[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation":3,"chapter-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-428":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Record of a Demon's Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},951972,1246,"Chapter 428: The Mystery of Corpse King Blood Refinement Art","record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-428",428,"\u003Cp>Translator: Cinder Translations\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yue knelt beside Xing Xinxin's corpse, her gaze dull and lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest heaved violently, and her breaths came in ragged gasps, like the wheezing of a worn-out bellows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden wave of intense nausea and discomfort surged through her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yue vomited a torrent of foul substances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after emptying the contents of her stomach, the queasiness in her heart refused to subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abruptly, she sensed a surge of soul energy emanating from Xing Xinxin's corpse. The energy invaded her body and rooted itself in her sea of consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This soul energy clung to her like an incurable infection, impossible to dispel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a soul imprint left by a Xing family expert to protect their talented junior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yue's expression changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, overwhelmed by the terror of taking a life for the first time, she had completely forgotten about the existence of the soul imprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes burned with hatred as she glared fiercely at Song Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She assumed this was all part of Song Wen's deliberate scheme to frame her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her reaction, Song Wen smiled calmly. \"Madam, there's no need to panic. It's merely a soul imprint, nothing more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward and placed a hand on her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax your mind and open your sea of consciousness. I'll help you remove the imprint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a loss for what to do, Shan Yue could only obey his instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a vast soul force invade her sea of consciousness. It moved through it in a sweeping motion, forcibly removing the soul imprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief washed over Shan Yue, but at the same time, she was secretly astounded by Song Wen's methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen then cast a Soul Binding Technique on Xing Xinxin's corpse, sealing her soul within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam Xing, I'll take my leave now. We'll meet again someday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he used his power to drag Xing Xinxin's corpse out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yue closed her eyes and took several deep breaths, trying to calm the turmoil within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she reopened her eyes, the confusion and helplessness from before were gone, replaced by determination and resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yue approached Xing Chang and placed a healing pill into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she channeled her spiritual energy into him to help refine the pill's effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Xing Chang slowly regained consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes fluttered open, revealing Shan Yue's worried face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, why are you here?\" Xing Chang's voice was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his expression suddenly tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Wei Ding? He was trying to kill me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yue gently stroked his hair and said softly, \"Wei Ding is gone. You don't need to worry anymore. How are you feeling now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xing Chang's eyes brightened. \"Wei Ding is gone? That's great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled in relief, and the tension on his face melted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as his awareness gradually returned, Xing Chang became acutely aware of the searing pain throughout his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to move but discovered he was covered in wounds. Even the slightest movement tugged at his injuries, causing excruciating pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... Mother, it hurts so much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Shan Yue's heart ached. She comforted him in a gentle voice, \"They're just external injuries. With two healing pills, you'll recover completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Chang nervously stared at his horrifying wounds. Having never been so gravely injured before, the pain and fear overwhelmed his rationality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, I'm hurt so badly. Will I die here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trembled as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear and anxiety were written all over Xing Chang's face, and tears welled up in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her son's weakness, Shan Yue's hand, which had been stroking his hair, abruptly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, she couldn't help but question whether her past teachings to Xing Chang had been correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After regaining consciousness, Xing Chang hadn't asked her a single question about how she had saved him from Wei Ding or what price she had paid for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, all he cared about were his non-lethal external injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yue realized the fragility and incompetence of Xing Chang's character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the cunning and ruthless Wei Ding, Xing Chang was nothing more than a spoiled child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointment and helplessness filled Shan Yue's gaze as she looked at her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After distancing himself several thousand miles from the rift, Song Wen found a secluded spot. Before devouring Xing Xinxin's soul, he decided to attempt another soul search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Song Wen had ever conducted a soul search on the same person twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second soul search yielded very little information, but one critical detail stood out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Corpse King's Blood Refinement Art that Xing Xinxin had practiced, along with the incomplete Corpse Curse Water Manual, originated from Wu Ji Island's sinister elder, Yin Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed Yin Shuo had deliberately lured her into cultivating the incomplete Corpse King's Blood Refinement Art, hiding some unspeakable secret behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing the soul search, Song Wen began devouring her essence blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the process didn't go as anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of pure spiritual energy flowed into his body along with the essence blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spiritual energy, being fundamentally compatible with his own power, was seamlessly refined and absorbed into his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen could clearly feel a noticeable improvement in his cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without relying on any elixirs, the growth in his power equaled several years of arduous cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of surprise, Song Wen recalled that he had experienced a similar situation once before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, when he killed Shi Shou and devoured his essence blood, he had also absorbed some of Shi Shou's spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could this be related to the Corpse King's Blood Refinement Art?\" Song Wen speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Shi Shou and Xing Xinxin shared the commonality of practicing the Corpse King's Blood Refinement Art and had reached the Foundation Establishment stage in their cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does this mean that if I devour the essence blood of others who practice the Corpse King's Blood Refinement Art, I can rapidly improve my cultivation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spark of excitement flashed across Song Wen's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lawless sea region, the place with the highest concentration of cultivators practicing the Corpse King's Blood Refinement Art was undoubtedly Wu Ji Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I need to make a trip to Wu Ji Island!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After incinerating Xing Xinxin's corpse into ashes and scattering them to the wind, Song Wen retrieved her storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storage ring contained numerous treasures of immense value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were 50 high-grade spirit stones, 3 pieces of Xuan Yin Stone, and 100 Sand Crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were items she had originally planned to use in a second trade with Song Wen, intending to exchange them for the Golden Core-level techniques of the Corpse King's Blood Refinement Art .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most valuable item in the storage ring, however, was a veil-like magical artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mid-tier magical treasure lacked any offensive or defensive capabilities. Its sole function was to conceal one's aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Xinxin had relied on this treasure to mask her corpse energy, even from Xing Gaohan. Its effectiveness was self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to Song Wen, this item was of little practical use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After storing Xing Xinxin's ring, Song Wen turned to Xing Chang's storage ring. Aside from some spirit stones, its contents were of little value to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then retrieved two jade slips he had obtained from Shan Yue and began studying the techniques inscribed within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several hours of meticulous study, Song Wen put the jade slips away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had gained a preliminary understanding of the first and second layers of the Focused Spirit Stab technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Focused Spirit Stab involved condensing a cultivator's spiritual sense into a sharp, invisible blade, which could then be used to attack an opponent's sea of consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the spiritual blade struck its target, it would not only damage the sea of consciousness but could also directly assault and injure the opponent's soul, leaving their spirit gravely wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of the Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read (RDC) on Pa.treon@CinderTL-c626.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early Access at $5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translated (4) Series, (1.8K+) Chapters, (2.25M+) Words.\u003C\u002Fp>",1348,"2026-06-03T07:24:17.710Z",1,"novelbin.me","adf2bf6583d14330fd0f67b75a1cb7cf420c06cb380d78f21285614a8daffb0a","record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-429","record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-427",1282,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frecord-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-cover.jpg"]