Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 27: Refining the Void
The technique is already in place, but there are only two energy beads of the Refinement Realm left, which may not be enough to break through the Refinement Realm.
Fortunately, there are still seven, eight, and nine floors, and I don’t know if there will be any surprises up there.
Without hesitation, he went straight to the seventh floor.
Three demons at the level of the sixth treasury appeared in front of Jiale. Jiale took a look and thought, fortunately, they could be bullied.
The strength has increased, but the number has also decreased. Under Jia Leyu's control, the Nine Nether Divine Lotus attacked the three demons with dim light. However, the demons who had reached the Six Tribulations of Refining Void were obviously not easy to deal with. Under the dim light, they still had the strength to resist and could not be directly absorbed into the Nine Nether Divine Lotus.
Later they started to run away. The seven-story hall was not small. It would take some time to capture these three demons.
Fortunately, Jiale also had the patience. Half a month later, a look of joy appeared on Jiale's face. Finally, he had captured three demons at the level of the sixth treasury refining realm.
With the skills to reach the realm of emptiness already in hand, Jia Le no longer hesitated and began to practice directly, preparing to break through to the realm of emptiness.
In fact, there is not much difference between the Return to Void Realm and the Refining Void Realm. The Return to Void Realm is more like a transition to the Refining Void Realm. Jia Le used the energy beads to skip the process. He himself has excellent qualifications and no breakthrough bottleneck. Now that he has broken through, it is natural that there is no pressure.
One month later.
After using two energy beads at the initial stage of refining the void and one energy bead at the sixth stage of refining the void, Jia Le successfully broke through the refining void realm.
There were also two six-tribulation refining-virtual-level energy beads that were used directly by Jiale to deepen his foundation.
On Tongtian Peak.
Taoist Zhenliang and other Maoshan high-ranking officials looked at the rising momentum of Yin Yang Peak. They thought that breaking through the Return to Void Realm was already amazing enough. Jia Le was so amazing that after returning to the Void Realm, he did not stop but broke through one after another. In just a few months, he broke through to the Refining Void Realm.
Several people looked at each other, wondering, is it so easy to break through to the Void Refining Realm?
Why have some of these branch leaders been stuck at the threshold of the Void Refinement Realm for decades, hundreds of years, or even thousands of years and are unable to break through? Could it be that a divine body can break through in such a counterintuitive and unreasonable way?
Everyone looked at Taoist Zhenliang again. Could it be that Yinyang Peak was some blessed land of Jiale? Or maybe the previous Yinyang Vein Master had left some foundation on Yinyang Peak, waiting for the new Yinyang Vein Master to take over, so that he could directly improve his cultivation by using this foundation.
Thinking of this, everyone felt that it was very possible. Otherwise, it would not be enough to explain this matter.
Taoist Zhenliang was also a little confused. Although the previous Yin-Yang Vein Master was powerful, his cultivation was inferior to his. If he could really leave some background, how could he hide it from his eyes.
However, Taoist Zhenliang did not dare to speak too confidently. After all, anything is possible. It is still possible that a master in the Hedao realm has hidden something. He can only wait for Jiale to come out of seclusion and then ask him about it.
"Mountain Master, have you noticed that the demonic energy in Yin Yang Peak seems to have weakened a lot?"
Demonic energy!
The words of the Great Internal Affairs Elder woke everyone up from their dream. They were so busy watching Jia Le's crazy breakthrough that they ignored the changes in the demonic energy in Yin Yang Peak. Yes, the demonic energy in Yin Yang Peak was indeed much weaker. What was going on?
Everyone looked at Taoist Zhenliang again, but Taoist Zhenliang was also a little confused. The demons did not run away, and he didn't know how Jiale had done it to reduce the demonic energy in Yinyang Peak so much in a short time. As I said, we have to wait until Jiale leaves Yinyang Peak to see.
Inside Yin Yang Peak, Jia Le slowly finished his training.
The continuous realm and the realm of refining the spirit and returning to the void are indeed incomparable. At this moment, Jia Le clenched his fists and just wanted to say one thing: I want to beat ten of them.
However, the crazy breakthrough was about to come to an end. Jiale took a look at the demon on the eighth floor and found that there was only one demon, but it was a demon infinitely close to the Hedao realm. It would be risky for Jiale to kill such a demon with the Nine Nether Divine Lotus now, so he had to wait. As for the ninth floor, there was no need to even consider it, as it was undoubtedly a demon at the Hedao realm.
Even though the demons on these two levels have been sealed, they cannot be ignored and must be treated with caution.
After all, it is his own territory, Jiale will not take the risk of killing a sheep in his own pen. He can wait until the Nine Nether Divine Lotus is upgraded a little bit and the flower blooms to the seventh level, and then he can plan to attack the demons of the eighth and ninth levels.
They are all meat at your fingertips and can never escape.
Looking at the spirit beasts around him, Jiale really felt like he was raising a son. However, other families raised their children in poverty, while he definitely raised them in wealth. Following Jiale, these spirit beasts had never suffered any hardship, and now their strength was improving at a rapid pace.
When Jiale broke through to the Return to Void Realm, Tiangou had already reached the peak of the Demon King. Now, with the boost from Jiale's breakthrough to the Refining Void Realm, he is already on the verge of breaking through to the Demon Lord Realm.
The Demon Lord realm is equivalent to the realm of returning to the void and merging with the Tao for cultivators, meaning the most respected among demons, more noble than the Demon King. Such Demon Lords are rare in the entire demon world. Tiangou, a guy who has been following Jiale for more than ten years, is almost reaching the Demon Lord realm. You should know that when he first started following Jiale, he had just broken through the Demon King realm.
Even for the eight royal families among the demon race, if they want to cross over from the demon king to the demon lord realm, it would take thousands of years. The cultivation of the demon race is inherently slower than that of humans. If word of Tengu's cultivation speed were to get out, it would probably shock the entire demon race.
As if noticing Jiale's gaze, the Tengu hurried to Jiale's legs, stretched out his tongue, and licked Jiale's legs and feet. Jiale couldn't help laughing again. If he didn't know it was a Tengu, he would have mistaken it for a Husky. Jiale found that he was tending to ruin the Tengu.
Tiangou has no idea what Jiale is thinking. It only knows that it must serve its master well. It is not satisfied with the good life. Its dream is to fly with Jiale and become an emperor.
What deadline? What about leaving the master? Don't slander us Tengu. We Tengu have never said such things.
After the seven fire crows broke through the realm of demon king, their bloodline has now been completely transformed into the bloodline of the fire crow. I am afraid that even among the royal family of demons, the Fire Crow clan, this kind of bloodline is definitely the noblest existence.
The Angry Chicken, like the seven Fire Crows, was already in the late Demon King realm. The reward power that Jiale gained from breaking through the Void Refining realm was so strong that it almost made them die of starvation. However, even if they were full, they still scrambled to eat. Well, they would rather die of starvation than eat less.
The phoenix wings of the Angry Chicken have begun to show. If the Angry Chicken exerts its full strength at this time, it can directly transform into a phoenix phantom. Its strength is probably unmatched in the entire demon king realm.
The evil ghost Xiaohong originally had a Nine Yin ghost body, and now she has fully revealed her true nature as a ghost. She is in the late stage of the Ghost King realm, and her ghost body is pure and clear Yin. If she were discovered by those ghost lords, they would go crazy and snatch Xiaohong back to practice dual cultivation with her. After all, such a ghost body is really rare. In fact, with the evil ghost Xiaohong's own qualifications, her improvement will not be too slow.
It’s all because Jiale’s breakthrough was too fast. If Xiaohong were to say one thing, it would be: The master’s breakthrough was too fast and he didn’t give her any chance to work hard.
After Wuzhuima broke through the Demon King realm, he actually awakened a sense of dominance. Jiale felt that domineering aura was very familiar, just like when he faced the Overlord. Now Wuzhuima should have awakened something special. His aptitude is far from what it was when Jiale first met him. He has already reached the late stage of the Ghost King realm.
The green pines and green bamboos have good aptitude in themselves, and after being transformed by the Wood Spirit Pearl, their aptitude has become even better. After following Jiale, they also discovered a new world. It turns out that cultivation can be like this, and that the level of cultivation can be improved so quickly.
The realm of the demon king!
Yes, it is the realm of the demon king.
If other friends knew that they had grown from a mere demon soldier to the level of demon king in just over a year, they would probably be envious to death.
"Owner!"
Facing Jiale's gaze, all the spirit beasts shouted in unison. If Jiale hadn't allowed it, they would have wanted to call him daddy. He was so cute.
"Let's go!"
Jia Le was not going to keep them locked up any longer, so he left the Demon Subduing Hall. He discovered that the spiritual energy of Yin Yang Peak had increased by at least five or six times compared to the beginning. If he could deal with the demons on the eighth and ninth floors, the spiritual energy would probably increase tenfold. Sure enough, all the spiritual energy had been absorbed by the seal and used to suppress the demons.
"Find a place to practice on your own."
Yin Yang Peak is big enough for a group of spiritual beasts to have fun.
After shutting down the protective formation of Yin Yang Peak, Jia Le was just about to ask Taoist Zhen Liang if he could go to the other thirty-five peaks to try to help them subdue the demon. However, before he could go, Taoist Zhen Liang had already rushed to Yin Yang Peak. Not only Taoist Zhen Liang, but all the Maoshan high-level officials who had helped Jia Le practice in the past , all came.
Jiale was stunned by such a big fuss. He had been very well behaved for the past six months, training in the Demon Subduing Hall. He should not have gotten into any trouble. Could something have happened?
"Mountain Master!"
While Jiale was paying his respects, Taoist Zhenliang was looking at Jiale with a burning gaze. The Refining Void Realm, that is the Refining Void Realm. Jiale was really making a breakthrough.
Jiale didn't expect that Taoist Zhenliang and others would come so quickly, and they didn't use the magical power of fetal transformation to conceal their cultivation. Mainly because Jiale thought that since they were in his own mountain gate, he shouldn't be so reserved. What's wrong with breaking through faster? It's all your fault. If they could have found him earlier, he might have become an immortal now.
"Neng Chun, have you reached the level of refining emptiness?"
There was still some disbelief in Taoist Zhenliang's tone. He scanned Jiale's body again and again with his divine sense, and did not find any demonic energy or demonic thoughts. He was relieved. The breakthrough was so fast. Taoist Zhenliang felt that it would be impossible if he was not possessed by a demon. However, it was not the case. The demons in Yinyang Peak were only at the Hedao realm at most. Even if they were possessed, they could not hide it from him.
Jiale nodded.
Everyone's eyes had complicated expressions, each revealing four words: How is this possible?
"Why?"
An elder, unable to suppress his thoughts any longer, asked.
Jiale looked at the elder in confusion , "Why? Is this abnormal? Are you guys breaking through very slowly?"
Everyone suddenly felt that something was wrong. Was this normal? How could a breakthrough be so fast? The look in Jiale's eyes and tone seemed to indicate that this was normal. It seemed that it would be abnormal if the improvement was not so fast. So, they were the abnormal ones and Jiale was the only one who was normal.
But they also want to be normal, but how can they do that?
Everyone looked at Taoist Zhenliang, meaning, just say it, we are tired.
Taoist Zhenliang was also a little curious. "What they mean is, how could you break through so quickly? Don't try to fool us. We have never seen anyone break through so quickly. It is not normal to reach the Return to Void Realm and the Refining Void Realm in one go. We are normal."
He shook his head, thinking that this Taoist Zhenliang's words were too roundabout.
However, when it comes to speaking, Jiale has never been able to defeat anyone.
"I don't know. I also cultivated very quickly before going up the mountain. The concentration of spiritual energy in Maoshan is higher, which allowed me to break through faster. I have always improved so quickly."
Um!
They really wanted to say something, but looking at Jiale's bone age of less than 60 years, they suddenly felt that if these words came from Jiale's mouth, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it. If he had not been practicing so fast, how could he have broken through to his current level at such a bone age? But this was not the answer they wanted.
They thought Jiale had some secret to its quick breakthrough.
Forget it, this can be ignored. After all, Jiale’s solar body, which rose on the same day as the previous six days, is worthy of Jiale’s say, even if Jiale is right.
His divine sense swept across the Demon-Suppressing Hall, and seeing that the first to seventh floors were all empty, Taoist Zhenliang became even more excited.
"Jia Le, what about the demons in the Demon Subduing Palace?"
Everyone was also staring at Jiale. This was very important. In the current cultivation world, there was no way to completely kill the demons. Even if the demon's body was destroyed, the demon's thoughts would remain forever, making it too difficult to deal with. Even for cultivators at the Return to the Void and Merge with the Dao realm, the only way to deal with the demons at the Refining the Spirit and Returning to the Void level was to seal them, otherwise the harm would be even worse.
If there really is a way to exterminate the demons, it will be a blessing not only for Maoshan, but also for the entire cultivation world.
Jiale was silent for a moment. Monks do not tell lies. Fortunately, he is not a monk.
Looking at Taoist Zhenliang and then at everyone else, Jiale was not going to talk about the Nine Nether Divine Lotus. Such a treasure should not be used to test human nature. These people were all good people. It would be bad if Maoshan became enemies and torn apart because of this. Therefore, this was a white lie.
"The mountain master is talking about the demons. I think it takes too much spiritual energy to seal them, so I killed them."
That's not the point.
Taoist Zhenliang felt like he was being scratched by a cat. He was a little overwhelmed. He couldn't get the answer he wanted, which made him a little irritated.
To be honest, this was the first time that Taoist Zhenliang felt his spiritual heart unstable after he became the master of Mount Mao.
“Neng Chun, you must know that the demons are immortal. Even if their bodies are destroyed, their evil thoughts are difficult to restrain. They will split into thousands and scatter in the world, and then be reborn. If they are given time, they will cultivate and come back. At that time, it will be even more difficult to deal with. Therefore, every time we deal with demon calamities, cultivators like us mainly use seals. So, your method of destroying the demons is really very important to us and the cultivation world.”
While speaking, Taoist Zhenliang was still looking at Jiale eagerly. He finally understood why the Green Lotus of Maoshan's destiny moved abnormally when Jiale appeared. The hexagram also showed that Jiale was the key to Maoshan's disaster. It turned out that Jiale actually possessed the method to kill the demons.
Jiale looked at everyone, raised the Liuyang behind him, pointed and said.
"It disappears as soon as I shine a light on it. Yes, it's what you call evil thoughts. It disappears as soon as I shine a light on it."
Actually, this is not a lie. Jiale discovered that the extremely yang power emitted by the Sun God Body can really restrain the demons, but it is not as sharp as the Nine Nether Divine Lotus. The Nine Nether Divine Lotus is invincible in the same realm, while the Sun God Body can only bully those with a lower realm than Jiale. However, it seems that even so, it is still very amazing.
Everyone was stunned when they heard Jia Le’s words. It disappeared just by taking a photo?
Looking at Liu Yang behind Jia Le in a daze, he seemed to understand something, but also found it hard to accept. It turned out that it was not that Jia Le had any method, but that Jia Le was special enough.
The Sun God Body, the ultimate yang power, the true fire of the sun, it seems that this is really possible. The most important thing is that in the cultivation world today, there is really no other person who possesses the Sun God Body.
"Jia Le, maybe you can show it to us?"
Taoist Zhenliang still wanted to see it with his own eyes. It was not because he did not trust Jiale, but the matter was of great importance. He wanted to see if there were some connections that even Jiale could not see. What if it could be copied?
"Of course, but I have almost dealt with the demons on Yin Yang Peak. I can't deal with the demons on the eighth and ninth floors of the Demon Subduing Hall. I'm afraid I can only try on other peaks."
These were all small matters. Seeing Jiale agreed, Taoist Zhenliang was very happy. Even if Jiale didn't go, he would have to ask Jiale to help eliminate all the demons in Maoshan later. These demons had been sealed for nearly a thousand years, and now some of the seals were difficult to maintain. They had to spend a lot of time, energy and resources every year to strengthen the seals.
If these demons can be eliminated, the benefits to Maoshan will be absolutely invaluable.
"Now."
On Houtu Peak, which is also one of the nine main veins of Maoshan, when he looked at the Demon-Suppressing Hall of Houtu Peak in front of him, he found that it only had seven floors. He couldn't help but feel uneasy. Could it be that the other peaks did not have a nine-story Demon-Suppressing Hall like Yinyang Peak, and the demons sealed were the same?
really.
"Yin Yang Peak is the place where the demonic calamity broke out. We have sealed most of the demons in Yin Yang Peak. In the other thirty-five peaks, even in the other three main veins, there are only a few thousand demons, and the highest is at the level of Refining Void Realm. As for those branch veins, there are only a few hundred demons sealed in each of them, and their cultivation level is not up to Refining Void Realm. Later, I will need your help to clean them up one by one."
After hearing what Zhenliang Daojin said, Jiale suddenly felt that when he inherited the estate, he had several big goals in mind, but when he arrived at the bank, he found out that it was just a small goal at most.
Thinking of the scene in which he used the energy beads recklessly before, Jiale suddenly felt a little heartbroken. He was so careless.
Seeing that Jiale seemed a little sad, Taoist Zhenliang thought that Jiale felt sorry for those predecessors who died in the calamity, and couldn't help but give him some advice.
"They are all great people. You don't have to feel sorry for them. You should be proud of them."
Yes, we must be proud of them. Jiale now is inheriting their legacy.
He shook his head. Seven levels is seven levels. He only hoped that after clearing out all the demons in these thirty-five peaks, he could accumulate enough energy to pass the tribulation. However, it was a bit vague. He still had to be cautious.
The first floor of the Demon-Subduing Hall.
Seeing Jiale unleashing the might of his divine body, with the six yangs rising together and the ultimate yang force directly killing all the demons on the first floor, Zhenliang Taoist and the others finally believed it and gave up. They discovered that the root of everything was Jiale's divine body, and that ultimate yang force was an energy that even a slightly inferior ultimate yang body could not unleash. In other words, Jiale's role was irreplaceable.
After looking at two more floors, Zhenliang Taoist and others no longer held out any hope.
“Nengchun, the master of this mountain will grant you the right to enter the other thirty-five peaks. The demons of these thirty-five veins will depend on you. However, your Sun God Body can destroy the demons, so you have to keep it a secret. You are still too weak now. In the cultivation world, people’s hearts and minds are full of ghosts. If they knew that you have such ability, they might have some thoughts.
Moreover, there are remnants of demons in the cultivation world, and there is also the Yinyue Dynasty, so we must be on guard against it."
After saying this, Taoist Zhenliang looked at the other Maoshan high-level officials and said, "This matter must be kept secret. You should pay more attention to it."
Everyone hurriedly agreed, "Don't worry, Mountain Master, we know the seriousness of the situation."
Destroying the demon clan is the responsibility of the cultivators in this world, but Jiale's cultivation is still low. They don't want the cultivation world to take advantage of the situation and use Jiale as a tool to destroy the demon clan. Once the news is exposed, it is not certain whether it is a good thing or a bad thing that Jiale has the ability to destroy the demon clan.
Jiale naturally knew the principle of making a fortune by keeping a low profile. If Taoist Zhenliang hadn't insisted on asking, he wouldn't have told him. As he had obtained the right to enter the Thirty-Five Peaks as he wished, Jiale was also very happy. Now that the inheritance had been received, it was time to withdraw the inheritance.
The Demon-Subduing Hall at Houtu Peak.
There are three thousand demons at the God Transformation level, more than a hundred demons at the God Refining level, and two demons at the Void Refining level.
The other two main veins are similar, and the other thirty-two branches are almost the total number of demons, several hundred in total, and the highest is only at the spirit refining level.
For Jiale now, these demons from the branch can hardly play a big role, but fortunately, when added together, their numbers are considerable. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. When it comes to accumulating strength, these cannot be despised.
Unlike Yin Yang Peak, Jia Le traveled around for a few days to conquer the other thirty-five peaks. The Kunlun Mirror was once again filled with energy beads.
However, there are only six energy beads of the Refining Void grade, and they are all the kind that have just entered the Refining Void stage. They are simply not enough to support Jia Le in his tribulation. After thinking about it, Jia Le can only wait for some time. When the Nine Nether Divine Lotus is about to bloom to the seventh level, he will go and deal with the demon on the eighth floor of the Demon Subduing Hall on Yin Yang Peak. This should be able to support him in completing his tribulation.
Tongtian Peak.
"What, you want to go down the mountain?"
