Cultivation: Starting from a Mortal Bone

The next part was much simpler.

Condensing the array required an immense amount of True Essence; Qin Yu felt that, if he didn’t have the cultivation of a Golden Core, he’d probably have trouble forming even a single complete Star Prison Array.

Now, under the control of his Spiritual Power, True Essence rained down like a storm.

At the same time, the flame display kept showing...

[Purifying Death Qi +1]

[Purifying Death Qi +1]

[...]

In the blink of an eye, Qin Yu saw his Flame Points increase by over a thousand, yet the amount of True Essence he consumed wasn’t much.

What a great thing!

Qin Yu’s eyes burned as he stared at the pitch-black, inky Death Qi below.

How he wished the Death Qi could be as endless as Spiritual Qi.

But, that was impossible.

Once a Spirit Vein is eroded by Death Qi, it’s completely destroyed; the entire region becomes a dead land.

Not to mention this area of Hundred Sword Sect—even outside, nothing grew, the rivers had dried up; the devastation of Death Qi was clear to see.

If the Death Qi was allowed to run rampant, the whole world might become a Death Domain.

So, Qin Yu was only daydreaming for a moment.

His gaze remained fixed on the Spirit Vein at the core of Hundred Sword Sect.

The ghost creature lurking in the Spirit Vein seemed to sense the threat as well, and began to manipulate the surrounding Death Qi.

”Whoosh!”

The misty Death Qi began to churn, rumbling like a tidal wave, surging directly toward Qin Yu and Yan Yu.

”Bang!”

The black tidal wave crashed against an invisible wall about ten meters from the two of them, unable to move further, breaking into spray and scattering in all directions.

”This...”

Yan Yu’s expression changed drastically; she muttered under her breath, ”Could it be an ancient ghost creature?!”

Only ghost creatures could manipulate Death Qi like this, and judging by the scale, that ghost creature had probably reached the level of a Lotus Platform Cultivator.

”Someone’s using the Spirit Vein to raise an ancient ghost creature!”

Yan Yu’s face grew extremely grave; even without her Celestial Eye, her powerful perception let her sense the existence of that ghost creature hidden deep within the Spirit Vein.

She couldn’t see it, but the center of the disturbance was exactly where the Spirit Vein was.

”Let’s go, we shouldn’t stay here long!”

An ancient ghost creature wasn’t something she could handle; this situation needed to be reported to Her Majesty the Empress immediately.

”Leave?”

Qin Yu was just starting to enjoy himself; how could he agree to leave now?

Though the Death Qi was a bit thinner, he could probably rack up tens of thousands of Flame Points here without trouble.

”No, there’s too much hidden danger here. If we don’t deal with this, Cyan Mountain Sect or Demon Sect might be next.”

He spoke with righteous conviction.

And, he wasn’t wrong.

”But...”

Yan Yu wanted to say something, then suddenly turned to him. ”Did you see that ancient ghost creature?!”

The ghost was hiding in the densest part of the Death Qi—even she could only sense its general location by the surge of power.

How did Qin Yu know?!

”Yeah.”

Qin Yu hesitated, then nodded.

Careless.

This little bunny was learning too many of his secrets. If he didn’t make her one of his own, Qin Yu felt he’d never sleep well again.

Luckily, he finally had a Lifebound Space. In the future, only his own people could enter, so his secrets wouldn’t leak out to outsiders.

Yan Yu was at a loss for words.

Her original intention in bringing Qin Yu here was just to broaden his horizons, to show him the dangers of this land, then take him to the Imperial Capital.

She never imagined Qin Yu would give her so many surprises.

”You can purify that ghost creature?”

Yan Yu suddenly asked.

If Qin Yu could purify what was called the indestructible Death Qi, then maybe he could harm that ancient ghost creature as well.

Perhaps...

With that thought, she looked at Qin Yu with some hope.

”I can try.”

Qin Yu was still reluctant to give up all these Flame Points.

But, just his own wishes weren’t enough.

The show of power that ghost creature just put on was far beyond what a single Golden Core cultivator could withstand or fight against.

Good thing he had a Guardian here.

If it wasn’t for Yan Yu, even Hall Master Duanmu Hong probably couldn’t protect him.

”Just do what you need to do—leave the rest to me!”

Yan Yu didn’t hesitate at all, and gave a solemn promise.

Luckily, this was just a small Immortal Sect’s Spirit Vein; that ancient ghost creature hadn’t reached maturity yet.

If there was any chance to kill it, they definitely couldn’t let it live.

As a Flame Guard, she knew better than anyone the danger of ancient ghost creatures.

Their roles were clear.

Qin Yu spread his fingers, True Essence shooting out like sharp arrows toward the Spirit Vein below.

He hadn’t even gotten close before the ghost creature started to counterattack.

”Whoooosh!...”

Black mist surged up again, rising even higher than where the two hovered in mid-air, menacing and imposing, as if about to swallow them up.

But it was facing a Flame Guard!

Yan Yu might not be able to purify the ghost creature, but she could definitely suppress it.

She needed almost no extra movements; the giant wave of black mist broke apart automatically.

And on Qin Yu’s side, even though his True Essence vanished instantly in the process, he didn’t lose a single Flame Point he was due.

The ghost creature could manipulate Death Qi, but it was really just struggling before death.

As time ticked by, Flame Points increased rapidly, and at the same time, the Death Qi below visibly thinned out.

Qin Yu glanced over and saw his Flame Points had increased by over thirty thousand.

Not bad at all.

The ghost creature hidden in the Death Qi had nowhere left to run.

If nothing had happened, after absorbing all the Death Qi here, it would’ve broken the array and moved on to the next Spirit Vein.

But with things as they were, it could only make a desperate last stand.

”Screech!”

It shot out of the deep pit with the Spirit Vein, looking like a vengeful ghost, fangs bared and claws flailing, brimming with endless hatred and killing intent, charging straight at Qin Yu.

The ghost creature already showed a hint of intelligence—its pitch-black eyes locked onto the greatest threat to its existence.

It knew, only by killing this one person could it have a chance to survive.

”Hmph, still trying to be fierce?!”

Yan Yu snorted coldly, her jade hand lifting gently, fingertips glowing with a soft light, as if she were drawing on the very essence of the Dao itself.

She clenched her hand toward the distance; the air seemed to freeze, invisible Dao Rhyme converging into a giant palm that blotted out the sky, bursting with overwhelming might as it slammed down toward the ghost creature.

”Rumble!”

The entire ground shuddered, a huge palm print appeared in the earth, and the ghost creature was pinned firmly there—its limbs flailed wildly, but it was useless, it could do nothing.

”Do it!”

A grave look flashed in Yan Yu’s eyes; she sensed that her Power of Dao Rhyme was being silently devoured, strand by strand, by the ghost creature.