With far too much loss of Essence Blood, he would undoubtedly die. What use then was reaching the Grandmaster Realm?

Thinking this, he tried hard to control the Qi mechanism, but it remained uncontrollable, merely continuing to burn the Essence Blood.

As a large amount of Essence Blood burned, the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top seemed to have entered the proper course.

“He really is a ruthless man…”

Luo Chongyang saw the red mist of blood surrounding the Ghost Swordsman and was utterly shocked. He had seen people use their Essence Blood to escape or to fight to the death, but he had never seen someone use their Essence Blood to break through.

This was truly an act of risking one’s life for the sake of advancing one’s cultivation.

At this moment, An Jing had burnt a massive amount of Essence Blood, leaving him extremely weakened, his mind a complete blank, as if he was hovering between life and death.

“Boom!”

The night sky burst into light as three flowers converged and rose above An Jing’s head.

Instantly, the authority of a Grandmaster manifested from his body.

However, all of this was not yet over. The beautiful moonlit night sky reflected a beam of starlight that seemed to come from the ancient past, pouring entirely over An Jing’s body.

In the darkness, while others were sinking, he seemed to be in the light.

“Heavenly might!?”

Luo Chongyang watched the beam of starlight, feeling his soul almost leaving his body, overwhelmed, his mind exploding like thunder.

Advancing to the Grandmaster Realm, how could it possibly trigger the Heavenly Might!?

It was rumored that advancing to the Great Grandmaster, which was akin to a half-immortal body, would bring about the descent of Heavenly Might, a blessing given by Heaven.

But he had never heard of the Grandmaster Realm receiving such a divine blessing.

Luo Chongyang thought to himself that perhaps he should befriend this Ghost Swordsman.

“Roar!?”

Just then, a low roar echoed loudly.

In the sky above, a black Flood Dragon came soaring from afar, its body circling around, its huge eyes fixed on An Jing who sat atop Black Bull Ridge.

As the starlight gradually faded, the heavens and the earth suddenly became clear.

The pale-faced An Jing opened his eyes and looked up at the sky, murmuring to himself, “The pinnacle of martial arts is the summit of immortals; so it is.”

Afterward, his thoughts fell upon the Earth Book.

Cultivation: Grandmaster

Life Fate: Favorable Star Shining (ascending)

Root Bone: Once in a hundred years

Martial Arts: Sword Drawing Skill, Hidden Sword Skill, Sword Control Technique, Nine-character Sword Technique, Soaring Nine Heavens Body Technique, Concealing Qi Technique, Hundred-step Flying Sword Ninth Layer, Nine Yang Divine Finger Eighth Layer, Brahma Heart Sees Me, Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Sword Technique Sixth Layer, Incomplete Nameless Heart Scripture (Third Layer)

Prompt One: The owner’s Life Fate is still not rooted and remains for one more month. Displaying martial arts must not reveal the owner’s identity; otherwise, a dark opportunity will arise.

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An Jing, seeing the words ‘Incomplete’ in front of the ‘Nameless Heart Scripture’ on the Earth Book, couldn’t help but think: Could it be because it’s incomplete that it’s out of control, and to repair the incompleteness, the complete ‘Jade Emperor Scripture’ is required?

After operating the ‘Nameless Heart Scripture’ just now, he fully understood the power of this ‘Nameless Heart Scripture.’ The speed of circulation was unlike any other martial arts heart method he had practiced before.

It seemed as if the heart methods he had practiced before were of martial arts, but this ‘Nameless Heart Scripture’ had already transcended the concepts understood by mere mortals and resembled more of a cultivation method of immortals.

Quite notably, An Jing could, with his movements, directly absorb the fine spiritual energy of heaven and earth, bypassing the refining process.

This transformation was a qualitative leap from the usual martial arts heart methods. If such a heart method were to spread, probably every Grandmaster in the world would go crazy for it.

Since ancient times, Grandmasters needed to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth before they could properly absorb it into their bodies.

Therefore, when reaching the Grandmaster Realm, cultivation often slowed down considerably. Who had ever heard of someone being able to directly absorb the spiritual energy of the world?

An Jing knew that within this ‘Nameless Heart Scripture’ seemed to lie many secrets, waiting for him to explore and uncover.

“Roar!”

The Black Flood Dragon saw An Jing open his eyes, and its dragon head moved down as if it wanted to nuzzle him.

An Jing patted the head of the Black Flood Dragon, seemingly trying to stand up, but as he straightened his legs, he suddenly felt a wave of weakness throughout his body and nearly collapsed to the ground.

The Three Flowers Gathering at the Top had depleted too much Essence Blood; now there was trouble.

Ordinarily, even a Half-step Master who could advance to the Grandmaster Realm would remain for half a year to solidify the foundation, but only An Jing had stepped directly into the Grandmaster Realm without any preparation and had even burnt Essence Blood to break through the shackles.

This had always been exceedingly rare throughout history.

Originally his Golden Bone had already reached Perfection, now showing a layer of jade-like color, but due to the massive loss of Essence Blood, he did not feel the unprecedented vigor, but instead felt a sense of weakness.

Luo Chongyang came over at this moment, smiling, “Congratulations, nephew, on reaching the Grandmaster Realm.”

To cause such an upheaval upon entering the Grandmaster Realm was unheard of to Luo Chongyang, especially coupled with the shattering of the Thousand Mechanism Stone Plate; he vaguely sensed that the Ghost Swordsman before him was no simple individual.

An Jing took a deep breath, supporting the head of the Black Flood Dragon, and said, “What’s there to congratulate, now I am even weaker than before I entered the Grandmaster Realm.”

Though he had reached the Grandmaster Realm, the depletion of his essence blood posed an even bigger problem.

He could imagine just how pale his face must look beneath the mask.

If it weren’t for the streak of starlight that had shone upon him earlier, he might have already passed out.

Luo Chongyang waved his hand and said, “Hey, throughout history, so many have failed to enter the Grandmaster Realm, your smooth entry should indeed be celebrated.”

An Jing raised his eyebrows and replied, “Since when did I become your nephew?”

If someone acts out of character, they must have an ulterior motive; Luo Chongyang’s sudden change in attitude was definitely fishy.

Luo Chongyang chuckled and explained, “According to the hierarchy of the Mystical Sect, Yan Shaoshan is my brother in arms, and since you are his disciple, aren’t you my nephew then?”

An Jing, with a playful tone, said, “So, if your nephew faces trouble, you won’t help?”

Luo Chongyang replied earnestly, “If my nephew faces trouble, how can his grand-uncle stand by idly? It’s just a matter of going to the Demon Sect together. I haven’t seen Jiang Shang for a long time; this could be a good chance to exchange a few moves.”

Delaying Jiang Shang was not a difficult task, and it was not a matter of life and death at the Demon Sect. It would also give him a chance to see just how the Ghost Swordsman managed to be so effective at Dongluo Pass.

If he was previously somewhat disbelieving, he was now quite curious.

What is the most valuable thing in the world? Thick skin. And what’s the least valuable? Likewise, it’s thick skin.

An Jing looked at the Taoist in front of him and asked, “Are you a match for Jiang Shang?”

The name ‘Jiang Shang’ seemed to weigh heavily on Luo Chongyang, who said, “We used to be evenly matched, but now it’s unclear. Jiang Shang is a ruthless and brutal man. He stops at nothing for his cultivation. I’m not sure how far his Cultivation has progressed; he might be at the Peak of Three Qi or might have reached the Four Qi Realm.”

To others, Jiang Shang was a legend and a myth, but having had real interactions with him, he knew Jiang Shang better than most, which made him more aware of Jiang Shang’s ferocity and fearsomeness.

Luo Chongyang continued, “He once killed a retired Second Qi Grandmaster from Jianghu to break through to the Three Qi Grandmaster level. Because of this, the Demon Sect faced collective attacks and was eventually driven out of Great Yan.”

An Jing was somewhat astonished, “So that’s why.”

It was his first time hearing that Jiang Shang had killed a Second Qi Grandmaster just to advance to the Three Qi Grandmaster level.

Luo Chongyang explained, “A Grandmaster can generate Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence within their bodies. Centuries ago, there were those who killed Grandmasters to enhance their Cultivation, but most of them, because they advanced too quickly in their Cultivation levels and had unstable minds, eventually succumbed to madness. Others were nipped in the bud. Jiang Shang belongs to the latter group, and he has been quite clever in not evoking the wrath of heaven and the masses.”

“Otherwise, whether he could have led the Demon Sect out of Great Yan remains questionable.”

These were secrets of Jianghu, not known to the general public or spoken of in random rumors, hence An Jing, lacking information, was not aware of these intricacies.

“I see.”

An Jing nodded and asked, “Do you know how to quickly replenish the essence blood deficiency in my body?”

The most important thing right now was to restore the essence blood in his body; otherwise, he would be too weak to unleash his full strength.

“Yes.”

“Oh? What method?”

Luo Chongyang pointed at the Black Flood Dragon and said, “If you take the essence blood from within this Black Flood Dragon and absorb it all, you can restore eighty percent of your essence blood in a short period of time without affecting your ability to exert your strength. The remaining twenty percent will need to be gradually recovered over time.”

“Roar!”

The Black Flood Dragon seemed to understand Luo Chongyang’s words and couldn’t help but let out a low roar, its eyes filled with malice.

The Taoist appeared to have ignoble intentions, targeting its head.

An Jing immediately said in annoyance, “How can that be possible? Is there no other way?”

This approach was even stupider than robbing Peter to pay Paul; the Black Flood Dragon was a major force and would be needed to confront the high-level experts of the Demon Sect at Dongluo Pass.

“There is another way.”

Luo Chongyang said, “Kill a few Grandmasters and stew them for you to make a soup.”

An Jing’s eyes gleamed, “Kill whom?”

Luo Chongyang was taken aback; he had only been speaking casually, but this cheap nephew before him took it seriously.

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