In a place within Nine Nether, Lu Changsheng found twelve Demon Blood Stones at the base of a mountain.
So far, Lu Changsheng had found thirty-six Demon Blood Stones.
A reward of Demon Blood Stones can be exchanged for sixteen quantities of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the Demon Marshal’s Blood.
Thirty-six drops of Demon Marshal’s Blood, could it possibly give rise to higher-level treasures?
Lu Changsheng felt it wasn’t secure enough, so he continued searching for Demon Blood Stones.
It would be best to find a thousand or eight hundred Demon Blood Stones; that would be more reliable.
Ancient Demonic Blood, staining Nine Nether throughout the lengthy years, although continually taken by cultivators, could still be found in abundance.
Boom, boom, boom…
From afar, a sudden sound of collapsing mountains erupted.
“Could someone have disturbed some ghosts or demons inside Nine Nether?”
Originally, Lu Changsheng didn’t want to meddle in others’ affairs, but at this time, a system notification sounded.
[Ding, the system has located a suitable Disciple candidate… One has been found.]
Another Disciple candidate?
This made Lu Changsheng have to go and see what was happening.
“That is…”
Xu Jing saw a headless corpse in the distance.
This headless corpse, six hundred zhang tall, was holding a Demon Blade.
The Demon Blade, covered with speckles of rust, still emitted a frightening luster.
Each time the headless corpse waved the Demon Blade, the surrounding mountains collapsed, rubble rolled down, and ghosts and demons like Mountain Demons and Yakshas fled the area in terror.
A beam of purple light was entwined in combat with the headless corpse, dodging the Demon Blade incessantly.
The Demon Blade was brutal, sweeping through all directions, destroying peak after peak.
Lu Changsheng stopped halfway there.
The aura of the headless corpse was already nearing a Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor.
The corpses in Nine Nether, despite the endless erosion of time, still possess the battle strength of a Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor, which suggests that it must have been a significant figure in life.
Although the Demon Blade wielded by the headless corpse was damaged, it still held the power of a superior Emperor Soldier.
The being fighting against the headless corpse was an exceedingly beautiful woman with light purple eyeshadow, bright eyes and white teeth, purple clothes fluttering, and in her left hand, a purple dagger.
“Which Sect does this woman belong to? It seems she’s completely unaware of the dangers of Nine Nether and has disturbed such a being.”
Lu Changsheng knew that Nine Nether had many terrifying beings. Although these beings lacked spiritual intelligence, they possessed a sense of territory, and if one accidentally intruded into their domain, they would awaken.
The woman in purple possessed the strength of the fourth realm of Immortal Emperor, certainly not weak, but she had disturbed one of the terrifying beings inside Nine Nether.
“It seems the Disciple candidate the system indicated is this woman in purple, but given her cultivation, it is most likely she won’t accept me as her teacher.”
Lu Changsheng found that the woman in purple had a higher realm than himself, which left him feeling somewhat helpless.
Geniuses possess their pride and usually do not take someone weaker than themselves as a master.
A blade light cleaved towards Lu Changsheng’s direction, its sharp air blade slicing the ground.
Lu Changsheng narrowly dodged the Sword Qi, and behind him a mountain ridge was cleanly split in two.
“Disciple, you hide in the Treasure Space.”
Lu Changsheng knew he had also been targeted by the headless corpse, so he took Xu Jing into the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda’s Treasure Space.
Lu Changsheng drew out the Qing Emperor Sword.
Now that he was involved in this great battle, he might as well save a life along the way.
Accumulating virtue could allow the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to grow.
Lu Changsheng retaliated with a sword strike, his green sword light slashing at the headless corpse.
The headless corpse’s mountain-like body failed to dodge Lu Changsheng’s Sword Qi.
The green sword light hit the headless corpse’s body, and the body, covered in mossy and tattered armor, actually blocked the Sword Qi, which only added another crack to the armor.
“Unbelievable, the armor on it is also a treasure. Who on earth was this headless corpse in life? What happened here? Its Demon Blade and treasure armor are both damaged.”
Lu Changsheng knew the headless corpse must have been a significant figure before death, or else it would not have such extravagant treasures.
The Demon Blade and treasure armor, though eroded by time, were still comparable to Emperor Soldiers, indicating that these treasures were not inferior to Emperor Soldiers in their prime.
“Who are you?”
The woman in purple noticed someone else was nearby, showing a hint of surprise.
The depths of Nine Nether, full of dangers, were not a place that just anyone could come to.
“Now is not the time to be asking that.”
The Qing Emperor Sword in Lu Changsheng’s hand flew out, slashing at the headless corpse.
This time, Lu Changsheng did not clash with the opponent’s treasure armor but found the weak spot.
Carrying the Ziwei Celestial Flame, the Qing Emperor Sword, guided by Lu Changsheng’s hand gestures, avoided the headless corpse’s Demon Blade and pierced through the cracks between the armor plates, penetrating the headless corpse’s chest and emerging from the back.
“Did it succeed?”
The Qing Emperor Sword, a superior Emperor Soldier, had stabbed the opponent’s heart, enough to destroy it.
However, the headless corpse still wielded the Demon Blade, swinging it down at Lu Changsheng’s head.
As Lu Changsheng dodged, the gale from the Demon Blade’s swing sent him flying, crashing into a nearby mountain, which then collapsed with a thunderous roar.
“This fellow, only possessing a flesh body, his internal organs have already been corroded by Yin qi, without a vital spot, don’t think of killing it in one strike.”
The woman in purple brandished her purple dagger, a dazzling purple light flashed, chopping at the headless corpse’s arm.
After the purple light vanished, the giant arm fell to the ground, shaking the surrounding hundred miles.
The arm severed by the woman in purple turned into Yin qi, a rolling black mist merged into the headless corpse’s body, and then the arm re-formed.
“So that’s how it is, this is no longer an ordinary corpse; influenced by evil qi, it has turned into a ghostly creature like the Yaksha King.”