Chapter 155

The three were not surprised that the Great Swamp Demon Immortal could break free.

After all, he was a Land Immortal; it was impossible to kill him with one move unless it was an absolute crushing victory.

But clearly, the Great Swamp Demon Immortal was not the type of existence that could be crushed.

It didn't matter; as long as he couldn't escape into the swamp, he would surely die today!

Yangming Xianren was enveloped in Qingyang Demon Fire, which suddenly filled the surrounding space and then transformed into fire meteors that bombarded the Great Swamp Demon Immortal.

Caught in the middle, the Great Swamp Demon Immortal could not dodge and suddenly transformed into human form, with a gray bubble shield appearing on his body.

After shrinking, the surface area exposed to attacks was reduced; he had at least that much awareness.

The Qingyang Demon Fire looked ordinary in power, but in reality, once infected, the consequences were endless.

Although he had just escaped the rock restraint by molting, the Great Swamp Demon Immortal's head had been attacked by the Qingyang Demon Fire, which had already been planted within his body.

During the great battle with the previous generation's Land Immortal of the Qingyang Immortal Sect, he had been injured by this very attack and had never fully recovered.

Now, being planted with the demon fire again, his old wounds flared up, and new ones were added, directly disrupting his thinking.

His divine soul was also suffering from the agony of being scorched.

Under such torture, the attacks from Yuding Immortal and Mingtuo Immortal came one after another. The Great Swamp Demon Immortal responded in a panic; he was already no match for them, and having lost half his strength due to molting, he was even more outmatched.

After only a dozen attacks, the Great Swamp Demon Immortal was severely injured once again.

The Great Swamp Demon Immortal regained his senses, knowing he absolutely could not continue to suffer attacks, and immediately flew toward the mud swamp.

As long as he dived into the depths of the swamp, he would be safe.

He didn't believe that the secret technique of that immortal from earlier could turn the entire Ancient Great Swamp into a single piece of rock!

The Ancient Great Swamp was vast, reaching hundreds of thousands of feet deep; even if Yangming Xianren were squeezed dry, he couldn't turn this entire region into land.

But he didn't need to do that.

The Great Swamp Demon Immortal flew over the rock area and arrived above a patch of mud swamp, about to dive headfirst. Just as he was about to enter the swamp, before he could even rejoice, he found himself trapped in rock once again.

This time he was trapped in human form; the massive piece of rock, trapping such a small object, created a squeezing pressure that made him feel his body was on the verge of collapse.

"Ah!!"

He roared, releasing a spell to turn a large area of rock into swamp slurry; although it couldn't break the rock seal, it allowed his body to temporarily break free.

Breaking out of the rock, he flew out once again, only to be struck by the arriving Yuding Immortal and Mingtuo Immortal. Two attacks caused the Great Swamp Demon Immortal's body to be severely injured once more.

A desperate desire for survival erupted in his heart. The Great Swamp Demon Immortal charged with all his might toward the nearest patch of swamp, only to crash headfirst into rock this time.

He gave up.

No wonder this guy from the Qingyang Immortal Sect came to find him; it turned out he had mastered a secret technique to restrain him. If he wouldn't let him run, then fine, let's die together!

Suddenly, the Great Swamp Demon Immortal flew toward Yangming Xianren and transformed back into the massive body form of the mud-swamp python; the impact generated after such a self-detonation would be the strongest.

"Everyone die!"

He roared, and the demon core within his body suddenly exploded. The terrifying immortal spirit energy rippled outward, and the three, including Yangming Xianren, hurriedly dodged.

The power of a Land Immortal's self-detonation was immensely huge; the rock layer formed by the surrounding mud swamp was directly blasted into a deep pit over ten miles in radius. Within the pit, the residual energy was still raging; it was feared that even a Golden Core cultivator who accidentally entered would be torn to shreds.

Yangming Xianren spat out a large mouthful of blood; the blood was pitch black—this was the area injured by Kongming Laozu being triggered again, and his injuries were even more severe.

He could have originally lived for fifteen hundred years; now, living for five hundred would be a stretch.

"Where is the Great Swamp Demon Immortal's primordial spirit?"

Regardless of his own injuries, he asked Yuding Xianren and the other while calculating.

Yuding Xianren also probed once, found nothing, and after calculating, said in surprise:

"He is completely dead. That shouldn't be; this explosion couldn't have completely destroyed his primordial spirit. Could it be that the previous injuries combined with the impact of the Qingyang Demon Fire led to the destruction of his consciousness?"

Mingtuo Immortal also calculated the same result and said:

"Regardless, he should indeed be dead. After all, in his current state, it's impossible for him to conceal the heavenly secrets."

Qingyang Xianren let out a long breath and sighed:

"It can only be so. I have reached my limit. Thank you both for your care this time. In the future, the Qingyang Immortal Sect will still need the two of you to look after it."

Although his situation was not explicitly stated, Yuding Immortal and Mingtuo Immortal both knew.

After all, as Land Immortals who had already stepped into the late Great Vehicle stage, it was easy to perceive the current situation of Qingyang Xianren.

The two only responded with a nod, not indicating that they would take on any great karma.

Although they were both immortal sects and neighbors, becoming entangled in the karma of a top-tier immortal sect was not a good thing.

The three did not leave immediately but came to the space above the snake body shed by the Great Swamp Demon Immortal.

After some effort, they finally retrieved this immortal corpse, which condensed half of the Great Swamp Demon Immortal's cultivation. According to the agreement, Yangming Immortal wanted nothing, and Yuding Immortal and Mingtuo Immortal took half of the immortal corpse each.

Thus, in this battle, these two were the ones who obtained the spoils.

And in fact, there was another person who obtained spoils.

After the Great Swamp Demon Immortal self-detonated, his primordial spirit wanted to escape and dive into the swamp.

But he had already been planted with a Dao Seed. In an instant, the Dao Fruit condensed, extracting the vast majority of his primordial spirit power, so the remaining primordial spirit consciousness could not withstand the impact generated after the explosion and was directly erased.

And in Lu Runping's hand, there was naturally an extra Dao Fruit of supernatural power at the Land Immortal level; its quality had reached the late Great Vehicle stage.

He just took a look at such a treasure and did not dare to absorb it himself.

With his body strength, absorbing a Dao Fruit at the level of a Two-Turn Heavenly Monarch was the limit; unless he stepped into the level of a Spirit Treasure Dao Body, refining this kind of Dao Fruit would only cause his body to collapse under the pressure.

He let the Treasure Mirror absorb it, and the Treasure Mirror's level reached the late Great Vehicle stage, causing the efficiency of deducing cultivation techniques to skyrocket.

He had been watching the battle in the Ancient Great Swamp the whole time. He was quite greedy for that immortal corpse, but he also knew that once he took it, he would be entangled in great karma, so he didn't risk trying to get any.

But then he thought of something.

Back then, before Shenwang Xianren ascended, he had killed the Ice Phoenix Demon Venerable, and the corpse was brought back to the Tianyu Immortal Sect.

Initially, he entered the Tianyu Immortal Sect just to scheme for some immortal bird blood in the hands of Xue Yunzi, but now that he had become a key talent cultivated within the sect, he should be qualified to directly use the corpse of this Ice Phoenix Demon Venerable.

Thinking of this, Lu Runping directly had his avatar go find Yun Tuan Xianren.

"Senior, I once heard that there is a corpse of a Land Immortal-level demon clan within the sect. I wish to obtain a portion of it to help with my cultivation."

He did not ask, but directly spoke to request it.

Yun Tuan Xianren nodded and said:

"Indeed, the previous generation's Land Immortal, Shenwang Xianren, once killed a demon clan member at the Land Immortal level named the Ice Phoenix Demon Venerable. I had originally intended to let you use it to improve your physical fitness after your Small Self Dao was perfected.

Do you need it now?"

Lu Runping felt a bit ashamed upon hearing this; they had already prepared it for him, but he did indeed need it now.

His main body wanted to obtain a Spirit Treasure Dao Body; if he could devour the body of a Land Immortal, especially that of a demon clan member, it would certainly be of great help.

For others, the body of a Land Immortal-level demon cultivator contained violent immortal spirit energy, and taking a bite might lead to immediate death on the spot.

But for Lu Runping, it would only be a great tonic.

"Yes, my physical strength has reached a limit and needs external stimulation. I practice a secret technique called 【Great Demon True Body】, which can use the essence blood of demonic beasts to temper the body; the higher the level of the demonic beast, the better.

I myself possess the top-grade Ice Spirit Root talent and have mastered the True Intent of Extreme Cold; that Ice Phoenix Demon Venerable is just right for me. I ask Senior to bestow it!"

Being able to ask for it was a skill; Lu Runping felt he could be righteous and bold.

Yun Tuan Xianren did not make things difficult for him and nodded, saying:

"Good, it is not on me; follow me!"

Yun Tuan Xianren had placed great expectations on this junior and knew that the other party had his own sense of propriety, so he did not try to persuade him otherwise, as long as he could grow up quickly.

Everything could be sacrificed.

Yun Tuan Xianren felt his injuries had become more severe; it seemed he would not live for another eight hundred years.

At this time, whatever he could bring out was worth it.

As long as it could help him become an immortal!

A moment later, the two arrived at a cave abode in the back mountain, walked through a cave entrance filled with a layer of dazzling light, and entered a spacious area.

To be precise, it was on top of a glacier.

Snowflakes were still drifting around.

In the icy world, there was only one thing: a massive ice sculpture. Inside it was the corpse of the Ice Phoenix Demon Venerable.

"This ice sculpture was formed naturally. After the Ice Phoenix Demon Venerable died, the True Intent of Cold Ice turned this place into what it is now, and the body itself became an ice sculpture.

However, this is an isolated space, so no evil aura can enter, and it won't undergo corpse transformation, which makes it convenient for preservation."

As Yun Tuan Xianren spoke, he took out a token, cast a seal, and handed it to Lu Runping.

"Take it, and you can enter and exit here freely. Use it however you see fit, but act according to your ability. You must remember that you carry the inheritance of the entire Tianyu Immortal Sect; do not attempt things without absolute certainty.

Cultivate on your own; I am leaving."

Yun Tuan Xianren gave a final instruction and left.

With only eight hundred years left, or even less, he had many things to arrange.

Currently, the first one who needed to attempt the tribulation was Nong Yunqian, so he still had to put most of his energy into Nong Yunqian, allowing him to increase his strength as much as possible.

Lu Runping noticed that the Ice Phoenix Demon Venerable's body was already missing quite a few parts; they didn't look like wounds, so someone must have used them.

"I will certainly not fail the expectations of Senior!"

If he could achieve the Land Immortal level and have his avatar take control of the Tianyu Immortal Sect, that wouldn't be bad either.

His karma with the Tianyu Immortal Sect was not small; the body of this Ice Phoenix Demon Venerable alone was a great favor.

When the time came, cultivating a Land Immortal for the Tianyu Immortal Sect would be considered repaying the debt.

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