Record of a Demon's Cultivation Chapter 1226: A Show of Strength

Translator: CinderTL

Song Wen traversed the skies for a distance exceeding two hundred thousand miles. With the estimation that Li Xinxin should be approaching the Li Clan's domain, he decided to alight upon a mountain's summit.

He casually deposited Li Rui and his companions onto the earth below.

At this juncture, Li Rui and Li Zhengqing had begun to stir, yet their bodies sustained grievous injuries, and their divine souls were too profoundly damaged for any immediate resistance.

Song Wen actuated his hand, conjuring several medicinal pills. He compelled three pills down the throats of both Li Rui and Li Zhengqing, and one into Young Master Ming's mouth.

These were designated as Blood Luo Pills.

While to Song Wen, Blood Luo Pills represented potent elixirs that amplified his cultivation, for other cultivators, they were virulent ingestibles that rapidly depleted one's blood essence.

A mere three Blood Luo Pills sufficed to completely exhaust the blood essence of a cultivator in the Void Refinement Stage, leading to the decay of their physical form.

The seven pills he administered to the trio were temporarily immobilized by his spiritual power, thereby hindering their absorption.

Subsequently, Song Wen channeled his spiritual power to erect seals upon the meridians of all three individuals.

This infusion of spiritual power served to obstruct the circulation of their own spiritual power, incapacitating their ability to mend their injuries and drastically decelerating their recovery.

Song Wen's cultivation level was commensurate with Li Rui's, and only marginally surpassed Li Zhengqing's. The lingering spiritual power within their beings could be readily dispelled by the two.

However, once this latent spiritual power should dissipate, the immobilizing effect of the medicinal pill would also recede, unleashing its toxic effects.

"Your lives are not forfeit," Song Wen proclaimed. "Yet, should you foolishly marshal your spiritual power and endeavor to breach the meridian blockades, thereby triggering the poison's eruption, do not hold me accountable."

With these words, Song Wen retreated, entrusting the Cosmic Transformation Incarnation with the custody of the three captives. The Incarnation brandished the sun-chasing spear, its sharp point poised directly at Li Rui’s Dantian.

Having advanced a further two thousand miles, Song Wen discovered a shallow depression in the terrain and proceeded to inter himself within it. As a precautionary measure, he firmly grasped an Earth Evasion Talisman within his right hand—one of merely two such talismans remaining in his possession.

Although he had dispatched Li Xinxin to apprise the Li Family Patriarch, Li Tianhe, of the futility of any rescue attempt, could a cultivator of the Body Integration Stage willingly acquiesce to the counsel of a mere Void Refinement Stage cultivator?

Precisely as Song Wen had foreseen, scarcely fifteen minutes later, an elder, distinguished by his ruddy complexion and hair as white as snow, made his appearance, cleaving through the air. Three soul lamps orbited before him, unequivocally marking his pursuit.

This very elder was none other than Li Tianhe.

He came to a halt in mid-air, positioned ten miles distant, cast a glance upon the three downed Li Clan members, and then directed his focus toward the Cosmic Transformation Incarnation.

"Youngster! You possess considerable audacity, daring to issue threats against this old man."

The Cosmic Transformation Incarnation responded, "There exists naught I would refrain from doing. The Li Clan's renown within Qingyi City holds no sway over me."

Li Tianhe stated, "Li Xinxin informed me that while your outward appearance suggests the late-stage Void Refinement realm, your true capabilities are merely at the peak Divine Transformation stage. This must therefore be but an manifestation of yours? Where does your true essence conceal itself, and why do you shy away from revealing your presence?"

The Cosmic Transformation Incarnation replied, "That falls outside your purview, Senior."

Li Tianhe declared, "This manifestation of yours only wields the might of the Divine Transformation stage. Do you genuinely conceive that you can dispatch these three before my own destruction of it?"

"They bear a poison I have instilled within them," the Cosmic Transformation Incarnation asserted, embellishing the truth. "With but a mere intention, I can corrupt their flesh and obliterate their divine souls."

Li Tianhe elevated his gaze, surveying the surrounding expanse, and spoke with deliberate slowness.

"As a cultivator in the late-stage Void Refinement, your divine sense ought to extend roughly twenty-five hundred miles. Consequently, your true form must reside within that perimeter. Should these three scions of my lineage perish, do you truly postulate that you can elude my grasp?"

The Cosmic Transformation Incarnation rejoined, "Senior, there is no necessity for unavailing menaces. I harbor no inclination to incur the animosity of the Li Clan, yet should you persist in compelling my hand, I shall be constrained to engage in combat until cessation. I am a solitary existence with nought to forfeit, whereas Li Rui and Li Zhengqing are cornerstones of your clan. Their demise would plunge the Li Clan into dire peril subsequent to your Ascension."

Li Tianhe’s lips curved into a frigid smile. "In my nearly ten millennia of existence, this marks the inaugural occasion a mere insect has presumed to threaten me."

With a swift movement of its spear, the Cosmic Transformation Incarnation plunged it into Li Rui’s abdomen, drawing forth a vehement flow of blood.

"As the Li Clan's esteemed Great Elder, Li Rui stands as your clan's most remarkable prospect for the Body Integration Stage. Venerable one, are you truly prepared to forfeit his life for mine?"

Li Tianhe's eyes narrowed, fixing Song Wen with a murderous glare, yet a trace of hesitation lingered before he could act.

"Young one, you have emerged victorious in this encounter. However, locating the rogue cultivator who plundered your cultivation cave shall prove a formidable task. Firstly, I can unequivocally state that no member of the Li Clan bears any involvement. Secondly, it is highly probable that the perpetrator deliberately framed us, harboring a deep-seated animosity towards our clan. Yet, we possess a multitude of clandestine adversaries, rendering this search akin to finding a single needle within a colossal haystack. Do you possess any distinguishing characteristics of this robber cultivator?"

The Cosmic Transformation Incarnation articulated, "The individual is a male cultivator, presumed to be in the early to mid-stages of the Void Refinement. His spiritual power emanates a subtle, feminine essence, indicative of his cultivation of some water-elemental technique."

Song Wen had astutely ascertained the robber cultivator's cultivation stage by observing the duration required to breach Cloudstream Valley's protective formation. Guan Lin had subsequently furnished crucial details concerning the perpetrator's spiritual power aura and gender, having directly confronted him and witnessed his capture of the Nether Fox along with four Gu insects.

Li Tianhe responded, "Very well, this elder shall undertake the endeavor. Should I locate this individual, I will present him before you. Nevertheless, you must pledge to ensure the safety of these three clan members under my protection during this period."

The Cosmic Transformation Incarnation affirmed, "That is only proper."

Without further discourse, Li Tianhe turned and ascended into the sky, heading towards the Li Clan's domain.

The Cosmic Transformation Incarnation remained stationary, observing his retreat until he vanished into the distant horizon.

Approximately the time it takes an incense stick to burn, it finally spoke.

"Senior Li Tianhe, why do you tarry? Do you possess any further instructions for me?"

The only audible sounds were the gentle rustling of the wind through the dense foliage and the occasional, distant calls of wild beasts and birds. However, the Cosmic Transformation Incarnation remained unmoving, as if rooted to the spot.

"Senior, I am aware that you are concealed by a small river approximately four thousand li distant. There is no necessity for you to maintain your concealment."

"Youngster, how is it that you perceive this old one? The sensory range of a cultivator at the Void Refinement Stage could scarcely extend this far! Could it be that you are, in fact, a cultivator of the Body Integration Stage?"

Though Li Tianhe did not reveal himself, his voice carried clearly to the ears of the Cosmic Transformation Incarnation.

"Senior, let us eschew further delays. It would be prudent for us to hasten our search for that rogue cultivator."

"Hmph!"

A resentful snort resonated within the Cosmic Transformation Incarnation's hearing, yet no further vocalizations followed.

More than two thousand miles away, concealed beneath a mound of mud, Song Wen lay utterly still, his form completely obscured by the dirt.

Within the confines of his Sea of Consciousness, Song Wen posed a question to the shadowy void, "Has Li Tianhe departed yet?"

"He should have gone by now," the shadow void responded.

"Phew!"

Song Wen exhaled a prolonged sigh of relief.

Had Li Tianhe lacked the resolve to gamble everything, his escape from his clutches would have presented a truly arduous challenge.

(End of the Chapter)

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