Chapter 85: Yin Demon Substitute Death Curse

Master, it's time to get up.

Early the next morning, Lu Chen was awakened from his sleep.

The Chu Lian in his arms had been pulled away at some point, replaced by Su Qian, who was staring at him with her eyes wide open.

Su Qian...... how did you come back?

Lu Chen remembered that he had sent her to gather information yesterday; how could she have returned so quickly?

Replying, Master, last night I passed through a town and happened to meet several cultivators preparing to participate in the Star Cliff Sect disciple selection.

After inquiring, I learned that the Star Cliff Sect will hold its decennial disciple selection next month. Moreover, this year even the sect leader will personally come to select disciples.

As Su Qian spoke, she suddenly noticed a bloodstain on her hand and, while Lu Chen wasn't looking, quietly wiped it away.

Next month?

Lu Chen reckoned it was about twenty days.

He gave Su Qian an ambiguous glance, then sat up.

Since we have some free time, we'll train in Lingxi Town these days.

Coincidentally, last night the Empress had also transmitted several techniques to him, including an important life-preserving one.

After all, Star Cliff is dangerous; he didn't have full confidence in himself.

You've been running all day; get some rest.

Lu Chen glanced at Su Qian.

She was also looking at him, her jade hand moving slightly, her eyes full of suggestion.

Master, don't you need a wake‑up service?

Lu Chen chuckled.

This woman is getting stranger and stranger.

But he was also enjoying it.

Since it can raise his cultivation and bring pleasure, why not?

As time passed, Qin Yan and the others gradually woke up.

But Su Qian seemed completely indifferent to their gazes, continuing what she was doing.

Sister, her master...... she didn't used to be like this, did she?

Shh, don't talk nonsense.

Gu Xiangxiang beside them stared unblinking at the scene, and even interrupted her sister Gu Xiaoxiao's words.

Oh.

Gu Xiaoxiao let out a helpless 'oh'.

Although her sister looked a bit flushed, she had no interest in any of this.

What she likes, others do not.

Besides the two of them, Qin Yan and Chu Lian on the side also had varied expressions.

During this period, Chu Lian's cultivation of the Swallow Yang Technique had made minor progress, but she never dared to use it on Lu Chen, only employing some ordinary dual‑cultivation methods.

Qin Yan's expression, however, was calmer; after all, she had lived over a hundred years, and though she lacked experience, her mindset was at least more stable.

Coming outside, Lu Chen found an open spot and sat down casually.

Afterward, he took out the several techniques the Empress had given him the previous night.

【Technique detected: Wandering Spirit Technique!】

【Original effect: Consumes soul power to send the soul wandering a thousand li away, allowing one to sense danger in the surroundings.】

【Demonic technique detected: Yin Demon Substitute Death Curse (Modified)!】

【Original effect: After mastering it to Great Accomplishment, one can use refined remnants of souls to block two fatal blows. Each use cannot be repeated for a long time, and using it damages the Dao Foundation; repeated use can easily cause permanent soul damage.】

【Reversed effect: Use stabilizes the Dao Foundation, and repeated use strengthens one's own soul.】

【Technique detected: Conceal Soul Technique (Modified)!】

【Original effect: Continuously consumes killing qi to hide or disguise one's cultivation aura.】

【Demonic technique detected: Blood Burning Puppet Technique (Modified)!】

【Original effect: Using essence blood and pure killing qi as a guide, corpses are refined into flesh puppets, preserving their former cultivation as much as possible! Each puppet, once completed, imparts its former memories to the practitioner; severe cases may cause madness, mental disorder, even shattering of the Dao Heart.】

【Reversed effect: After each puppet is refined, its former memories are digested by the practitioner, who gains fragments of them, making the mind clearer and stabilizing the Dao Heart.】

Of these four techniques, three were temporarily revised by the Empress.

Their effects are stronger than the originals, of course, but so are the side effects.

Female Yama King, why didn't you bring out these treasures sooner!

Looking at these top‑grade techniques, Lu Chen cursed, frustrated that they weren't better forged.

Perhaps the Empress heard it, for he instantly felt a tightening below and a wave of numbness spread through his body.

This Empress hasn't shown mercy in ten thousand years; I never expected you to treat my kindness as resentment!

With your original cultivation level, forcibly practicing these techniques will only slow your breakthrough!

If you dare to curse This Empress behind my back again, I'll crush your nether regions!

Lu Chen listened to the Empress's soul transmission, his face showing bitterness.

He knew she wouldn't actually do that.

After all, back then she was the one who had the most fun with it.

All right! Empress Elder Sister!

Regaining his composure, Lu Chen selected the most important Yin Demon Substitute Death Curse to cultivate first.

At the same time he summoned Su Qian to his side, having her cultivate the Conceal Soul Technique.

The Empress now can use soul power to condense techniques into tangible form, so he can naturally give the techniques to several people for cultivation.

However, many of these techniques have strong side effects; unless it's a technique like the Soul Concealment Technique, Lu Chen does not intend to let them try.

After all, if something goes wrong in cultivation, it's not worth the loss.

"Thank you, Master."

Su Qian took the technique, very happy, and suddenly kissed Lu Chen's face a few times.

After she left, Lu Chen looked at the Soul Wandering Technique in his hand and immediately summoned Chu Lian.

"Don't ask why, just take it and cultivate."

Chu Lian came to his side, originally wanting to stubbornly say something, but before she could speak, Lu Chen anticipated and cut her off.

She pouted, gave a cold snort, took the technique and left.

After settling everything, he quickly entered a cultivation state.

Sunrise and sunset, morning sun and evening sun.

In just ten days, Lu Chen's realm broke through to the Late Elixir Accumulation Stage.

At the same time, the four techniques all reached Minor Accomplishment.

The Yin Demon Substitute Death Curse he was cultivating is only one step away from Great Accomplishment!

"Remnant Soul! Condense Curse!"

Lu Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, killing aura surging around him, his hands constantly forming seals while his mouth chanted.

These days he has already wasted a lot of the souls in the Chaos Heaven Banner; if he doesn't achieve Great Accomplishment this time, he fears there won't be enough souls left after today.

"Substitute Death Curse! Achieve Curse!"

In an instant, a jet-black curse appeared in the void before him, and the next moment it turned into chains that entwined the two wisps of remnant souls inside the Chaos Heaven Banner ahead.

The remnant soul emitted a miserable shriek, extremely gruesome.

The next moment, the remnant soul was affected by the curse and refined, gradually condensing into an invisible special soul armor around him.

However, the soul armor was not stable; at the moment it formed, it kept trembling, continuously oozing strange blood.

He thought this would fail again, but discovered the blood was quickly consumed by the curse, returning once more to the state of the soul armor just formed.

As the soul armor gradually stabilized, Lu Chen suddenly opened his eyes, his mind shaken:

"Success!"