Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 597: Star Chariot Divine Ship

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Yun Cang's face turned ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, and his eyes blazed with fury.

Just over a thousand miles from Shadow City, someone had dared to kill a Golden Core Elder of Wu Ji Island. This was sheer audacity.

His aura suddenly surged, a murderous intent rising, causing the surrounding clouds and mist to stir violently.

Yun Cang immediately performed a concealment technique, lowering his altitude as he pursued the murderer.

At the same time, he raised his hand, and a long blade materialized before him.

The blade shimmered with a cold light, like ice crystals formed in the dead of winter, exuding a chilling aura.

As the blade's edge flickered, it revealed the power to split mountains and sever rivers.

Just as he was about to wield the blade and strike down the true culprit, his aura suddenly retracted.

The anger on his face was replaced with a more serious expression.

He suddenly realized that the murderer's strength seemed to surpass his own.

He knew that he could never have killed Feng Lan and Duan Chuan so swiftly.

Thinking back to how the murderer had previously killed Elder Pang Kun, the Head of the Supervisory Elders...

A thought suddenly crossed Yun Cang's mind: the murderer seemed to be targeting all of Wu Ji Island.

This realization made him instantly wary.

The killer was no ordinary person, but rather a top-tier Golden Core expert, skilled in the lightning techniques that could counter zombie puppets. He feared that he was not a match for the murderer!

As for why Yun Cang was certain that the killer wasn't a Nascent Soul cultivator...

Firstly, when the killer attacked, Yun Cang had roughly sensed the murderer's cultivation level.

Secondly, if the murderer were a Nascent Soul cultivator, they would have attacked him directly instead of fleeing.

After coming to these conclusions, Yun Cang realized that he couldn't act impulsively. Otherwise, he too might face the risk of falling.

However, although he could not fight the murderer head-on, he could still use magic to delay the opponent. As long as he could stall until reinforcements from the sect arrived, the murderer would have nowhere to run.

A jade slip appeared in his hand, and he crushed it.

In an instant, a skull phantom materialized in the air.

The skull phantom was a thousand feet tall, blood-red in color, and could be clearly seen even from a thousand miles away.

This was Wu Ji Island's emergency signal, indicating that a fellow disciple was facing a formidable enemy.

At the same time, Yun Cang urged the long blade to strike at the murderer below.

However, to his shock, a blood mist suddenly rose from the dense forest where the murderer had been.

The murderer's figure was now obscured by the blood mist.

Yun Cang couldn't immediately determine what kind of technique this was.

With no time for deeper thought, he continued to urge the long blade, slicing toward the blood mist.

The long blade, like a rainbow, cleaved through the air as if splitting space itself.

As the blade fell, wood splinters flew and dust rose into the air.

The entire forest seemed to be swept away by the violent blade energy.

Trees, soil, and even the blood mist were shredded into dust by this force.

However, the murderer had vanished without a trace.

After a brief moment of confusion, Yun Cang realized that the blood mist was likely a form of escape technique.

He immediately looked around, trying to spot the murderer, but there was no sign of him. The killer had already disappeared without a trace.

After a few dozen breaths of time...

A figure streaked across the sky and appeared beside Yun Cang.

"Disciple Yun Cang, pays respects to Demon Sovereign Ye Hua."

Upon recognizing the visitor as Ye Hua, Yun Cang immediately bowed deeply.

Ye Hua spoke in a deep voice, "Yun Cang, why did you send out an emergency distress signal?"

"Reporting to the Demon Sovereign, I, along with Duan Chuan and Feng Lan, tracked the murderer who killed Elder Pang Kun..." Yun Cang briefly recounted the events.

Ye Hua furrowed his brow, his gaze sweeping over the vast forest below.

He could not find any trace of the killer.

"So, you're saying that after the murderer was surrounded by the blood mist, they suddenly disappeared?" Ye Hua asked.

"Correct!" Yun Cang replied.

Ye Hua fell silent for a moment, as if recalling something, before slowly speaking again.

"I once saw a technique called 'Blood Escape Technique' in an ancient text. This art is quite extraordinary; the practitioner can burn their own blood in a life-threatening situation and instantly escape, fleeing from danger."

He paused, then continued, "But according to the ancient records, this art belongs to the Divine Blood Gate, which has no inheritance in the Chaotic Sea. Why would it appear here?"

Yun Cang, with a hint of speculation in his tone, suggested, "Could it be that someone crossed the Endless Desert and came to the Chaotic Sea from the Tianyuan Continent?"

Ye Hua shook his head. "The likelihood of that is extremely low. From what you said earlier, the murderer was only a Golden Core cultivator, far from being capable of crossing the Endless Desert. It's possible that the ancient records aren't entirely accurate. Perhaps there is a transmission of the 'Blood Escape Technique' in the Chaotic Sea, though we can't be certain."

While the two were discussing, another figure flew over.

It was Zhu Yin, who had also seen the blood-red skull and rushed over. However, her speed was much slower than Ye Hua's, taking nearly the time of an incense stick longer.

After greeting Ye Hua, Zhu Yin asked, "Lord Yun, have you discovered any trace of the murderer?"

Yun Cang repeated the deaths of Feng Lan and Duan Chuan.

"This murderer seems to be very familiar with Wu Ji Island," Zhu Yin said uncertainly.

Yun Cang nodded. "I have the same feeling. I suspect that the murderer may have a grudge against Wu Ji Island. The killings of Pang Kun, Feng Lan, and Duan Chuan seem to be a long-planned scheme, specifically targeting us."

Ye Hua said, "Immediately investigate all the Golden Core cultivators near Wu Ji Island, including the outer sect Golden Core elders, especially those wandering cultivators and outer sect elders who practice orthodox magic. The murderer might be hiding among them. I leave this matter to both of you, and you are authorized to mobilize the Star Chariot Divine Ship."

"Understood!" Yun Cang and Zhu Yin bowed and responded.

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Song Wen repeatedly used the 'Blood Escape Technique' and traveled eight hundred miles away. Then, he jumped into a rushing stream and followed the water downstream toward the sea.

Once in the sea, he rode the water, heading toward Ji Yin Island.

This time, the deaths of Duan Chuan and Feng Lan had caused quite a stir, and Wu Ji Island would surely conduct a thorough investigation.

He planned to return to Ji Yin Island for closed-door cultivation to stabilize his cultivation and wait for the situation to settle down.

It's worth mentioning that when he set up the trap for Duan Chuan and Feng Lan, he had already prepared the bait — Wang Cheng, a cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Song Wen, disguised in Wang Cheng's attire, had successfully fooled Duan Chuan and Feng Lan, who mistook Wang Cheng for Song Wen. Wang Cheng thus became the scapegoat, dying unjustly.

However, Song Wen had killed the two himself, avenging Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng could rest in peace now.

Song Wen found a small, uninhabited island to temporarily rest. After absorbing the cultivation of Duan Chuan and Feng Lan, he continued his journey.

After absorbing their spiritual energy, Song Wen's cultivation soared, nearing the peak of the Golden Core stage.

(End of the Chapter)

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