Chapter 46: Demon Lord Bu Baizhen

Boom—!

A phantom of an Eight Trigrams Furnace a hundred zhang tall appeared horizontally across the sky; Jiang Xuan sat cross-legged in the Void, his body emitting the rumbling sound of Heaven and Earth shaking, while the Long Corpse within the Eight Trigrams Furnace inside him transformed into surging Life Essence Qi flowing to his limbs and bones, strengthening his physique and Magic Treasures.

As the Divine Dragon was worthy of being the chief of the Four Great Divine Beasts, its rich flesh-and-blood essence was nearly becoming substantial; if an ordinary Martial Artist stood here and inhaled a breath of the overflowing essence, they would likely break through a Cultivation Realm immediately.

At the same time, within Jiang Xuan's mind and spirit, as he comprehended the three Magic Treasure brands in the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, he gained new insights, and Dao Patterns were constantly inscribed upon them.

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With such detailed refining methods from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror's Magic Treasure brands, the three Magic Treasures were constantly tempered, and deeper Shen Mei gradually appeared.

As essence and Dao Patterns constantly fused into every inch of his skin and every tiny particle, Jiang Xuan clearly perceived that his defense became more substantial, his attack more unmatched, and his refining power more overbearing.

Every minute, every second, terrifying essence fused into his flesh, and Jiang Xuan's internal force surged rapidly.

After clarifying the Cultivation Path, he completely abandoned the Zhetian Method he originally cultivated; even now, his Sea of Bitterness had completely disappeared, and the essence within the Sea of Bitterness was entirely transformed into power cultivated through the Refining System, which Jiang Xuan called internal force.

What is internal force～

Mind as the master, Primordial Spirit as the use, Three Treasures as the foundation, outer Three Treasures not leaking, inner Three Treasures naturally uniting—that is internal force.

"The Way is completely different from the Zhetian Method, but between different systems there are many things that correspond."

In Jiang Xuan's conception, his Refining System positioned his own Cultivation Realm according to the rank of Magic Treasures.

Similar to vessels in the Zhetian World, starting from Ordinary Artifacts, from this beginning, Dao Patterns fused into Magic Treasures, until they became Spiritual Artifacts.

As internal force increased, under constant tempering, the power of Magic Treasures constantly increased; the span of this stage was very great. In the Zhe Tian Jie, vessels that had not interwoven Dao and Principle, though at this same level, had vastly different power; this stage relied more on the material of the Magic Treasure itself.

Jiang Xuan was at this stage.

Upon reaching this stage, comprehension of the Dao became more profound, and Magic Treasures interwove Dao and Principle; the great powers or Saint Lord Level weapons of the Zhe Tian Jie were at this level.

In Jiang Xuan's conception, the subsequent cultivation levels should correspond similarly to the Zhetian vessels.

King Artifacts, Holy Soldiers, Saint King Artifacts, Great Saint Artifacts, Quasi-Emperor Weapons, Emperor Weapons...

Jiang Xuan thought of the special Divine Materials of the Zhe Tian Jie, Immortal Gold, Immortal Gold Mystery, self-growth. Suddenly thinking of something, Jiang Xuan's gaze turned fervent; if it were truly so, his cultivation speed would completely leave behind the contemporary Heaven's Prides of Zhetian, and even before the Emperor Realm, there would not be too many obstacles.

Opening his mouth slightly, the Yi Qi dispersing around gathered into a stream and flowed into Jiang Xuan's mouth.

"Hmm?"

A hint of unusual color flashed in Jiang Xuan's eyes; with great interest he looked toward the vast, indistinct Void.

"What martial art is this, that mere cultivation possesses such Momentum?"

From the indistinct Void came a gentle voice like water; immediately, a figure walked slowly forward, with willow waist and fine eyebrows, white clothes whiter than snow, skin like congealed fat—she was a peerlessly beautiful woman.

"No one would have thought that the Demon intent on changing Heaven and Earth was actually a delicate, gentle, unparalleled woman of the ages."

Without responding to the newcomer's doubt, Jiang Xuan looked at the woman, his gaze appreciative and admiring.

A mere woman, a legend of the martial world; beneath an appearance that inspired protectiveness lay an aura that terrified everyone.

Formless and impermanent, seeming real yet illusory, the fierce and the yin coexisting, the domineering and the gentle sharing existence. Beneath the exquisite Rhyme Flavor and delicate posture lay invincible Confidence that looked down upon all living beings.

"Do you know me?"

Bai Suzhen doubted; for over a hundred years, she had gone from death to life and had never appeared before the eyes of the world—no one should know of her existence.

"Hundreds of years ago, the Bu Shen Clan produced a peerless genius who broke the Forty Great Limits, created the Moving Heaven Divine Art, achieved an alternative form of Longevity, and called himself an Eternal Immortal God."

"The God's wife Bai Suzhen was no ordinary person either; as a woman she ascended to the realm of legend in the martial world. The two were once deeply in love, but later the God tried to kill his wife with poisoned wine mixed with a thousand strange poisons. They turned against each other and became mortal enemies."

"Thinking the great trouble in his heart was removed, he did not expect Bai Suzhen to be stunningly talented; her self-created World-Destroying Demon Body was incomparably wondrous, and the thousand strange poisons could not poison Bai Suzhen to death."

"After thousands of lonely days and nights, Bai Suzhen finally forced all the strange poisons out of her body in the cold, gloomy tomb."

"When she awoke and walked out of the tomb, the outside world had changed with the Wind and Cloud. She wanted to find her daughter, but learned the terrible news that her daughter had died. More than twenty years had passed in the outside world; her daughter had grown up and had her own thoughts, wanting to pursue her own love. To that God, this was tantamount to Betrayal, a provocation of his majesty as a God."

"Thus, Bai Suzhen's daughter died, personally struck down by her father in the name of disrespecting the God-father."

"New grudges and old hatreds, the two losses of Bai Suzhen, filled that God's wife with boundless Resentment Qi; she wanted to eat Divine Flesh and drink Divine Blood."

"Forcing out the thousand strange poisons exhausted all of Bai Suzhen's Internal Force, and the World-Destroying Demon Body consequently lost its power. Time passed slowly; at this time she was merely a withered old person on the verge of decay. But after all, she was the wisest woman on the Dadi of Shen Zhou. Bai Suzhen broke the shackles and was reborn; in just over ten days, she comprehended the Earthly Extreme Maha opposing the Heavenly Extreme Maha, while the God spent over a hundred years to comprehend the Heavenly Extreme Maha."

"In the last days of her life, Bai Suzhen further created the Six Great Demon Crossings, transferring her strength, spirit, will, and belief—everything—onto another young body, achieving an alternative form of Longevity."

"Her great wisdom and great perseverance are admirable; she is respectable and worthy of admiration."

Finishing his words, Jiang Xuan's expression was full of admiration. Such wisdom and talent—she was indeed the most stunning woman of Shen Zhou for thousands of years. Bai Suzhen was simply the Ruthless Emperor of the Fengyun World.

"I wonder whether to call you Bai Suzhen, or your real name?"

The Six Great Demon Crossings were ultimately not a true method of Longevity. All who inherited Bai Suzhen's Essence Qi Spirit would have their will, spirit, and belief assimilated by Bai Suzhen's will; they were themselves, yet not completely themselves.

"The past cannot be chased; the original me has already passed away. Now there is only Demon Lord Bai Suzhen."

A gentle voice sounded; Bai Suzhen's expression was calm, revealing nothing of what she was thinking.

"So, you do not go to seek the Dragon Origin, but instead come to find me—what is the reason? You seem not at all worried that the God will find the Dragon Origin. If the God consumes a Dragon Origin, you will have not a single chance for revenge."

At this time, Jiang Xuan became doubtful instead. The Dragon Origin was scattered, divided into seven; everyone rushed toward it. Finding the Dragon Origin meant immediate Eternal Immortality and a violent increase in Internal Force. This Bai Suzhen was irreconcilable with the God; logically she should seek the Dragon Origin to suppress or even kill the God. Yet for some reason she gave up seeking the Dragon Origin and instead came here to find him.

"Whether it is the God or other Myth Realm beings, none can walk out of this Jiu Kong Wu Jie, is that not so?"

Jiang Xuan's expression stiffened slightly, and he laughed:

"Indeed, all Demons who enter this Jiu Kong Wu Jie must die. But you have not answered my first question: why did you come to find me?"

(Chapter End)