Situ Wuâs lips curled into a cruel, cold smile.
This little bugâhe was dead meat.
To dare mess with the powers that be, he must have a death wish.
...
Great Yu, Mu City.
Deep in the eerie underground abyss, atop an unbelievably cold Ice Crystal Jade Bed.
"Changâshengâ"
A stunningly beautiful woman suddenly cried out and opened her eyes wide.
Yan Zhenâs eyes were filled with panic.
Because in her dream, Lin Changâsheng was still in that gravely ill state, never getting enough to eat, always relying on her charity.
In the dream, sheâd nearly watched him beaten to deathâYan Zhen rushed in to protect him, and woke up terrified.
When she woke, Yan Zhen saw the place was surrounded by ominous white bones, and instantly her fear intensified.
"Wh-who am I? Where... where am I?"
Yan Zhenâs face was written all over with panic.
She only felt that she had experienced a very, very long dream, and couldnât remember anything else about herself.
At this moment, she began to doubt her own identity. Was she Yan Zhenâor the Ice Frost Empress?
But whoever she was, right now all she wanted was to get away from this place.
The countless white bones everywhere made Yan Zhen deeply uncomfortable.
She stared up at sheer cliffs rising thousands of feet, feeling troubled.
But in the next instant, the Cold Ice Jade Bed behind her gently floated upward, coming to a stop beneath her feet.
Yan Zhen didnât know why the Cold Ice Jade Bed could move, but she seemed to understand its intention, and immediately sat down on it.
The Cold Ice Jade Bed bore Yan Zhen upward, flying into the sky.
When she reached the top of the abyss, Yan Zhen discovered Mu City was nowhere to be seen.
The area within ten miles was nothing but ruins, as if it had burned for ten days and ten nightsâan apocalyptic wasteland.
"What... what on earth happened here?"
Yan Zhen was thoroughly confusedâsince sheâd been unconscious, what had Mu City gone through?
As Yan Zhen stared in shock, the Cold Ice Jade Bed began to shrink, and then shot into the center of her forehead and disappeared.
Yan Zhen felt an incredible coolness surge through her, making her whole body comfortable beyond words.
She immediately rushed toward Cyan Stone City, neighboring Mu City, wanting to find out what had really happened.
....
Twenty miles outside Cyan Stone City, inside a ruined temple in a mountain range.
A man sat cross-legged on a worn-out pillow, channeling his cultivation technique to refine the restrictions on the treasure in front of him.
This man was none other than Bu Tianzhi, who had fled the eerie abyss.
After heâd acquired his master Ding Changhaiâs spirit treasure and storage bag, he hid himself here for secluded cultivation.
Not only had his cultivation reached the peak of Golden Core Late Stage, even the restrictions on the Yin Yang Wheel had been refined four times.
He could now command nearly eighty percent of the Yin Yang Wheelâs power.
"Give me three more days, and the Yin Yang Wheel will be wholly refinedâthen Iâll unleash my full power! No cultivator below the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul will be able to touch me!"
Bu Tianzhiâs lips curled into a cold smirk.
Inside Sea God Tower, heâd acquired the Demon God Celestial Tribulation Skill, letting him cultivate at blazing speed, and with his masterâs spirit treasure and storage bag, he was like a tiger with wings.
The heights he would reach would be unimaginable.
Of courseâso long as he survived and grew, he wouldnât die prematurely.
If he got into the Burial Immortal Realm, his potential would be limitless.
"Now all the Demon Dao powerhouses have fallen; looks like only I can gather their remaining strength! when the time comes, all the demonic cultivators will serve me!"
Bu Tianzhi whispered to himself, barely able to contain his excitement.
Heâd never imagined that one day heâd unify the demon path and command countless demonic cultivators.
...
[Myriad Nether Heaven-breaking Slashâachieved Perfection!]
[Heaven-Stepping Immortal-Tracking Stepâachieved Perfection!]
[Three Thousand Divine Buddha Sealsâachieved Perfection!]
On the way to the Demon Evil Sea, Lin Changâsheng had already maxed out all three major immortal techniques.
All his immortal techniques were now sufficient; Lin Changâsheng didnât plan to train further, but intended to start corpse refinement.
After all, in Lin Changâshengâs storage bag were more than a few bodies at Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, some even at Nascent Soul Great Cultivator Level.
"That old bastard must be pulling my leg, right?"
Lin Changâsheng recalled the words of the imprisoned old man in the sheepskin scroll, feeling something was off.
Who just gives away treasures for nothing? Thatâs probably a trap.
So Lin Changâsheng planned to dig a bit moreâtry and pump the old coot for information.
He took out the four assembled sheepskin scroll pieces again, sending his divine sense inside.
Inside was still the endless deep sea.
Giant stone pillars like coiling dragons rose everywhere, and thick iron chains bound bodies to each one.
Some had already turned into deep white bones; others looked as though theyâd only just died.
When Lin Changâsheng approached the pillar at the front where the old man was, the old man suddenly opened his eyes.
"Young man, Iâm giving you an incredible creationâwhy wonât you take it?"
Seeing Lin Changâsheng, the old man was visibly surprised.
The Sea God Tower was a supreme treasureâcountless people dreamed of it, yet Lin Changâsheng wasnât interested?
Hearing this, Lin Changâsheng felt something offâhow did this old man know he hadnât yet obtained the Sea God Tower?
Maybe the old man could sense changes once it was acquired, which is why he was grilling him now.
"Senior, forgive me, Iâm slow-wittedâcouldnât fathom the Storm Array inside Sea God Tower, so I havenât been able to claim the Sea God Tower!"
Lin Changâsheng bluffed, wanting to see how the old man would react.
Sure enough, as soon as Lin Changâsheng admitted he hadnât comprehended the Storm Array, the old man instantly became upset.
"What? You didnât comprehend the Storm Array? Then I must beâ"
The old man cried out in panic.
Heâd pinned all his hopes on Lin Changâsheng, counting on him to claim Sea God Tower, so he could finally be freed.
But Lin Changâsheng hadnât managed to comprehend the Storm Array?
That meant Sea God Tower wouldnât open for another few hundred yearsâwould his primordial spirit even last that long?
Hearing all this, Lin Changâsheng was even more certainâgetting the Sea God Tower would benefit the old man, probably helping him break free of his shackles.
If so, Lin Changâsheng was even less inclined to set him free so easily.
This old guyâs remnant soul was already formidable; Lin Changâsheng still had no guarantee he could annihilate him.
"So youâre stuck, arenât you?"
Lin Changâsheng sneered coldly; he wanted to see when the old codger would finally tell him the truth.
"Not at all! If you canât get the Sea God Tower, my gift of creation wonât be wastedâitâs you who canât reap the benefits, not my fault. You still have to break my shackles for me!"
The old man pressed on.
But Lin Changâsheng wasnât so easily fooled.
"Iâd like to help, sureâbut what benefit is there for me? Once you shake off your shackles and I canât beat you, youâll just turn on me and Iâd be powerless to stop youâdonât you think you should make another offer?"
Lin Changâsheng grinned as he spoke.
The old man was speechless for a moment: "Fine! Iâll give you an extra creation. If you follow the route in the sheepskin scroll to the end, youâll find my corpse. My body is indestructibleâa single drop of my blood will massively augment your constitution. But remember, just one dropâif you take more, your body wonât withstand it and might explode. Once you reach Divinity Transformation Stage, you can use brute strength to pull out the Sea God Tower!"
The old man offered another creation to Lin Changâsheng.
This shocked Lin Changâsheng deeply.
Indestructible fleshâwhat realm would that require? Even Divinity Transformation couldnât make for an indestructible body; clearly, this old manâs original power far exceeded Divinity Transformation!
A single drop of blood able to alter your constitutionâimagine how freakish his own strength must have been.
"So, Sea God Towerâs the real key to setting him free!"
Lin Changâsheng instantly spotted the connection; no matter how the old man twisted it, everything hinged on Lin Changâsheng claiming Sea God Tower.
So he changed his mindâdecided to first follow the map and seek the old manâs body, to see if the offer was real. If it was, maybe with the blood of such a powerhouse, Lin Changâsheng could finally break past Hao Zhix and reach Divinity Transformation.
"Donât try to screw me overâif I die, the sheepskin scroll sinks into the ocean, and youâll never see daylight again!"
Lin Changâsheng laughed, all kindness on the surface, but firmly grasping the old manâs psychology.
"Waitâlet me remind you; the place is risky, actually a grand array called the Three Souls Heaven-locking Array. There are three major sea demons within. But with your strength and brains, Iâm sure itâs nothing to worry about!"
The old man added a reminder.
His primordial spirit was separated from his body, but he could still sense some things.
"Both his soul and body have to be sealed by grand arraysâjust who is this old bastard?"
This made Lin Changâsheng even more wary of releasing himâmaybe heâd be the first one killed once the old man got out.
Still, grand arrays were simple business for Lin Changâsheng.
He could comprehend simplification and crack them with ease.
The blood inside a true powerhouse really was an invaluable treasure, and of course Lin Changâsheng wouldnât let it slip awayâhe was determined to go take a look.