Cultivation: Starting from a Mortal Bone

Qin Yu sensed instantly, a cold energy quietly invaded his body, as if dragged into an ice cellar, enveloped by a piercing cold.

Just at this moment...

”Buzz!”

Deep within the Dantian, the Golden Core trembled lightly, Spiritual Power surged...

No.

The energy emanating from his Golden Core was no longer just simple Spiritual Power, but more aptly described as ’True Qi’ or ’True Essence’.

This True Essence was pure and powerful, blazing with yang, the natural enemy of the cold energy.

As the True Essence circulated through his body, the coldness within Qin Yu rapidly dissipated, everything returned to normal.

The faces of the other nine were filled with terror, even their spirits seemed to be eroded by an invisible force, gradually becoming distracted and hazy.

”Awaken!”

Hall Master Duanmu Hong’s voice sounded like a great bell, pulling them back from the edge of distraction, ”Guard your spirit, do not waver!”

At this moment, no one dared to be the slightest bit complacent or careless.

And Qin Yu saw that the Hall Master was holding a bead emitting a gentle white light.

As the Hall Master activated it, the layer of white light began to spread, enveloping the crowd, and immediately, the cold aura significantly weakened.

After doing this, Duanmu Hong’s expression became even more serious, his brows slightly furrowed.

Quickly, they arrived at the Array Hub.

”Follow me into the Array Hub, remember, whatever sights or sounds you encounter, do not stop, once we reach the Array Hub, I will instruct you on what to do.”

After saying this, Duanmu Hong led them into the area of the nine Ancient Steles.

As they entered, many sucked in a cold breath.

Within, a high platform stood, upon which a black, giant sword-like Ancient Stele was inserted, wrapped with countless iron chains, its surface covered not by traces of time, but rather...

Stains of blood.

More shockingly, the Ancient Stele was deeply embedded within a massive Demon Beast skull, sunk in more than halfway, as if pinning the beast dead here.

However, the eerie part was, this Demon Beast only had a skull left, without a body.

Moreover, upon entering this area, Qin Yu could clearly sense an extremely cold and violent aura emanating from the large skull.

”Something’s not right, the true source of this aura seems to be below.”

Qin Yu slightly frowned, after a moment, his gaze narrowed, focusing below the skull.

He then noticed a wide fissure below the skull, from which strands of black and crimson energy continuously poured out.

But before the black and crimson qi could completely disperse, it was purified and dissolved by the Array Patterns on the platform.

This black and crimson qi was completely different from the Hundred Sword Sect’s eerie Black Qi.

This black and crimson qi carried a sinister coldness and violent hostility, just perceiving it caused one’s mind to breed aggression, emotions became unstable, craving reckless release, even bloodthirsty slaughter.

”Hall Master Duanmu, what exactly is beneath?!”

A cultivator’s voice trembled, finger pointing in fear at the churning black and crimson mist, his body involuntarily staggered back.

Although pressed by this Ancient Array, it still eroded the minds of anyone who came near, should this negative emotion be allowed to spread freely, completely consuming reason, the result would surely be disastrous!

”With the Array suppressing, this entity cannot emerge, come with me to the top, reinforce the Array Patterns.”

Duanmu Hong did not explain what it was, perhaps fearing to incite panic.

”Buzz!...”

He infused his Spiritual Power into the bead in his hand, and immediately, the bead emitted a moon-like light, illuminating the entire area.

Qin Yu and the others instantly felt the negative emotion decrease substantially.

With this, Duanmu Hong took the lead, landing beside the skull on the platform.

Despite extreme unease, seeing the Hall Master go up, the others exchanged glances, finally gritting their teeth and flew up.

Qin Yu went up, cautiously staying close to Duanmu Hong’s side.

Standing on the platform, his gaze fell upon the Ancient Stele shaped like a giant sword.

This was the final Ancient Stele Qin Yu had yet to comprehend.

In his view, the surface of the platform was covered with dense Array Patterns, sometimes flickering, sometimes hidden.

Only when the crimson energy attempted to emerge, would the Array Patterns on the platform be fully revealed.

Upon close observation, one would find the frequency of the flickering Array Patterns extremely brief, making it impossible to see the full picture, and with each dissolution of the crimson qi, they would dim slightly.

It’s as if...

The crimson qi is deliberately wearing down the Array Patterns?!

As this thought arose, Qin Yu’s mind trembled, gaze directed at the fissure, a mind-boggling idea forming.

Could this thing be alive?!

”Hold firm to your heart, converge the Array Patterns, stabilize the Ancient Array.”

Just then, Duanmu Hong’s voice came, pulling Qin Yu’s mind back, he hurriedly sat behind the Hall Master.

Regardless of whether his guess was correct, Qin Yu just wanted to leave this place quickly.

Spiritual Power flowed into the ground’s Array Patterns, in an instant, he sensed the originally unseen Array Patterns clearly unfolding in his mind.

He carefully observed.

The Array Patterns were an extremely complex diagram, like a certain totem, countless lines crisscrossed, forming an awe-inspiring picture.

And within the intricate lines, were adorned a hundred and eight light points, coincidentally matching with the hundred and eight Ancient Steles standing in this area.

Thus, it seemed that the hundred and eight Ancient Steles acted as connecting points, linking the entire Array Patterns into a formation.

Ultimately, all the lines, like rivers flowing into the sea, converged at the very center.

That being exactly where Qin Yu and the others were situated.

”Could it be, this Ancient Stele is the Array Hub?”

Qin Yu opened his eyes, glanced at Duanmu Hong and the others, seeing them all immersed in the array with their Spiritual Power, he secretly activated the Celestial Eye.

Indeed, this Ancient Stele that suppressed the unknown Demon Beast was the Array Hub.

Invisible to the naked eye, but under the Celestial Eye, the Array Patterns manifested.

Qin Yu did not rush to converge the Array Patterns, but chose... to comprehend!

At the Life Rune location.

Already had a hundred and seven Array Patterns, the last one, slowly converging.

In the clear context of the lines, there was hardly any major obstacle, about one hour later, finally...

Array formed!

”Buzz!...”

A mysterious aura instantly expanded from within him, even influencing the surroundings.

Duanmu Hong was the first to notice.

He, who was concentrating on converging Array Patterns to reinforce the Ancient Array, suddenly opened his eyes, turned, looking towards Qin Yu.