Chapter 138: Malevolent Fire Soul-Swallowing Scripture (Third Update)

"The Longevity Scripture is too passive!" Inside the cave dwelling, Xu Qing raised his head, a look of decisiveness appearing in his eyes.

He had the Life Lamp; in fact, choosing the Longevity Scripture would be very good, hiding in the cave dwelling without going out until the Life Fire was slowly cultivated. The combat power would also be astonishing.

It was just that this cycle was incomparably long, and cultivation required a large amount of spirit stones. His Dharma Boat also needed to advance. Most importantly, Xu Qing felt that in this world, perhaps one day the sunrise and sunset would change.

So it was not suitable for him to practice the Longevity Scripture quietly.

He worried that practicing like this, perhaps the Life Fire would not have formed yet, and an accident would arrive first.

This kind of passivity was something Xu Qing did not like.

Thus, he decided to practice the Malevolent Fire Soul-Swallowing Scripture.

And when the Malevolent Fire Soul-Swallowing Scripture was practiced to the extreme, suppressing the souls of enemies in one's own Dharma Apertures, not only could it increase the thickness of magic power, but at the same time, it was also described in the technique jade slip that these suppressed souls could be fused with the Dharma Boat using a special method.

After fusion, it would reach a level similar to the spirit of a Dharma Boat.

This would allow the Dharma Boat to possess some characteristics of a magic treasure!

As for magic treasures, Xu Qing had never seen one.

But he knew that magic treasures in this world were extremely rare, and none could be used continuously. Each one possessed earth-shaking power.

"Is my Life Lamp, to a certain extent, perhaps also a special magic treasure?" Xu Qing muttered. He was not very clear about this.

At this moment, he stopped pondering. Having made a decision, he immediately took the jade slip. After studying it for a moment, he sat cross-legged. While closing his eyes, the Dharma Apertures in his body shone, burning the spiritual sea, and he began to practice this technique according to the description of the Malevolent Fire Soul-Swallowing Scripture!

The first step of the Malevolent Fire Soul-Swallowing Scripture was to form the Malevolent Fire.

Dharma Fire existed in the Dharma Apertures of Foundation Establishment cultivators. This fire could burn the spiritual sea, forming magic power, and it was also the key to the final lighting of the Life Fire.

Because Xu Qing had fused with the Black Umbrella Life Lamp, the fire in his Dharma Apertures had changed, blending with the aura of the Life Lamp and becoming black.

And the fire cultivated by the Malevolent Fire Soul-Swallowing Scripture was also black in color.

It looked similar to Xu Qing's Black Umbrella fire, but two hours later, when Xu Qing practiced this scripture and formed a wisp of Malevolent Fire in his Dharma Apertures, he compared them and found that there was a large gap between the two types of Dharma Aperture fire.

The Black Umbrella fire was far too strong in both heat and level compared to the Malevolent Fire, and the malevolent aura was the same. The only difference was that it did not possess the power to extract souls.

But this matter was easy to solve. As Xu Qing blended the Malevolent Fire with his own black fire, the Malevolent Fire he cultivated was instantly swallowed. At the same time, the ability to extract souls belonging to the Malevolent Fire slowly appeared in his black fire.

This made Xu Qing very satisfied, so he continued to practice.

Just like that, three days passed.

When Xu Qing had filled the black fire in the two Dharma Apertures in his body with a thick ability to extract souls, Xu Qing ended his practice. He knew that for him now, the focus was the soul.

He needed souls to serve as firewood to force open the third Dharma Aperture.

"I wonder if Senior Brother Zhang San has returned. Once he finishes repairing my Dharma Boat, I want to go out to sea."

Xu Qing lowered his head to look at his shadow. After thinking for a while, he took out the black iron slip and opened the seal on the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor.

Instantly, the aura of the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor dissipated, but he was clearly terrified. At this moment, although he had obviously woken up, he didn't dare to say a word, seemingly afraid that if he said the wrong thing, it would provoke Xu Qing's killing intent.

Xu Qing glanced at the black iron slip and ignored it. Instead, the suppression power of the purple crystal in his body suddenly appeared, and in front of the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor hidden in the iron slip, he roared and suppressed the shadow.

This was a daily occurrence. Xu Qing was calm from beginning to end, and the shadow seemed to have gotten used to it, without any resistance or rejection, allowing Xu Qing to suppress it until it was almost torn apart.

But the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor in the iron slip trembled even more intensely at this moment, like a frightened bird, and was so shaken by this scene of killing the chicken to warn the monkey that his artifact spirit body became unstable.

"You are of little use to me now." Xu Qing spoke calmly.

After his cultivation reached Foundation Establishment, Xu Qing had another view of his shadow. Although the other party had his own will, Xu Qing could suppress it, so he needed the other party to be stronger.

Otherwise, it would be unable to keep up with his pace and could not become a trump card. Xu Qing felt the same about the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor in the black iron slip.

The other party was too comfortable. If so, it did not fit the path he would take later.

His words immediately made the shadow tremble, and the black iron slip trembled even more violently.

After a long while, under Xu Qing's cold gaze, the shadow suddenly twisted. Amidst constant fluctuations, a faint, weak consciousness was transmitted into Xu Qing's mind.

"Foreign substance... advancement... divinity..."

Xu Qing was lost in thought. His gaze moved away from the shadow and landed on the black iron slip. There was no killing intent in his eyes, but this gaze made the iron slip tremble incomparably violently.

"What use are you?"

Xu Qing spoke slowly. When he raised his right hand, a wisp of the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor's Life Soul appeared in his hand, seemingly about to be crushed. But the next instant, the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor quickly emerged from the iron slip.

"Master, Master, don't kill me. I can practice. I have an artifact spirit technique, but during this period of time, I was either weak or asleep and had no time to practice."

"Master, give me a chance. I will definitely, definitely work hard to practice. I will definitely work hard!"

The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor wailed, the fear in his heart beyond description.

"The two of you, I will assess you in half a year. The weak will be eliminated!" Xu Qing spoke calmly. As soon as the words were spoken, a fierce intent immediately rose within the shadow, but it was not aimed at Xu Qing, but at the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor.

The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor clearly also had fierce intent rising in his heart, but on the surface, he didn't reveal a trace. Instead, he had a gentle appearance, which confused the shadow, and the fierce intent gradually dissipated a little.

Xu Qing understood the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor and didn't pay attention to the scheming between the two. He put away the black iron slip and opened the cave dwelling door.

At this moment, it was noon outside. In the blue sky and white clouds, the sunlight spilled in thickly, and a damp sea breeze blew in, faintly bringing the clamor of the world at the mountain base.

It was just that the distance was too far, and the clamor brought with it a sense of etherealness, as if separated from the world, which was somewhat unreal.

Xu Qing walked out of the cave dwelling and stood by the cliff, looking into the distance at the main city below. The gaze saw that the ports were very prosperous, and boats were coming and going in an endless stream.

Whether it was external or internal, it was like this.

As for other urban areas, it was the same. One could see pedestrians on the street like a tide, and while dense, it also reflected the prosperity of the Seven Blood Eyes main city into his eyes.

Although Xu Qing had stood on the mountain looking at the mountain base twice before, he was not a cultivator on the mountain at that time, and the feeling was completely different from now.

"Different, but also the same."

After a long while, Xu Qing whispered softly.

What is different is the level; what is the same is that everyone is struggling to survive under the shroud of the God's Remnant Face.

For a long time, Xu Qing withdrew his gaze and looked at the port area again.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he had the right to open a new port, but he hadn't decided whether to use it. While pondering, his body flickered and he stepped into the air and left.

He was prepared to go to a shop in the port area to buy some high-power jade talismans that could be used by Foundation Establishment cultivators. After all, with his current cultivation, ordinary talisman treasures were no longer enough to cope with his needs.

And Foundation Establishment cultivators mostly relied on jade talismans.

In addition, Xu Qing also planned to find his informant.

After he became a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he had two follower quotas. He was prepared to give one to that informant, but he didn't plan to bring him up the mountain.

At the same time, he would also go to see if Zhang San had returned.

There was also the fact that his identity in the Homicide Department had changed with his Foundation Establishment, but he was still serving in the department, only the position in the identity jade slip had changed.

He was no longer the Deputy Captain of the Sixth Team, but had become one of the Deputy Chiefs of the Homicide Department, responsible for the Xuan Department.

As a Deputy Chief, one generally did not need to go to the Homicide Department and only needed to take action when necessary. And the salary here had also increased a lot, about one hundred spirit stones per month.

Of course, for this position, Foundation Establishment cultivators could also give it up.

These spirit stones were not much in terms of the sect's profit sharing, but Xu Qing felt that he couldn't afford not to take them. After all, when he first came to the Seven Blood Eyes, one hundred spirit stones was already a huge sum.

At this moment, as Xu Qing descended the mountain, when his figure appeared in the port area, awe-filled gazes instantly gathered on him. Not only did all pedestrians on the street retreat, but shopkeepers from various peaks in the shops on the street also flew out and bowed respectfully.

Especially those disciples at the mountain base, regardless of which peak they were from, as long as they were in the vicinity, they were all respectful, bowing and paying respects from a distance.

It seemed that to the people at the mountain base, Foundation Establishment... was no different from a god.

Because to them, gods and Foundation Establishment cultivators could both kill.

The latter killed even faster.

In the sunlight, the deep purple Daoist robe on Xu Qing's body seemed to represent supreme majesty.

For Xu Qing, who was used to concealment, this gathering of gazes and the feeling of being watched by everyone was still somewhat uncomfortable, so his body flickered and he left this place.

When he appeared, he was already at the place he usually agreed to meet with his informant.

Under his summons, not long after, his informant arrived quickly. Looking at Xu Qing's deep purple Daoist robe, the informant's footsteps paused. At a loss, extreme awe appeared in her eyes, and her breathing became incomparably coarse.

The shock on her face was beyond description, and the whole person was stunned for a moment, until Xu Qing glanced at her coldly, which made the informant tremble and immediately kneel down.

"Master."

Xu Qing took out a jade slip and waved it slightly. This jade slip turned into a beam of light and flew straight toward the informant, pausing slowly in front of her, and fell into her trembling hands.

"This is a follower token. You should know its value. No need to ascend the mountain."

"Three months' time, go and plan all the preparations needed to open a new port. This is your next task."

When Xu Qing's words came, he was already far away. The sea breeze blew, blowing up the informant's long hair and revealing her beautiful face. She raised her head, staring blankly at the departing Xu Qing, her breathing becoming more rapid, and her expression was full of unbelievable confusion.

She never expected that the other party... would leap to become a high and mighty Foundation Establishment cultivator in such a short time.

Respect to the ammonites~~

Little Mengxin will take a look tonight. If there are still so many ammonites...

I will go and write the fourth update, letting the fourth update accompany you through the festival ===== CHAPTER 139 =====

I'm going to go write the fourth update now, so the fourth update can keep you company through the holiday.