owlsbooks Chapter 49 A Powerful Injection
Chapter 49 A Powerful Injection
To be precise, it could no longer be considered a corpse, but rather a pile of rotten flesh. If it weren't for its massive, mountain-like size, Zhao Qingyuan might not have been able to recognize it.
When they arrived, several carrion vultures were feasting on the corpse, their bellies bulging with food.
This scene made Zhao Qingyuan's eyes widen in fury. He suddenly unleashed a sword aura, and before the sea eagles could even take flight, they all exploded into clouds of blood mist!
Upon approaching and gazing at his brother's shattered remains, barely recognizable as human, a look of pain flashed across Zhao Qingyuan's face.
If he hadn't misjudged the situation, how could his younger brother have died such a tragic death here?!
At that moment, he seemed to remember something and hurriedly went to check the robe that had been thrown aside.
"really!"
Looking at the torn interlayer, with the fragments of the cultivation technique inside gone, Zhao Qingyuan felt a chill in his heart.
He obtained this Vajra Body Forging Technique by chance in a cave on an unnamed island when he was in the mid-stage of Spiritual Cultivation.
That cave must have been the secluded retreat of some senior cultivator. When he discovered it, the cave's stone door was tightly closed, but the protective array and restrictions had long since lost their effectiveness due to the passage of time.
Zhao Qingyuan easily broke through the stone door and entered the cave, only to find a dark golden skeleton sitting against the wall.
This spirit-level body-forging technique was placed on the futon in front of the corpse.
The technique originally had no name, but Zhao Qingyuan named it "Diamond Body Forging Technique" because he saw that the withered bones were the color of gold and stone.
But at that time, his cultivation had already reached the sixth level of the Spirit Gathering stage, and the cost of dispersing his cultivation and starting over would be too great.
His younger brother, Zhao Shan, had just begun his journey into immortality, so he instructed Zhao Shan to cultivate the Spirit Nourishing Chapter of the Vajra Body Tempering Technique, while he planned to switch to the Secret Chapter after his own breakthrough.
Furthermore, Zhao Qingyuan was cautious at the time and only gave the Spirit Nourishing Technique to his younger brother. The two agreed that if they encountered any life-threatening danger in the future, they could directly hand over the incomplete manual to save their lives.
If he could save his life, that would be the best outcome. But if he were killed, the person who obtained the incomplete manual would surely come after Zhao Qingyuan for the complete manual!
Then he can avenge his brother!
As for whether they might attract some powerful cultivators from hidden realms? In fact, given the strength of the Zhao brothers, it would be quite difficult for them to provoke such formidable enemies.
Having cultivated for so many years, Zhao Qingyuan's eyes were very sharp; he knew who he could mess with and who he couldn't.
I never imagined that he would personally push his younger brother to the brink of despair today...
"Boss, should we collect Brother Zhao Shan's body?" one of the henchmen following behind asked, mustering his courage.
"never mind……"
Zhao Qingyuan shook his head upon hearing this. The person was already dead, so what use would it be to take the body back?
Moreover...
Zhao Qingyuan glanced at the shredded flesh scattered on the ground and the bone fragments that had been flung far away. Even if he wanted to collect the corpse, he couldn't.
"Just dig a hole here and bury my brother."
Zhao Qingyuan said calmly, while the image of the black-robed figure appeared in his mind, as if trying to firmly remember his aura, which lingered for a long time.
Zhao Qingyuan did not know the man's name or background, nor even what he looked like, but he had a premonition that this man would come looking for him sooner or later for the cultivation technique!
.........
Several days later.
On an unnamed island about three thousand miles away from Qianzhang Island.
Tsk~~
Chen Ye wielded his magic sword and slashed across the rock face. In no time, he carved out a small cave dwelling, about five or six zhang long and wide, in the rock face hidden in the mountains.
Over the past few days, Chen Ye has been sailing north, not only leaving the area of Qianzhang Island, but also being a full eight thousand miles away from the Gong family's Jinwu Island.
During the journey, Chen Ye had already checked the storage bags of Zhao Shan and the other two. The storage bags of the two Spirit Condensation Level 6 cultivators contained very few items, with a total value of only five hundred spirit stones.
On the contrary, Zhao Shan's storage bag truly amazed Chen Ye.
There were over two thousand spirit stones inside, along with various pills, talismans, and even a dozen magical artifacts, which were probably ill-gotten gains from his daily killings of cultivators.
Now that it's in Chen Ye's hands, it can be considered a return to its rightful owner...
The most important items were the twenty catties of Illusionary Sand and the four Thunder Explosion Talismans.
To be honest, when Chen Ye discovered these Thunder Explosion Talismans, he felt a wave of fear. It was fortunate that Zhao Shan had coveted the secret techniques of the Divine Soul and wanted to capture him alive and interrogate him.
Otherwise, if the Thunderburst Talisman is activated from a distance, even if Chen Ye has many trump cards, it will be difficult to withstand this talisman, which is comparable to the full-force attack of a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Gathering stage!
As for now, it was naturally accepted by Chen Ye as a trump card.
Chen Ye also knew something about the twenty catties of Illusionary Sand.
This material is the main ingredient for refining top-grade magic weapons. Twenty catties of Illusionary Sand, combined with other materials, is enough to forge a top-grade magic sword.
However, Chen Ye's cultivation level has not yet reached the late stage of the Spirit Gathering stage, so there is no rush.
As the pebbles fell, the cave gradually took shape, complete with quiet rooms and bedrooms. Even outside the cave, Chen Ye had specially left a stone platform about ten feet wide, so that when he was tired from cultivation, he could stand on the stone platform and look at the mountain scenery.
Then, Chen Ye took out all sorts of items he had prepared beforehand from the storage bag, including beds, tables and chairs, and put them all in at once.
These items were purchased from a market run by a family with spiritual energy, located 300 miles from this island. He also bought more than ten bottles of fasting pills, intending to refine the second-tier demon core here and take the opportunity to cultivate in seclusion for a period of time.
After the cave was repaired, Chen Ye began to clean up the rocks that had been removed.
These stones, some weighing hundreds of kilograms and others over a thousand, were as light as a feather in Chen Ye's hands, and were soon thrown into the distant sea.
"Phew~ Almost there!"
Chen Ye let out a long breath, looked at the cave dwelling in front of him and nodded in satisfaction, but something was still missing.
He patted the storage bag at his waist, and thirty-six array flags flew out with a whoosh, arranged in the twelve earthly branches, completely surrounding the entrance to the cave.
This array is a mid-grade first-order illusion array, which Chen Ye obtained from Zhao Shan's storage bag. It has little protective ability and its coverage area is only a hundred feet, but it can block the cultivator's five senses.
Unless you get close to check, or a hidden cultivator uses their divine sense to investigate, you will never discover anything unusual.
Seeing his newly built cave dwelling revert to a rocky wall under the illusion array, Chen Ye took out the control token from his pocket and strode inside.
The view from the inside out was unobstructed, like a giant one-way glass. Chen Ye carefully inspected it and found no oversights. He then immediately entered the cave and began his secluded cultivation.
Inside the quiet room, Chen Ye sat cross-legged on a cushion, took out a stone box from his storage bag, and then directly unleashed a Spirit Annihilation Finger.
Click!
The restrictions on the stone box, including the stone box itself, shattered instantly, and a cluster of flames radiating intense heat, dark red with wisps of blue, appeared before Chen Ye!
The spirit fire was alive; as the flames danced, it seemed to possess life. As soon as it appeared, it suddenly surged and rushed straight towards Chen Ye!
The Earth Flame is extremely fierce, capable of burning everything, including rocks. Chen Ye, however, neither dodged nor avoided it, but instead opened his mouth and inhaled.
huh~~
The raging flames instantly transformed into seven streams, like seven small crimson snakes, which burrowed into Chen Ye's seven orifices.
At the same time, above the sea of consciousness, the solitary bronze lamp that had been floating alone suddenly burst forth with a dazzling azure light. The earth flames that had just entered Chen Ye's body had not yet had a chance to start burning when they were absorbed into the sea of consciousness by this azure light!
"hiss……"
Chen Ye gasped for breath, the burning sensation in his sea of consciousness was truly unbearable, but thankfully it only lasted for a moment.
The originally raging Earth Flame, upon encountering the Life-Forging Lamp, was like a mouse seeing a cat, with no chance of escape, and was absorbed into the Life-Forging Lamp.
hum~
The blue light emitted by the Life-Forging Lamp trembled slightly, as if it desperately wanted Chen Ye to inject it with his spiritual power!
"A hundred strands of spiritual energy, is that right?"
Chen Ye gritted his teeth, mobilized all his spiritual power, and poured it into the Life-Forging Lamp.
The next moment, a cluster of bright yellow flames suddenly ignited from the lotus petal lamp, lighting the wick. At the same time, Chen Ye's eyes darkened, and his consciousness once again sank into a daze.
Last time it was a whale... and this time, it should be a python...