Chapter 829: Chapter 67 Installment Payment

“Innate Tai Yin Energy my foot,” the Suming Sword sneered, “after being polluted and purified again, it has long lost its innate rank, at most it can only be considered as Acquired Tai Yin Qi.”

“However…” Its voice subtly paused, “for you, it is indeed a rare benefit.”

“Oh?” Wei Dongliu asked curiously, “I would like to hear the details.”

“If we assess by rank and purity, the lowest rank is inevitably turbid qi,” the Suming Sword replied. “Refined turbid qi becomes Demonic Qi; when compressed and condensed, it becomes Demon Origin.”

“Ascending further, there are Lesser Yin, Shangyin, and so on… Tai Yin is the highest rank among them, the most pure Yin energy. Do you think it will be useful to you?”

“In that case, it indeed sounds useful,” Wei Dongliu thought, considering that this Yin energy and Demonic Qi came from the same source, yet this was of a much higher rank and purity, it must be of great benefit to his Chaotic Demon Body.

“It’s not only useful for you, but it’s also a great supplement for me,” the Suming Sword said leisurely, “Later, I will guide you to find the place in this area with the highest concentration of Yin energy.”

After Luo Daolong gave a few more irrelevant remarks, he quietly left.

No sooner had he departed than the Suming Sword immediately commanded:

“Continue forward!”

“Turn left, hurry up!”

“Keep going, keep going… hey, you’ve gone too far!”

“Can’t you speak more clearly?” Wei Dongliu couldn’t bear it anymore, “Ah Jing, teach it how to report coordinates properly!”

The Kunlun Mirror, left with no choice, murmured a few words to the Suming Sword, then displayed the distribution of Tai Yin Energy in the vicinity.

Being accustomed to scanning, Wei Dongliu was very familiar with this way of doing things. He quickly followed the route, turning left and right, and finally arrived at the place where the Tai Yin Energy was most concentrated.

As soon as he settled into meditation and began breathing exercises, he immediately recognized the extraordinariness of this energy.

If ordinary Demonic Qi and Demon Origin were likened to mint candies or chewing gum, then this Tai Yin Energy was like frosting, like industrial-grade sweetener, many times more concentrated than the ordinary Demonic Qi and Demon Origin!

As he breathed in the Tai Yin Energy, it was like drinking sweet, refreshing dew on a hot summer day, making Wei Dongliu feel exhilaratingly comfortable. Consequently, he fully activated his Chaotic Demon Body, with his red hair becoming redder and his double pupils deepening, swallowing and siphoning the surrounding Tai Yin Energy. His cultivation level surged dramatically.

“Don’t be too hasty, leave some for me!” Seeing his unseemly greed, the Tai Yin Suming Sword could not care less about its own image, hastily starting to absorb the surrounding Tai Yin Energy as well.

Time passed, unknown how long.

Wei Dongliu abruptly awoke from his deep meditative state, hearing the sound of a bell outside–it was one hour since.

He hastily inspected himself internally, examining his cultivation, only to find that the Dantian inside his abdomen was now completely empty.

The Golden Core, gone!

Of course, the disappearance of the Golden Core was not without reason; it had been refined until it dispersed into his inner sea and no longer formed a solid state.

In Wei Dongliu’s Dantian, although the Golden Core was gone and it was dark, there were specks of dim starlight, like the stars on a night sky, known as the “Obscure Weave Rank.”

Next, as long as he could successfully transcend the Heavenly Tribulation, he would be able to reassemble all the scattered energy into a Nascent Soul, capable of housing his soul!

Considering Wei Dongliu’s First Grade Golden Core, the difficulty of the Nascent Infant Heavenly Tribulation would likely far exceed the challenges of the entire Golden Core Realm cultivation.

Recalling the situation of his last Golden Core Tribulation, Wei Dongliu decided that he needed to find a treasured land, prepare many magic artifact resources, and only when everything was fully in place, he could begin to attempt the dangerous challenge.

Before that, it’s best to take it slowly.

“How goes your cultivation, Wei Dao You?” Seeing Wei Dongliu’s divine glow restrained and his aura rich, Long Eyebrow Immortal immediately knew his cultivation level had greatly advanced and congratulated him, “It appears you’ve made a breakthrough, very joyous and congratulatory indeed.”

“Many thanks to the Sect Leader for your blessings,” Wei Dongliu said with a cupped-fist salute.

“No need for formalities,” Long Eyebrow Immortal waved his hand with a smile, “Now that your cultivation has greatly improved, the Sect happens to have an urgent task that requires your attention.”

Wei Dongliu: ……….

I knew it would be like this!

“The Tai Yin Sword Master of Shushan has made an unexpected appearance,” Long Eyebrow Immortal said gravely, “Two of our Sect’s elder-level figures have fallen at the hands of the Tai Yin Sword Master.”

“However, the Tai Yin Sword Master’s cultivation is low and thus cannot unleash the full power of the Tai Yin Suming Sword. Therefore, the Shushan Shangqing Faction is searching for a strange object called ‘Yunmeng Sword Scabbard’.”

“Your mission is to lead six elite disciples to prevent Shushan from obtaining the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard!”

What kind of Sword Box is this Yunmeng Sword Scabbard that I’ve never even heard of it? Wei Dongliu kept to himself, curious to know:

“What is the origin of this Yunmeng Sword Scabbard that Shushan would go to such lengths to find it?”

“I am not sure myself,” Long Eyebrow Immortal shook his head, “It is said that this Sword Box can be pre-charged with True Yuan, so that during sword control, the Sword Box’s True Yuan would be consumed first, thus not depleting the Sword Master’s own True Yuan.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Dongliu was initially stunned but then quickly understood the implications.

Why is the Tai Yin Suming Sword difficult to wield? The reason is the consumption is too great; it cannot be sustained by anyone below the Immortal Rank.

But with the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard, couldn’t Immortals inject sufficient Immortal Rank True Yuan each time? That way, the sword could be used freely, couldn’t it?

Nice, Long Eyebrow Immortal, you have once wronged me greatly, and now you will serve as my fueling station to atone for it!

Seeing Wei Dongliu with furrowed brows, Long Eyebrow Immortal thought he too understood the high stakes involved, so he continued with a sigh:

“Should the Tai Yin Sword Master obtain this Sword Box, it would be akin to giving wings to a tiger. To contend with Shushan, however, the combined efforts of the Six Paths are indispensable.”

“Since you are the leader of the Six Paths, you should call upon them to jointly resist Shushan.”

“Hmm.” Wei Dongliu nodded slightly, agreeing to the task.

Not to mention anything else, even if Long Eyebrow Immortal hadn’t provided this information, he himself would still have to prevent Shushan from acquiring the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard.

Why? Because once Ling Yunpo has unlimited use of the Tai Yin Suming Sword, would Shushan let him keep loafing about, reaping the benefits? Certainly not.

And if Ling Yunpo were to show his might while away, it would no doubt further diminish Qiu Changtian’s authority… In short, Ling Yunpo must not publicly obtain the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard!

Of course, acquiring it in an underhanded way, and using it secretly, is another matter. For instance, if Wei Dongliu encounters a powerful enemy and can’t overcome them, it would be perfectly normal to draw out the Tai Yin Suming Sword… and if even the Tai Yin Suming Sword came out, taking out the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard would also be a perfectly normal thing to do, right?

As for charging it, one can’t let any Immortal to do it, otherwise, it would be tantamount to exposing the existence of the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard.

But I can have Ah Jing charge it!

“Is there a possibility that letting me charge the Sword Box for you and directly providing energy for you to use the Summoning Sword are actually no different?” the Kunlun Mirror asked helplessly.

“Not exactly,” Wei Dongliu explained, “The latter is akin to paying in full up front, while the former is like installment payments. Can these be the same to you? Oh, I forgot, Ah Jing, you are like a tycoon when it comes to spiritual energy reserves, so it might indeed be better to directly provide me with spiritual power…”

“Scram!”