Record of a Demon's Cultivation Chapter 1363: Fellow Disciples Turn Against Each Other?

Translator: CinderTL

Ying Wu flicked her wrist, her green-edged sword darting out like a snake’s tongue.

A crisp clang of metal rang out as she effortlessly sent Gu Huang’s ancient yellow flying sword flying once more.

"Gu Huang, out of respect for our years as fellow disciples, I’ve tolerated your many grievances. I never intended to take your life. If you refuse to see reason, don’t blame me for turning against a fellow disciple!" Ying Wu declared sharply.

Gu Huang felt like a cheating husband being falsely accused.

His face turned ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, his eyes burning crimson like raging infernos.

His spiritual power surged uncontrollably, and a violent pressure radiated from him.

"Fellow Daoist Gu Huang," Consort Xi’s voice suddenly rang out.

"The matter at hand is urgent. Set aside your personal affairs for now. There are countless women in the world. As a Body Integration Stage cultivator, why worry about finding a companion? If you desire women like Ying Wu, I’ll have a hundred or so sent to your manor after this is settled."

"Elder Xi Fei speaks wisely," Wen Xuan agreed. "The matter at hand takes priority."

"I have no time to waste with you," Ying Wu said. "If you want those ten thousand Corpse Puppets, hand over the Spirit Support Dew, Blood Resentment Sand, and Blood of the Zhenhou."

Wen Xuan flipped his hand and produced a storage pouch.

"Fellow Daoist Yingwu, everything you requested is here. I ask that you withdraw your spirit beast first."

"Impossible!" Ying Wu refused flatly. "I won’t withdraw my spirit beast until I see all three spiritual objects."

"Sigh..."

Wen Xuan sighed. "To be frank, we only managed to find ten jin of Spirit Support Dew and Blood Resentment Sand each. As for the blood essence of the Zhenhou, we found not a single drop."

"It seems you don’t want these Corpse Puppets after all!" Ying Wu said coldly.

Wen Xuan replied, "Fellow Daoist Yingwu, it’s not that we didn’t try our best. These three spiritual objects are simply too rare. Without boasting, I doubt anyone in the world besides myself, the sect leader of the Azure Flame Sect, could gather ten jin of Spirit Support Dew and Blood Resentment Sand in a few hours. As for the Blood of the Zhenhou, it’s a matter of chance—we truly have no way to obtain it. However, I do have a clue regarding the Zhenhou."

"In short, this is the best offer we can make. If you’re not satisfied, then... it’ll be a fight to the death."

Wen Xuan deliberately emphasized the last four words, his voice laced with a chilling murderous intent.

Ying Wu turned to look at Song Wen.

Ten pounds of Spirit Support Dew and ten pounds of Blood Resentment Sand were more than enough for her needs.

However, there was not a single drop of Zhenhou blood. The transaction now hinged on whether Song Wen would agree to trade the blood for clues about the Zhenhou.

Song Wen nodded slightly.

As Daoist Wenxuan had said, Zhenhou blood was a rare and elusive substance. Since Wen Xuan and his companions had none, there was no point in forcing the matter.

"Wen Xuan, I accept your offer," Ying Wu said. "However, you must first hand over the storage pouch and the Zhenhou clues. Only after I’ve verified their authenticity will I retrieve my spirit beast."

"That’s impossible. What if you take the goods and then renege on your word? We’d lose everything!"

At that moment, a jade slip materialized in Wen Xuan’s hand. He continued, "The Zhenhou clues are contained within this jade slip. I’ll place it inside the storage pouch. As soon as your spirit beast withdraws from the cave and waits outside, I’ll give you the pouch."

Ying Wu narrowed her eyes slightly upon hearing this.

The cave was a hundred li deep. If Wen Xuan’s words were true, the Ghost Pincer Salamander would have to retreat a hundred li.

However, the cave entrance remained submerged, and the water depth was tens of li.

In other words, the Ghost Pincer Salamander was still tens of li closer to the central cavern at the cave’s depths than Wen Xuan and his companions.

If Wen Xuan and his companions made any rash moves, the Ghost Pincer Salamander, in a desperate struggle, could still beat them to the punch. It could shatter the formation barrier above the cavern, allowing the water—blackened by years of lightning strikes—to flood the cavern.

This would cause incalculable damage to the Corpse Puppets within, which were still in the process of being refined.

"Wen Xuan," Ying Wu said, "give me the jade slip first. After I examine it for clues and confirm everything is in order, I’ll have the Ghost Pincer Salamander withdraw from the cave. Then you can give me the Spirit Support Dew and Blood Resentment Sand. How about it?"

"Alright! Take it then."

As Wen Xuan spoke, he tossed the jade slip in his hand.

Within moments, the jade slip had traversed a hundred li and appeared before Ying Wu.

Using her spiritual power, Ying Wu caught the jade slip and suspended it ten zhang away.

Then, she and Song Wen both extended their divine sense into it.

The content of the jade slip was a personal account by a man named Kong Letian.

It described how, about sixty years ago, he had encountered three Zhenhou—two large and one small—at the depths of the Abyss of Extinction. They were lying on the water’s surface, inhaling and exhaling the lightning that fell from the sky.

This immediately reminded Song Wen of Kong Guan’s words: that an elder in his clan had seen Zhenhou in the Abyss of Extinction sixty years ago.

Could Kong Letian be the elder Kong Guan had mentioned?

"Ye Hua, do you think this lead is genuine?" Ying Wu asked via telepathic transmission.

Song Wen replied, "This lead aligns with what Kong Guan said. But I wonder if Wen Xuan deliberately altered some information, mixing truth with falsehood to mislead us."

Ying Wu responded, "That’s unlikely. This jade slip bears the Kong Clan’s distinctive symbol, proving it’s one of theirs without a doubt. As for the content itself, it’s clearly the original inscription, not a later revision or deletion. If it had been tampered with, I would have noticed the traces immediately."

The ’Kong Clan’s distinctive symbol’ she referred to was an ancient Chinese character for ’Kong’ carved on the surface of the jade slip.

"Since Fellow Daoist says so, the clue must be reliable," Song Wen replied. He rolled up the jade slip and stored it in his storage ring.

Ying Wu ordered the Ghost Pincer Salamander to slowly rise from the water, retreat from the cave, and settle on the underwater rocks at the entrance.

As promised, Wen Xuan tossed the storage pouch over.

As the pouch drew closer to Ying Wu, the five fingers of Daoist Wenxuan’s right hand suddenly flashed with spiritual light as he began forming a magic seal.

With a flick of his left sleeve, a palm-sized array disk slid into his hand.

Just as the right hand’s magic seal was completed, it transformed into a talisman that flew into the array disk.

In an instant, the array disk blazed with azure light, casting an eerie and sinister glow on Wen Xuan’s withered, gaunt face.

A sinister smile crept across his lips, as if everything was under his control.

Ying Wu frowned slightly, momentarily puzzled by Wen Xuan’s scheme.

Ignoring the approaching storage pouch, she focused her mind. The Ghost Pincer Salamander’s six legs churned into action as it lunged toward the cave entrance.

Bang!

The salamander slammed into a azure formation barrier, violently repelled.

Wen Xuan, manipulating the array disk, had re-formed the seventh-tier defensive barrier that Ying Wu had previously shattered.

"Ying Wu, for daring to oppose this Sect Leader, today you will lose your life."

The words had barely left his lips when he and Consort Xi surged forward to attack Ying Wu and Song Wen.

Gu Huang hesitated briefly, but the hesitation was instantly replaced by ferocious rage as he too charged into the fray.

(End of the Chapter)

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