Chapter 350: Tian Sha Five Lei Jianfa

Within the vast cave dwelling, a dull, thunderous roar swept in all directions.

The clouds filling the sky were swept aside.

A heavy bronze bell tumbled down toward the ground; just as it reached halfway, a magnificent figure wrapped in surging demonic qi darted to its side.

That powerful, muscular arm slammed down onto the bronze bell with a boom!

In an instant, an even more profound bell sound resonated through the cave dwelling.

Amidst such astonishing commotion,

the cultivators who had been scattering in all directions slowed their steps, their faces filled with intense terror.

No wonder no great demon attacked.

It turned out he had clashed with True Person Zhang Xuanyan.

That bronze bell was also a famous treasure, naturally recognized at a glance.

Instead, that demon, while making the many cultivators' legs go weak, also stirred a few doubts in their eyes.

Such a towering lion demon, combined with those pair of brilliant golden eyes.

It was clearly the Golden-Eyed Lion Emperor.

Yet that lion was merely the demon emperor of the Fortieth Cave; how could it force Zhang Xuanyan to summon the bronze bell to save his life?

One must know, although the Zhang fellow was treacherous and vicious, lacking any trace of a high cultivator's virtue, his cultivation was solid and real.

The opponent could match True Person Qingfeng in fame; unless a demon emperor from the first twenty caves acted, it would be hard to do anything to him.

Did the Thousand Demon Caves produce another great demon comparable to the late stage of Soul Transformation?!

When this thought rose in their hearts,

everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

The fact that cultivators like them could live relatively peacefully was because the Sanfangtong Alliance tied down the Thousand Demon Caves.

Involving the level of late-stage Soul Transformation,

even if just one more appeared, it could cause the entire peaceful situation to collapse.

Fortunately, the Golden-Eyed Lion Emperor seemed not to focus its attention on this group of small cultivators; it simply charged recklessly at that bronze bell, demonic power surging across the bell's surface, causing heaven to fall and earth to quake wherever it passed.

Crack-crack-crack—

Massive ancient trees that had grown in the cave dwelling for countless years fell down one after another.

The cultivators were shaken unstable by the bell sound and the aftermath of the demonic power; even their faces turned pale and green as they fled frantically through the mountains.

"Enough!"

A furious roar issued from within the bronze bell: "Cease, for this Seat!"

Shen Yi calmly pressed a palm forward, his five fingers flattening the surface of the bronze bell, then smashed it violently onto the ground.

Watching the great bell crash down, shattering the mountain peak and raising a sky full of dust and smoke.

He slowly adjusted his breathing.

To be honest, this turtle shell is indeed tough enough.

With his body-refining strength, extremely close to the late stage of Soul Transformation, and striking with all his might, he had only managed to create a few small dents on it.

"Do not think this Seat fears you."

The bronze bell stood upright on the ground.

Zhang Xuanyan was now both anxious and furious, yet still forced himself to suppress his emotions.

His long whip was extremely vicious; even with his magical robe protecting his body, he could not withstand many strikes, and the whip could change length at will, tracking scent and qi, perfectly countering his movement technique.

Under any circumstances, he absolutely must not go out.

Thinking thus, he simply and decisively closed his eyes: "This Seat has plenty of time to sit idle with you; waste your strength as you please."

Shen Yi hovered in the air, slowly descending.

After hesitating for a moment, he still did not take out the Ghost-Tail Spear.

Although this divine weapon had already been refined by him, severing the connection with the Ghost-Tail Demon Emperor, there was still a risk of being sensed if he used it at full power.

Although this was inside the cave dwelling, it was still deep within the Thousand Demon Caves.

If not absolutely necessary, Shen Yi did not wish to take risks.

Having decided, he casually sat down beside the bronze bell, then opened his panel and continued to deduce the Tian Sha Five Lei Jianfa he had not finished earlier.

【Slain Soul Transformation Realm Silver-Backed Ape Emperor, total lifespan 85,000 years, remaining lifespan 34,000 years, absorption complete】

【Slain Soul Transformation Realm Bone-Marrow-Eating Bear Emperor, total lifespan 62,000 years, remaining lifespan 15,000 years, absorption complete】

【Remaining demon lifespans: 103,000 years. Can be condensed】

With his reserves now surging, Shen Yi's mindset became much steadier.

The Tian Sha Five Lei Jianfa actually could not be counted as demon martial arts; it was merely a substitute created by taking a different path due to insufficient spiritual roots.

Taking Jin Lei and Bai Yu as the main elements, with the other four spiritual roots as auxiliaries, relying on evil qi to forcibly connect them.

Beyond that, the overall logic of the technique had not actually changed.

The essence was still the Shen Xiao True Lei Jianfa.

Thus, it only required time to experiment; it would be difficult to make any major mistakes.

"..."

Zhang Xuanyan sensed the commotion outside and discovered that lion actually sitting down beside himself; that leisurely manner seemed to imply it had him completely cornered.

In an instant, the anger he had just suppressed surged up again.

"Wretched beast! Wretched beast!"

This lion seemed quite different from the demons he had encountered before.

Every movement and gesture exuded immense pressure.

But he still did not believe the other could truly break his Treasure Bell.

"You insolent thing."

"What other tricks do you have? Bring them forth! Do not put on this act and make yourself a laughingstock!"

The noise coming from within the bronze bell could not move Shen Yi in the slightest.

He watched the front quietly, his vision containing only the constantly jumping prompts.

Under the consumption of vast amounts of demon lifespans, the cultivation method gradually made new progress.

【Ten thousand and three hundred years: When you cast the Sword Art, you successfully connected with the third Spirit Root. The True Yang Qilin Stone went into a frenzy, adding a streak of scorching red to the Magic Sword.】

Spirit Roots connected rapidly one by one.

Until they merged into one, simultaneously empowering that Magic Sword.

Shen Yi could finally continue advancing toward the next realm.

Tens of thousands of years vanished completely.

The final two lines of prompts leaped into his eyes.

【Thirty-six thousand years: You finally mastered this method, reaching the state of perfection. The Qingqiu Ancestor also understood why you said there was no need to worry back then; with the aid of such vast and endless lifespans, even cultivating one of the world's most supreme precious arts truly had nothing to worry about.】

【Soul Transformation: Heavenly Fiend Five Lei Jianfa (Precious): Perfection】

"You..."

Zhang Xuanyan cursed until his mouth was dry and his tongue parched, but suddenly noticed the lion standing up: "What do you intend?"

Although he did not believe the other possessed any further ability.

Yet this sudden change still made Zhang Xuanyan's heart skip a beat.

He sensed the outside with all his might.

Immediately, his entire expression became somewhat dazed.

He saw that demon extend a palm; instead of a crude, violent smash, it calmly... formed a hand seal?!

Absurd! He simply could not believe what his divine sense saw.

Even he had not yet cast his cultivation method, yet a demon had already mobilized the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

What made it even harder for Zhang Xuanyan to accept was:

In that very instant, the sky suddenly darkened.

The auspicious clouds filling the sky turned into pitch black as thick and dripping as ink, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring, while wild winds raged.

From within those thunder clouds, a Magic Sword resembling precious jade, colored green and red, slowly descended.

Black Lei Ting, brimming with fiendish qi, surrounded the sword body.

When the entire Magic Sword protruded halfway from the clouds, it was as if a pair of fierce eyes gazed upon this place.

A vast aura enveloped the area below.

Even through the Treasure Bell, Zhang Xuanyan helplessly widened his eyes, his breathing rapid and heavy like a broken bellows.

Let alone a demon, even within the Xuan Guang Cave, he had never seen such profound and wonderful technique.

"..."

Shen Yi pondered for an instant, joined his sword fingers, and casually brought them down: "Cut."

Accompanying his words.

A surging black Lei Guang instantly connected the Magic Sword and the bronze bell.

Crack!

That black thunder vanished in an instant, and the Magic Sword disappeared as well.

The Treasure Bell, which was so sturdy that Shen Yi could not break it even with his full strength, instantly exploded into countless fragments the moment the sound rang out.

Zhang Xuanyan still maintained his posture of looking upward.

But a hole suddenly appeared in his chest; immediately, his magical robes burst open, revealing fine cracks on his skin.

Then, piece by piece, they peeled away, turning into pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth that surged into the newly cleared sky.

Rendering the entire sky canopy into a magnificent pale gold.

(End of this chapter)