Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 519: Betrayal

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Si Xi sat cross-legged, with four small flags floating in front of him.

Under his control, the flags shot out like arrows from a bow, targeting the stone door.

The stone door glowed with a brilliant blue light, preventing the flags from attaching to it.

The stone door had a defensive array, and Si Xi was working to break it.

Ji Qing stood behind Si Xi, his eyes showing some impatience.

The presence of the defensive array on the stone door was clearly unexpected for him.

He had only a limited amount of the Blue Dew Detox Pills. While it wasn't as bad as he had made it sound earlier—having already used up most of them—he could not stay in the valley for too long.

Ji Qing glanced at Zhu Yin, who was sitting in meditation to restore her spiritual energy.

Then, he also sat down and began to meditate.

However, unlike Zhu Yin, he could not calm his mind completely.

The items in the tomb were too important to him, and he could not afford to fail.

He occasionally opened his eyes to watch Si Xi, who was still working to break the array.

Time passed slowly—one minute, two minutes, half an hour...

After two hours, Ji Qing could no longer hold back. He had only four Blue Dew Detox Pills left, each of which could only allow him to stay in the Valley for a short time.

Ji Qing turned sharply to look at Song Wen.

After entering the underwater Valley, Song Wen, due to his cultivation of the Ten Thousand Poisons Body technique, had developed a strong resistance to toxins. Although he wasn't immune to them completely, staying in the underwater Valley for three to five days was no problem.

To avoid revealing this, Song Wen would take a pill every quarter of an hour.

The pill he took was a Five-Spirit Pill, a type of elixir used by foundation-building cultivators to improve their cultivation.

"Ji Yin, what type of detoxification pill are you taking?" Ji Qing asked.

"It's a pill I made myself, called 'Clear Bath Pill'."

Song Wen smiled, a hint of pride in his expression.

"Clear Bath Pill! Why does that name sound familiar to me?" Ji Qing asked.

Song Wen replied, "I got this ancient recipe while cultivating in the Eastern Region. It's a holy detoxification pill."

Ji Qing asked, "How many Clear Bath Pill do you have left?"

"Not many, only a dozen or so." Song Wen answered.

"My detox pills are running out quickly. You should share some of your Clear Bath Pill with me." Ji Qing said in a tone that left no room for argument.

Song Wen was slightly taken aback, seemingly reluctant. After a few moments of silence, he replied:

"Alright then."

Song Wen raised his hand and tossed a jade bottle toward Ji Qing.

Ji Qing caught the jade bottle and opened it, revealing six thumb-sized blood-red pills.

The pills were oddly colored, but they seemed fine otherwise.

The pills were round, exuding abundant spiritual energy, with a faint medicinal fragrance.

Ji Qing couldn't tell if there was anything wrong with them, so he casually stored them in his storage ring for now, deciding not to take them just yet.

Another two quarters of an hour passed.

Suddenly...

The blue light on the stone door of the tomb abruptly dissipated.

Immediately, a violent wave of energy surged out, quickly sweeping through the cave where Song Wen and the others were, instantly draining the seawater from the cave.

The howling wind roared, and flying sand and stones crashed against the cave walls, making loud booming sounds.

Song Wen and the other three quickly deployed their defensive techniques to resist the impact of the energy wave.

After several breaths, the energy gradually began to weaken, and the seawater began to flow back into the cave. The immense water pressure caused the entire cave to tremble violently.

When everything finally returned to calm, Ji Qing's face brightened, and he walked toward the stone door.

He placed both hands on the stone door, pushed with spiritual force, and the stone door slowly began to open. The seawater also started flowing into the tomb through the gap.

Worried that the seawater might ruin the formations inside the tomb, Ji Qing hurriedly closed the door again.

"Si Xi, set up the formation to block the seawater." Ji Qing ordered.

Si Xi stepped forward, took out several formation flags, and quickly set up a Water Control Formation on the stone door. This formation was a second-level array that could block seawater without affecting the passage of cultivators.

Ji Qing pushed the stone door open again, probing with his spiritual sense into the tomb to ensure there were no dangers, then he stepped into the tomb.

Song Wen and the other three followed him into the tomb.

The tomb was not large, about one mile in size, with simple arrangements that were easy to understand.

There was no coffin inside, only a dry skeleton.

The skeleton was sitting cross-legged on a mat, with a three-foot-high alchemy furnace placed in front of it.

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Ji Qing's expression grew excited as he quickly approached the skeleton.

In the pitch-black tomb, a faint blue flame suddenly flickered to life.

The eerie corpse flame condensed into a line of fire, quickly shooting toward Ji Qing's back.

A black spear suddenly appeared in Ji Qing's hand, and he turned around to point at the line of fire.

A surge of corpse poison energy erupted from the spear, instantly shattering the line of fire.

"Zhu Yin, what do you think you are doing?" Ji Qing asked coldly.

"Ji Qing, after all your efforts to enter this tomb, you should explain to us what you're after, right?" Zhu Yin asked with a blank expression.

Ji Qing glanced at Song Wen and Si Xi behind Zhu Yin, a smile creeping onto his face.

"If Sister Zhu Yin wants to know the reason, let me make it clear to you."

"Back on Sheep Island, you used the third-grade Blood King Honey as a bargaining chip to force me to give you the formula for the Nascent Spirit Pill. You thought you had outsmarted me, but in reality, I was simply going along with the flow, having you help me gather the many rare spiritual herbs needed for the Nascent Spirit Pill."

"This time, entering the Valley of Rebirth was the same. On the surface, I came for the Earth Dragon Grass, but in reality, I came for this tomb."

"This is my second time entering the Valley of Rebirth. The first time I came alone, but was stopped by the Abyssal Magic Vine. After returning, I searched for information and learned that the Abyssal Magic Vine fears the Yin Flames. The colder the spiritual fire, the more it restrains the Abyssal Magic Vine. So, I searched for the Three Yin Evil Fire. But I couldn't find it."

"Just when I was at a loss, the incident on Sheep Island happened. So, I decided to bring you here, just to make use of your Nether Corpse Fire to help me deal with the Deep Sea Abyssal Magic Vine."

After hearing that she had been manipulated by Ji Qing, Zhu Yin remained calm, with no hint of exploding with anger.

"You still haven't explained what treasures are inside this tomb!" she stated.

Ji Qing replied, "The alchemy insights. The formula for the Nascent Spirit Pill in my hands comes from a magic cultivator's notebook, and this is the resting place of that cultivator. According to the records in the notebook, that cultivator was a fourth-grade alchemist, and his alchemy insights are stored here in this tomb."

"You've revealed everything. It seems you don't intend to let me leave alive." Zhu Yin's voice was cold as she asked.

Ji Qing's eyes flashed with killing intent, not bothering to hide it.

"Zhu Yin, you forced me into this. I've been planning for decades to successfully refine the Nascent Spirit Pill, and you had to get in the way. Many of the spiritual herbs needed for the pill are extremely rare. The difficulty of refining the pill is immense, and no one can guarantee success on the first try. To get enough herbs and successfully refine the Nascent Spirit Pill, I have no choice but to kill you."

"Do it!" Ji Qing suddenly shouted, and a formation disc appeared in his hand.

However, what enraged Ji Qing was that, upon his command, neither Song Wen nor Si Xi reacted. They both ignored him completely.

Song Wen and Si Xi had both betrayed him.

(End of the Chapter)

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