The body of the Huiyue Great Sage stiffened, his back pressed against that invisible wall, staring into the depths of the mist.
The mist dispersed.
It revealed a slender Figure in Black.
The young girl dragged the great desolation star-shattering halberd with one hand, the tip of the halberd carving a blinding spark across the slick ground.
"Hoo..."
Jiang Yuechu slowly exhaled a breath of turbid Qi; her originally rosy face was now somewhat pale.
She lifted her eyelids, the killing intent previously in her eyes gone.
Instead, there was a hint of heartache that one could not quite understand.
"One hundred thousand years..."
The young girl's voice was hoarse, her tone faint and lingering.
"A full one hundred thousand years of Dao Cultivation..."
"You tell me..."
She slowly raised the Great Halberd in her hand, "I have already paid such a high price..."
"You are..."
"Where are you trying to run to?"
The Huiyue Great Sage looked at the cold, clear face inches away, watching the Ominous Weapon about to fall once again.
At this moment.
Whatever dignity a Demon Saint had, whatever arrogance of the Lamp Lighting Realm.
Could all go to hell!
His eyes widened, his pupils shrinking to the size of pinpricks.
His whole body pressed tightly against the wall, his hands flailing wildly, as he let out the most miserable and helpless scream of his life:
"You..."
"Don't you f*cking come over here—!!!"
[Killed a Lamp Lighting Realm creature, gained 148,921 years of Dao Cultivation]
Accompanied by a pleasant prompt.
Jiang Yuechu slowly loosened her grip, letting the Great Halberd pin the corpse.
As the life force was severed, the skin could no longer contain the true form.
A massive purple-black centipede was squeezed within the narrow space.
She let out a long breath of turbid Qi, rubbing her slightly sore wrist.
The hundred legs were stiff like hooks, the golden light of the thousand eyes dissipated, leaving only the stench of pus covering its body, and a lingering aura that was still heart-palpitating even in death.
It was, after all, a Demon Saint of the Lamp Lighting Realm.
Even as a corpse lying here, it possessed a heaviness that could crush the ages.
Over 148,000 years.
Plus what remained before, and what was earned from killing those four Mountain-Viewing Realm Demon Venerables...
Jiang Yuechu quickly clicked the beads of her mental abacus.
In order to kill this guy, she had thrown in nearly 200,000 years of Dao Cultivation back and forth.
Although she had only recouped over 140,000 now.
But this also had to include the value of the Demon Saint corpse itself.
"Tsk..."
Jiang Yuechu pursed her lips.
"It's not much of a loss, all things considered."
Just at this moment, the system panel trembled slightly again.
[Unrecorded Demon detected, do you wish to consume Dao Cultivation to record it?]
"..."
The corner of Jiang Yuechu's eye twitched slightly.
Is this f*cking robbery?
This Huiyue Great Sage didn't let anyone have peace when alive, and even in death, he was such a money-grubber.
If she recorded it...
After all the hard work fighting to the death tonight, in the end, she feared there wouldn't be many scraps left in her hands.
"Forget it."
Jiang Yuechu sighed.
"Record."
With a thought.
Boom—!!!
The Dao Cultivation that she had just warmed up to instantly poured out like a breached river.
A full 84,320 years were consumed.
Deep in the Sea of Consciousness.
A brand-new scroll slowly unfurled.
Within the scroll, there were no mountains or rivers, only a dilapidated Yellow Flower Temple.
There were no Daoists in the temple.
Only a giant purple centipede, a thousand feet long, coiled upon the rafters.
Beneath its ribs grew a thousand compound eyes, each shooting out eerie golden light, with a hundred hooked legs beneath its belly, and its mouth spewing poisonous mist.
[Successfully created Shadow Copy of Dark Moon Demon Saint, obtained Demon gift]
[Talent: Taiyin Refining Form]
[Taiyin Refining Form: The living are dominated by Yang, the dead by Yin. Taiyin Refining Form can borrow the essence of heaven and earth to integrate Yin Qi into the Meridians and internal organs, reaching the Realm of nourishing Qi and preserving form.]
As the text appeared.
An extremely cold aura instantly coursed through Jiang Yuechu's limbs.
Her Meridians, which had been slightly parched and agitated, were quickly calmed under the nourishment of this Yin Qi, becoming increasingly tough and wide.
Yin and Yang harmonized, rigidity and softness complemented each other.
Jiang Yuechu pondered slightly.
She realized that this Divine Ability could borrow Yin Qi to greatly enhance the power of her spells.
"Good stuff."
Those 80,000 years were worth spending!
This was simply a divine skill tailor-made for practicing the Yin Mountain techniques.
[Remaining Dao Cultivation: 69,401 years]
Although it had shrunk quite a bit compared to her Peak.
But from the initial Mountain Gazing Realm, she had killed her way to her current foundation.
Jiang Yuechu's expression was calm as she slowly stepped forward.
She reached out.
Her slender fingers pressed onto the cold carapace.
"Devour."
A vortex suddenly rose in her palm.
Boom—!!!
It was like a heavenly river breaching its banks, and even more like a whale swallowing the four seas.
The vastness of this essence qi was far beyond what the previous four Mountain-Viewing Realm Demon Venerables could compare to.
Jiang Yuechu's body trembled slightly.
Deep in her Qi Sea.
Rumble—
The black and red mountain, derived from the four Ominous Intents, now received the infusion of this monstrous essence qi.
It roared once again.
The mountain rocks cracked, only to be reorganized in an instant.
The mountain height increased.
One zhang.
Ten zhang.
Until the mountain Peak was almost about to pierce the firmament of her Qi Sea.
Mountain Gazing, Perfection!
Just one step away from peeking at the threshold of the Lamp Lighting Realm.
"Hoo..."
Jiang Yuechu slowly retracted her palm, exhaling a breath of turbid Qi.
As the essence qi was devoured, the giant centipede corpse also became much duller in color.
She clenched her fist.
Her knuckles popped like thunder.
Her Physical Body at the Perfection of Mountain Gazing had already reached an unimaginably tyrannical level.
Even in her past life.
Let alone the Great Fortune.
Even a high-speed rail wanting to send her to another world.
That would be a pipe dream!
Perhaps the one going to the other world...
Would be the passengers in that carriage.
She shook her head.
Dispelling the wild thoughts in her mind.
The outside world must be in chaos right now.
Taking advantage of the fact that the space of the Mirage Breath had not yet dispersed.
It was the perfect time to use this small space to take stock of future stat points.
Her mind sank into her Sea of Consciousness.
The system panel appeared.
Now that the Yang Mountain was complete, her Physical Body was invincible in a direct confrontation.
But this Yin Mountain...
Previously, she had been unable to start due to a lack of materials.
But now.
White Flood Dragon, White Ape, Red Flood Dragon, Black Flood Dragon, plus the Great Peng, Rabbit, and this centipede Demon.
"That's about enough."
Jiang Yuechu felt determined.
Since the materials were gathered, the rest was just a matter of grinding work.
As long as she collected enough Dao Cultivation to max these guys out one by one, then she could gather the spirits and derive the images.
Thinking of this, she no longer lingered in her Sea of Consciousness.
Her mind returned to her body.
The misty water vapor that originally covered the surroundings began to dissolve rapidly.
Swish—
The sound of water gradually ceased.
Revealing the hideous and broken landscape of the Luling valley.
Jiang Yuechu stood in mid-air, the Great Halberd in her hand already put away.
Suddenly, a massive shadow fell from the Void Realm beside her.
Thud—!!!
The earth trembled violently.
Dust rose, and gravel flew everywhere.
The huge corpse lay across the valley.
White Jade Tower still maintained the posture of holding his sword, his eyes wide, the corners of his mouth trembling uncontrollably.
That was...
Dark Moon.
Killing a Seed Lotus from the Ink Dot Realm was already a Genius.
A Seed Lotus counter-slaying a Mountain Gazing creature was a Prodigy.
But Mountain Gazing killing a Lamp Lighting creature...
What was this?
That was a Lamp Lighting creature!
As long as the heart lamp was not extinguished, one was indestructible through ten thousand tribulations.
But the scene before him completely shattered White Jade Tower's perception.
"Heh..."
After a long while.
White Jade Tower pointed at the corpse with a look that was half-crying, half-laughing, and asked the young girl:
"You... you slaughtered... it?"
"Mm, slaughtered."