Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 435

Dealing with Jin Lin was not merely helping out of a sense of justice.

The other party had made repeated attempts on his life simply because they viewed Wang Yu’s strength as lacking and wanted to oppress him with superior power, just like a truck speeding down the highway.

Who would care about the mice crushed to death along the way?

Helping Jin Miaoshan was in fact seizing the chance to settle his own grudge. When Wang Yu had the ability, he never let a grudge last overnight.

That night.

After considering it repeatedly, Wang Yu ultimately decided not to meet Han Jia. Jade Spirit City was no longer what it once was. If the people from Yellow Springs Monastery discovered him, they might grow wary.

With the return of Lady Jin Xiyuan, the three of them headed south toward Tao Prefecture.

“Senior Jin Xiyuan, what about those Shadowless Assassins?”

“They are clearing the way for Jin Lin, spreading out along the route to scout the surroundings. Another group is keeping watch on the Golden Abundance Tower in Jade Spirit City. He knows the young miss is here.”

Lady Jin Xiyuan opened her right hand. Five black-gold colored cores appeared in her palm. It was clear she had only dealt with the watchers and had not alerted Jin Lin.

After all, the grudge between the two was limited to them alone.

The matter Jin Lin had negotiated with Yellow Springs Monastery was a major event for the Golden Abundance Tower. Jin Miaoshan would not sabotage it, nor did she have any reason to.

The latter indeed would not, but those who needed to be killed would still be killed.

Taking over the business in passing was not out of the question. She was also one of the legitimate heirs of the Golden Abundance Tower, and her words carried full weight.

These assassins had been sent merely out of Jin Lin’s habit. Killing them was no big deal.

Since they dared to send them, they should have been prepared for losses.

Wang Yu, standing to the side, looked at the five external path golden cores gleaming with metallic luster and moved his lips slightly.

“Can I study these?”

True Lady Jin Xiyuan glanced over. Her impression of Wang Yu today was completely different. She had clearly heard about the Black Mountain Pass battle and his illustrious combat record, as well as his title as the number one genius of the younger generation in the Crimson Kite Demonic Domain.

“Supreme Law Profound Pill Demonic Lord wants them? This lady naturally will not refuse.”

“Senior Jin Xiyuan is joking.”

Wang Yu reached out and accepted the five external path golden cores. He still showed proper respect toward great cultivators.

External path golden cores were quite a miraculous technique in his eyes. After all, they could turn someone into a peak Core Formation cultivator. Among all known outer path methods, they were definitely top-tier.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators, using them was like ascending to the heavens in a single step. Their lifespan was only around six hundred years instead of the eight hundred of a normal Core Formation cultivator, but that was still two hundred years more than Foundation Establishment.

He felt these did not necessarily have to be used on people.

Puppets, zombies, and even when refining incarnations, they could serve as a foundation. The methods derived from external path golden core refinement were simply too many.

Taking one more step forward would lead to External Path Nascent Soul.

Recently he had been studying the Second Nascent Soul secret art again. Combined with the abilities of the Innate Demonic Embryo Physique, he could probably produce something useful.

Jin Miaoshan saw this but said nothing. The relationship between the two had advanced by leaps and bounds. The tense atmosphere from before was long gone. If Wang Yu wanted them, she would simply give them.

After the basic information exchange ended.

Jin Xiyuan continued, “The branch master of the Golden Abundance Tower in Tao Prefecture has secretly invited the Heaven-and-Earth spirit, the Peach Blossom Immortal, to provide assistance.”

Heaven-and-earth spirits were beings born from grass, trees, stubborn stones, or similar that gained spirituality and took form.

The moment they awakened intelligence, they possessed power comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators. Such spirits were extremely rare. Each one was a favored child of heaven and earth, and their cultivation path was smooth sailing.

They were only slightly inferior in foundation to spirits born from spiritual veins.

Their lifespan was also extremely long, far surpassing both human and demon races. If not for their slow cultivation progress, they would definitely have a place in the current structure of the Ice Prison Realm.

“Peach Blossom Immortal… is the branch master in charge of contacting him reliable?”

“Naturally.”

Jin Miaoshan answered quickly.

“The branch master in Tao Prefecture belongs to my faction. According to bloodline closeness, he even has to call me cousin.”

“Then there is no problem.”

Several days later, the three of them officially entered Tao Prefecture and met the so-called heaven-and-earth spirit inside a peach forest.

To be honest, it was slightly different from what Wang Yu had imagined.

At this moment.

Beneath an exceptionally massive peach tree, the lush branches were hung with countless bells strung on red cords that jingled nonstop in the wind.

On the vigorous and upright trunk, a face covered in tree patterns was speaking. “Miss Jin, this old one is unwilling to participate in the succession struggle within your tower.”

Jin Miaoshan immediately became unhappy.

“If you don’t want to, why did you agree?”

The Peach Blossom Immortal’s abstract features somehow conveyed a bitter smile. He said helplessly, “This old one is rooted in Tao Prefecture. How could I refuse the branch master’s invitation? Please listen to me first.”

“Speak!”

“This old one’s main body will not appear, but I can send a peach tree incarnation to help you block one Nascent Soul cultivator.

“Once the treasure transport team enters Tao Prefecture territory, it will definitely be discovered by this old one. At that time, I will also share information with Miss Jin in real time. Is that acceptable?”

True Lady Jin Xiyuan said with a cold face.

“Old peach tree, what is the difference between this and covering one’s ears while stealing a bell? Since you agreed to act, why be so stingy? Do you really think the tower’s investigation won’t find out?!!”

The Peach Blossom Immortal fell silent, his heart extremely conflicted.

Seeing the situation turn somewhat awkward, Wang Yu pointed with interest at the spiritual peaches hidden in the Peach Blossom Immortal’s canopy and immediately set his eyes on a crimson one.

“How about this? Give me this peach, and you won’t need to act. Just report the location of the treasure transport team in time.”

As soon as these words were spoken.

The Peach Blossom Immortal, True Lady Jin Xiyuan, and Jin Miaoshan all froze.

Wang Yu gave Jin Miaoshan a look. She immediately understood. “Brother Wang’s meaning is my meaning.”

“This…”

The old peach tree became even more conflicted and remained silent for a long while.

“Daoist friend has excellent eyesight. This is a Crimson Jade Longevity Peach. This old one nurtures one only once every thousand years. Consuming it directly can extend lifespan by a hundred years. If refined into a longevity pill with a suitable formula, the effect is even better.

“Since Daoist friend wants it, this old one will give it to you. I will keep a constant watch on the treasure transport team. Farewell!”

The Crimson Jade Longevity Peach landed in Wang Yu’s hand. Mist rose around them, and in the blink of an eye the massive peach tree vanished from sight.

Wang Yu flipped his hand and stored the peach into the Seaheart Ring.

True Lady Jin Xiyuan asked, “If the Peach Blossom Immortal does not act, how do we deal with the Nascent Soul beside Jin Lin? I must handle the Shadowless Dark Lord and will not be able to free up strength for a while.”

“No need to worry. Brother Wang has his own brilliant plan.”

Jin Miaoshan answered for him and even raised an eyebrow at Wang Yu.

“Right?”

“…Yes.”

Wang Yu thought for a moment, then brought out the Thunder Fiend Coffin and showed the fourth-rank thunder corpse to the two of them. With it present, fighting two against one was not impossible. He also took out the Yellow Springs Earth Resentment Puppet.

“Miaoshan, when the time comes use this to kill Jin Lin. The spirit stones consumed to control the puppet will be on you.”

“What a treasure.”

A fourth-rank puppet and a fourth-rank thunder corpse, things ordinary people could hardly obtain even one of, yet Wang Yu had two, plus his own combat strength.

It was not impossible to slay even a mid-stage Nascent Soul.

True Lady Jin Xiyuan fell silent. Wang Yu took Jin Miaoshan aside and helped her insert her divine sense into the puppet to grant temporary control rights.

Jin Miaoshan was very excited and subconsciously asked.

“Brother Wang, is this puppet for sale?”

Wang Yu replied speechlessly.

“What do you think?”

“Hehe, fourth-rank zombies are one thing, but puppets are truly rare. As far as I know, even the Golden Abundance Tower doesn’t have any. Too few people delve deeply into this minor path, and it lacks geniuses.”

Ultimately, the Ice Prison Realm was simply too small and had even been built by the Immortal Palace as a prison. When it came to the hundred arts of cultivation, not only the puppet dao but even talismans and formations were not necessarily complete.

Half an hour later, everything was ready.

With the help of Peach Blossom Immortal, the local snake, the trio smoothly made their way to the only route the Jin Lin Team had to take heading south and lay in ambush. The plan was simple.

Crush them with absolute strength!

As long as their hard power could create an overwhelming advantage, everything else would be fine. Wang Yu was prepared to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

…

…

At the same time.

Jin Lin, the Curse Ghost Demon Lord, and Daoist Jin Yan were all out in the open. A twenty-man Shadowless Assassin team followed the three of them, while the strongest Shadowless Dark Lord remained hidden in the shadows.

As the support team for the treasure transport convoy, they had left You Prefecture and headed south very early. They were now approaching the border of Tao Prefecture.

Jin Lin, one of the four succession candidates of the Golden Abundance Tower.

His appearance was quite good. A head of black long hair was combed back with a golden dragon-shaped hairpin. He wore magnificent black-and-gold dragon-patterned robes. However, the gloomy look in his eyes beneath his sword-like brows ruined the overall impression.

This gloominess was caused by Jin Miaoshan’s long-term defamation of his reputation. His repeated attempts to make things difficult for her also stemmed partly from this.

“Hmph. As long as this business succeeds, Yellow Springs Monastery will cooperate with this young master on a much larger scale. In the second audit, I will definitely surpass that little bitch Jin Miaoshan.”

“Jin Chixuan and Jin Xuan Xuan are over at Taihu. As long as I eliminate Jin Miaoshan, the entire Crimson Kite market share will belong to me!”

Jin Lin was in a cheerful mood as he fantasized, and the gloom in his eyes faded considerably for a moment.

As the group officially entered Tao Prefecture.

The Shadowless Dark Lord’s voice suddenly rang out.

“Careful, it’s an ambush!!!”

Boom~

A deafening explosion erupted. The mountain on the left suddenly collapsed, sending countless massive boulders cascading down. Daoist Jin Yan waved his hand to raise a spiritual shield and roared.

“Protect Young Master Jin Lin!”

At the same time, his gaze involuntarily shifted toward the Curse Ghost Demon Lord. Among everyone present, only he was not from the Golden Abundance Tower. Although he was a trading partner, the possibility of betrayal could not be ruled out.

After sensing that he was being suspected, the Curse Ghost Demon Lord let out a cold snort.

He proactively distanced himself from Jin Lin and charged straight toward the point of the mountain collapse, clearly wanting to prove his innocence.

However, the situation turned out slightly different from what he imagined.

At that very instant, True Lady Jin Xiyuan took action. Her life-bound magic treasure, the horsetail whisk, was swung downward. The threads, sharper than any blade or sword, transformed into a vast net that covered the sky and earth.

The aura of a late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator made the Curse Ghost Demon Lord’s spiritual sense scream in violent alarm. Fortunately, the Shadowless Dark Lord acted at the critical moment.

Countless shadow spikes erupted from the Curse Ghost’s shadow.

They forcibly pushed aside the threads flung by the horsetail whisk. Golden light flashed as True Lady Jin Xiyuan seized the opportunity to carry the Shadowless Dark Lord away. Enhanced by the Earth-Traversing Golden Light Escape Technique, she instantly left the battlefield far behind.

Piece exchange successful!

Because Jin Lin himself had not taken action, he saw everything clearly and immediately shouted a warning.

“It’s True Lady Jin Xiyuan! She belongs to that bitch Jin Miaoshan! Be careful, there may be more helpers!”

Unfortunately, the warning came a little too late.

After the two great cultivators disappeared, Wang Yu moved without hesitation. He released the thunder corpse to charge straight at Jin Lin. This meant Daoist Jin Yan could no longer support the Curse Ghost Demon Lord.

The situation instantly became the one-on-one fight that Wang Yu excelled at.

The fourth-rank low-grade bloodline true artifact he had not used for a long time, the Demonic Dragon Armor, was worn on his body. It concealed his appearance in the same way one covers one’s ears while stealing a bell.

The Golden Abundance Tower would definitely be able to find out it was him if they investigated afterward, but the necessary surface efforts still had to be made.

Under the enhancement of his life-bound true artifact, Wang Yu’s physical strength increased dramatically. This also made the Silver Blood Divine Strength he used even stronger, along with the heavy pressure from the Domain of Force.

To the Curse Ghost Demon Lord, it felt as if gravity itself had descended upon him.

His face turned beet red, yet he could not move at all.

He specialized in curse arts, and his physical strength among Nascent Soul cultivators could only be described as frail. In his early years, he had overexerted himself by cursing and killing enemies above his realm, leaving behind hidden injuries.

Before he could bring out his life-bound magic treasure to break free.

Space suddenly froze solid. Wang Yu’s figure flickered and appeared in front of him. The crescent moon imprint in his eyes shone with brilliant light.

Void Moon Eye Technique — Space Solidification!

With two layers of restraint, even lifting a single finger became a luxury.

The Curse Ghost Demon Lord’s heart instantly sank to rock bottom.

What followed was Wang Yu’s heavy, powerful fist. The phantom of a blood sea emerged as Asura Killing Intent erupted. An Asura climbed out from the sea of blood.

Its ugly face was extremely ferocious as the fist imprint smashed down.

With no room to resist, the Curse Ghost Demon Lord’s frail body instantly exploded into a mist of blood. The Thunder Fiend Coffin then appeared and greedily devoured the flesh essence of the Nascent Soul cultivator.

The emaciated Curse Ghost Nascent Soul, looking like a malicious ghost, was still in a daze.

The power of the Lesser Asura Killing Fist combined with Asura Killing Intent was no less than a fourth-rank slaughter path divine ability. The killing intent affected the mind, passively dragging him into an illusion of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

At that moment.

The Glazed Iceheart Pagoda spun out. Lock of Heaven paired with black ice chains pulled the Curse Ghost Nascent Soul into the bottom of the pagoda and suppressed it within just a few breaths.

The Curse Ghost… was instantly killed!

If one were to look back, True Lady Jin Xiyuan had struck first, and Wang Yu followed up with a perfect combo that left the opponent completely helpless. The speed of the situation change was simply jaw-dropping.

Meanwhile, the Thunder Corpse had only just exchanged a couple of moves with Daoist Jin Yan.

They were temporarily evenly matched.

“Young Master Jin Lin, run!”

Daoist Jin Yan roared furiously. The sword artifact he used looked like countless feathers. It was thinner and shorter than ordinary swords.

Dense golden flowing lights continuously clashed with thunder.

Upon hearing this, Jin Lin’s eyes nearly split open from rage. His entire body felt as if it were crawling with ants, extremely uncomfortable.

“Jin Miaoshan, you bitch!”

He did not know whether the other party could hear him. His emotions were too suppressed, so he could only shout this sentence to vent his anger.

A green wind shuttle appeared beneath his feet.

The clear wind stirred, actually shortening spatial distance and instantly jumping from one point to another.

Jin Miaoshan took action at the perfect moment.

Void Suppressing Seal!

She had displayed it back when they surrounded and killed the Nine Evil Sword Lord. Even a great cultivator’s Nascent Soul void shifting technique could not break through this level of spatial lockdown.

However, this secret treasure ultimately belonged to the Golden Abundance Tower.

Since Jin Miaoshan could borrow it, so could Jin Lin. Everyone was familiar with this secret treasure. Thus, the moment the Void Escape Shuttle slowed down, Jin Lin took out a token and laughed loudly.

“Showing off in front of an expert! You think you can stop me with this?!”

However.

He continued to urge the Void Escape Shuttle, but there was still no response. He finally noticed the strange silver chains within the spatial interlayer.

Void Secret Technique: Lock of Heaven!

“Surprised…? Jin Lin.”