Chapter 88: Great Harvest, 150,000 Horse‑Strength Magic!

"You don't need to know too much; just know that the dead Demon Lord is the good Demon Lord."

Chen Zheng walked over, looking down from his height at the Seven-Leaf Demon Lord, whose face in the flesh-and-blood swamp was full of existential doubt, and unleashed blazing true fire to envelop him.

It was a great fish; although the Great Calamity Ancient Cannon pierced its life-binding talisman inside, its essence remained quite impressive.

After refining it, his magical power would surely increase considerably, likely surpassing the pure Yang star power he had previously drawn.

"Ah, I am unwilling..."

The Seven-Leaf Demon Lord was scorched, sizzling with oil all over his body, shrieking miserably in the flames, his voice hoarse and powerless to turn the tide.

In that moment, countless memories from past years flashed through his mind.

His father, the Nine Yin Demon God, was a Ten Thousand Ages Giant of the Changsheng Changsheng Mijing Changsheng Mijing, no weaker than the Supreme Elder among the Ten Daoist Sects.

On his eighteenth birthday, the Nine Yin Demon God personally forged a Demon Blade Blood Sky as a gift for him.

With that blade he roamed unbeaten, carving a formidable reputation.

He also possessed the Great Time-space Talisman, a heaven-defying trump card.

Yet he still suffered a crushing defeat.

Defeated by the up-and-coming talent Chen Zheng.

Now his life is about to be lost.

How could he be content?

But any further unwillingness would be futile.

Before long, his whole being was refined by true fire into a pool of essence, and his life abruptly ceased.

At the same time, Chen Zheng's magical power kept rising—70,000, 85,000, until it halted at 120,000 horse‑strength.

This boost was undeniably massive.

The harvest did not end there.

He waved his hand and sucked the ownerless Demon Blade Blood Sky from the ground into a Chaotic Space.

Another top‑grade treasure entered his inventory, the strongest of this tier.

Comfortable.

And just now he also obtained a Great Time-space Talisman!

This talisman concerns the rules of space and time; only an Eternal Life Fourth Rank cultivator can forge it, and its value is incalculable.

It is also a great killing weapon!

Imagine, when Chen Zheng battles an enemy, he suddenly brandishes this talisman, solidifying the entire battlefield's space and altering the flow of time to slow it down—how terrifying would that be?

At that moment, even the strongest foes would be like fish on a cutting board, ready for Chen Zheng to carve up.

This is a genuine life‑saving trump card; though single‑use, for Chen Zheng it is more precious than the Mad Demon Life‑Shortening Pill, the Five Prison King Cauldron, or the Blood Sky.

Because there is only one life.

Moreover, the Seven-Leaf Demon Lord left Chen Zheng a palm‑sized golden gourd, a storage treasure.

The interior space of the gourd is vast.

Like the Taiyi Gate's Hundred Treasure Pouch, which is roughly the size of a stable and cannot hold a large treasure such as the Five Prison King Cauldron,

but this gourd's interior spans over a hundred zhang, extremely rare, and could fetch several million White Sun Pills.

There are also many treasures inside the gourd.

Chen Zheng used a faint divine thought to glance inside and counted over four hundred spirit artifacts.

There were also more than ten treasures, but none of top or supreme grade.

"Fine stuff."

He suddenly spotted a large basin in the corner.

The basin held a continuously flowing liquid, somewhat similar to the Six Yang Holy Water he had obtained before, but instead of six colors it displayed nine, like fire and water.

It was, unmistakably, the Nine Yang Holy Water recorded across the realms!

Legend says the Celestial Realm contains about three thousand types of primordial qi—such as Tranquil Qi, Heavenly Light Qi, Bright Light Qi, Pure Yin Qi, and so on—each capable of greatly nourishing the body, calming the mind, aiding cultivation, and enhancing Shentong.

Yet among the three thousand, there are hierarchies; the nine supreme qi are Sun Qi, Lesser Sun Qi, Profound Sun Qi, Jade Sun Qi, True Sun Qi, Ultimate Sun Qi, Harmonious Sun Qi, Flourishing Sun Qi, and Eternal Sun Qi.

Only when a cultivator reaches the Changsheng Changsheng Mijing Changsheng Mijing can they collect these nine qi from mysterious spacetime fissures leaking from the Celestial Realm, refine them into pure water, known as Nine Yang Holy Water.

This water has many wondrous uses: it can suppress Yin‑tainted Shentong or demonic treasures, and can also "transmute" artifacts, turning them into pure Yang and granting them the potential to become Dao implements.

Nine Yang Holy Water can also be used for cultivation.

"It's a bit scarce; if you gave me a pure Yang great river, ascending to the Changsheng Changsheng Mijing Changsheng Mijing would be easy."

Chen Zheng let out a light sigh, his mind shifting; the basin was taken from the gourd, enveloped with true fire bearing the character "Refine," and began to refine the Nine Yang Holy Water inside.

Instantaneously, his internal magical power surged again, ultimately reaching the strength of 150,000 Xuan‑Yellow Flaming Horses.

Such power was already more than double what Chen Zheng had before stepping into the flesh‑and‑blood mire.

It also far surpassed even a Shentong Sixth Rank cultivator at ninety‑nine percent.

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Like that white‑bearded old man, who is Shentong Liu Chong, yet only has 60,000 horse‑strength, a number Chen Zheng has long outpaced.

Of course, if Chen Zheng does not employ the Great Calamity Ancient Cannon and his treasures, it would still be hard for anyone to match him.

Only by ascending to the Shentong Fourth Rank Yin‑Yang Realm can one crush that old man.

But the Yin‑Yang Realm is unlike the previous ones; it cannot be simply stacked up with massive resources.

It requires harmonizing the internal fierce qi of Yin and Yang.

It even demands that the fierce qi become sentient, birthing intelligence like an animal.

Plainly put, the Yin‑Yang realm places greater emphasis on spiritual insight.

As for how to attain that insight, Chen Zheng currently lacks the time; he'll close a sect when he's free and discuss it later.

Now he is about to kill someone.

With a few "whoosh—whoosh—whoosh" sounds, a massive hand of fierce Qi erupted from his body, chasing after the Heavenly Demon Kings who, after the death of the Seven-Leaf Demon Lord, fled in panic—more than ten of them.

Ahhh…

In just a couple of moves, the ten‑plus Heavenly Demon Kings who had escaped hundreds of li were horrifically yanked back by the massive hand of fierce Qi and instantly refined.

Chen Zheng also obtained several spiritual artifacts and treasure weapons from them.

After completing all that, he used the fierce Qi to seize the Sun‑Moon Five‑Star Bracelet that the Seven‑Leaf Demon Lord had previously slammed into the ground, and hurled it toward the distant Star Cloud Baby and the white‑bearded old man.

The old man, his eyes unfocused, muttered repeatedly: "How could a Threefold Divine Power possibly crush the Sixfold?" and "How can such a defiant Divine Power exist," among other words.

Obviously, the old man was still utterly shocked and puzzled by Chen Zheng's instant kill of the Seven‑Leaf Demon Lord.

He, unlike the cloud‑drifting women, had heard of Chen Zheng's reputation and had been traveling with Chen Zheng, undergoing a slight shock.

He, however, got the full picture in one step, directly witnessing Chen Zheng's strongest side; the impact was so great that he was instantly stunned.

Moreover, he is a Shentong Liu Chong cultivator, fully aware of the enormous gap between Sixfold and Threefold, like the difference between an elephant and an ant—one foot could crush the ant.

But now, the ant has turned around and crushed the elephant, overturning his perception—how could he dare to believe it?

He still needs time to digest it.

The nearby Star Cloud Baby, being young and inexperienced, wasn't as shocked as the old man, but its gaze toward Chen Zheng was full of admiration, and it even forgot to sip the sugary juice on its hand.

Chen Zheng ignored them, returned the Sun‑Moon Five‑Star Bracelet, and then flew toward the Seven‑Leaf Demon Lord's castle.

He recalled that a Kunpeng Egg was also hidden there, its shell engraved with a demonic seal that binds life force, being one of the Three Thousand Dao's Great Devouring Technique, and he also wanted to obtain it.

(End of chapter)