Cultivation begins with separation.

Chapter 359 Yi Ling Arrives
The Nine Netherworld Raven's gaze fell upon the bloody longsword. No, the longsword had now completely stabilized, and the individual sword spirits within it could combine into a massive combined sword spirit, capable of completely unifying the scattered power.

And this longsword also got its name: the Spirit-Slaying Sword.

The Soul-Slaying Sword has three abilities.

The first is the ability to infinitely increase the number of sword spirits inherited from the Yellow Heaven Immortal Vine. To be precise, it is because the upper limit is very high, which is close to infinitely increasing the number of sword spirits. Moreover, those sword spirits can become stronger by killing.

The second ability is a partial inheritance of the Black Mist Calamity's abilities. It can transform living beings into blood mist puppets, suppress magical spells and supernatural powers, and also corrupt magical treasures, spiritual treasures, and even supreme treasures. If they are corrupted by the blood mist for a long time, there is a certain probability that they will be corrupted and lose their power.

The third ability is the twisted evolution power inherited from the power of the Milky Way. It can use the blood of living beings to create an evolutionary blood sea, forcibly twisting and evolving to enhance the strength of living beings. However, this ability has extremely powerful side effects.

Enhancing strength comes at the cost of consuming a being's potential and even other unseen things. Moreover, beings who use this ability have a high probability of losing their minds. Even if they retain their minds, they will be forcibly bound to a sword slave due to the fusion of the Blood Sea's power.

The Nine Netherworld Crow was bound by the sea of ​​blood within the Spirit-Slaying Sword.

Of course, the Nine Netherworld Crow is a true spirit, so even the power of a supreme treasure cannot be fully utilized on it. Not only can it not be enslaved at will, but even the power of the contract is slowly fading.

It is conceivable that one day, the power of the contract will be slowly eradicated by the true spirit.

However, if the Slaughter Sword has a host, it can still suppress the other party's power of contract before the other party removes it.

As the Nine Netherworld Crow looked down from high above.

On the blade of the Slaughter Sword, eyes of varying sizes opened and looked at the Nine Netherworld Crow.

At the same time, the Slaughter Sword exuded a ferocious and evil aura.

High in the sky, the Nine Netherworld Crow felt that its body had almost recovered. Refining the vitality of a sea area had also increased its magical power.

Having lost his immense magical power, and possessing only the power of his soul, he was unable to unleash many of the most energy-intensive supernatural abilities.

However, even so, the Nine Netherworld Raven, which had lived for countless years, was still confident in suppressing the Spirit-Slaying Sword below, which had no host.

Countless solid swords flew through the air, and one by one, blood mist creatures emerged from the blood mist.

Each living being either holds a sword or wields dozens or hundreds of longswords.

The most peculiar are the big-headed dwarfs. Most of them can control thousands or even tens of thousands of longswords, using them to form sword formations or giant mechanical war puppets.

Before long, the sky was filled with all sorts of creatures wielding swords and a massive mechanical army.

True spirits can temporarily break free from the contract of the Slaughtering Sword, while other black mist creatures, after transforming into blood mist creatures, become the sword spirits of the Slaughtering Sword and cannot defy its will.

The enormous shadow projected onto Qinghai began to expand, then formed an incredibly huge phantom of a ten-headed bird that enveloped the Spirit Slaughtering Sword, along with the swords and sword slaves it commanded.

In the boundless darkness of the shadows, endless shadow swords and shadow sword slaves are generated.

In the Shadow of Death, there is no source of spiritual energy, nor any of the substances necessary for living beings to sustain their physiological needs. Any living being that enters this place can only survive by relying on the energy within its body. If that energy is depleted, it will eventually die among the endless, life-stealing shadow crows.

The Nine Netherworld Crow possesses many supernatural abilities, but its most famous is the Shadow of Death.

This supernatural power can not only cause widespread damage, but it can also generate shadow opponents, or even shadows of spells and magical artifacts, that are weaker than the creatures within it, gradually wearing down the creatures within.

Of course, although the Shadow of Death is a powerful divine ability, the actual body of the Slaughter Sword was not projected.

The cultivation time of the Nine Netherworld Crow cannot be simply calculated by its age, because when they are in slumber and their souls enter the Netherworld, they can also cultivate various supernatural powers and secret techniques or study various kinds of knowledge within it.

The Netherworld is a very peculiar space, a special space that only souls can enter. Time within it is extremely chaotic; sometimes thousands or tens of thousands of years can pass in the outside world in the blink of an eye, and sometimes a blink of an eye can pass in the outside world in the blink of an eye.

Many of the Nine Netherworld Crow's supernatural powers are integrated into the Shadow of Death.

If it were at its peak, it could even produce projections of supreme treasures or true spirits.

It can also briefly alter the flow of time within the Shadow of Death, allowing beings within it to traverse hundreds or thousands of years in an instant, thus destroying enemies by reducing their lifespan.

However, now that the Nine Netherworld Crow's magical power has basically disappeared, it can no longer use many powerful supernatural abilities, which is why it didn't pursue those few Dao Integration True Immortals before.

If you can't deal with a true immortal, you naturally can't deal with the Slaughtering Sword either.

However, the Nine Netherworld Crow did not intend to forcibly suppress the Slaughter Sword, but rather to prevent the original owner of this treasure from taking it away.

In the Shadow of Death, the Slaughtering Sword controls thousands of swords and a mechanical army to fight against the same shadow creations. Its own eyes look around aimlessly, but it can never find a way to escape its predicament.

The power of the Slaughtering Sword merged into the Nine Netherworld Raven's body, allowing the Nine Netherworld Raven to always sense the location of the Slaughtering Sword's true form.

Although the Slaughter Sword is a supreme treasure for killing, it is relatively new, and its three powerful abilities have not yet worked together perfectly. In addition, without a living host to control it, it is difficult to unleash its full potential.

Without a host to control it, the Slaughter Sword contains countless sword spirits. The core sword spirit is divided into three parts, each possessing one of the most precious abilities. Even if the sword spirits combine into a whole, they cannot perfectly use all three abilities.

Thus, as the shadow of death slowly shrank, it seemed that the Slaughtering Sword was about to be absorbed into the shadow by the Nine Netherworld Raven.

Beneath the Qinghai Lake, Yi Qing, who had been watching the Slaughtering Sword, could no longer sit still. For the sake of this sword, she had used all the living beings in the Qinghai Lake, including humans, as nourishment.

Other living beings are one thing, but so many people can't have died in vain.

"what you up to?
This is a true spirit's innate divine power. Your Heavenly River Weak Water can submerge all things, but it is more effective on tangible matter, and secondly on energy. It has little effect on intangible things like shadows.

I told you before, if you didn't act now, that treasure would be taken away. You didn't believe me, but it's no use worrying now."

Yi Qing couldn't help but roll her eyes. Number Two had said before that it had been taken away by "someone," so she naturally didn't believe that those few Dao Integration True Immortals could take away that bloody longsword. Who would have thought that the true spirit that flew out of the longsword would turn around and take away the treasure? This was something Yi Qing never expected.

After hearing what Number Two said, Yi Qing quickly calmed down.

Upon closer reflection, it seems I really have no way to deal with that true spirit.

His own supernatural powers were useless against the Milky Way and the Weak Water, and probably useless against the Zerg as well.

The supernatural power of those ten-headed birds is similar to my own; it is the type that relies on numbers to win.

However, the opponent's realm is above his own, and their supernatural powers are even stronger. He really can't think of a way to break through the opponent's supernatural powers in the short term.

Thinking about it, Yi Qing looked at Number Two.

Number Two shook his head.
"I'm not good at fighting to begin with, so I have even less chance of winning against a true spirit."

Don't count on me.

Upon hearing this, Yi Qing sighed.

She did not recognize the spirit before her, nor had she seen any information about its supernatural abilities in the Taoist academy.

Even at their peak, the true spirit above might not be stronger than the true dragon and the heavenly phoenix.

However, Yi Qing would rather encounter a true dragon or a heavenly phoenix.

Because true spirits like dragons and phoenixes are more common in the void, and even the guardian spirits of the immortal kingdom include a five-clawed golden dragon.

Among the True Spirits, the True Dragon and the Heavenly Phoenix have the most information collected in the Immortal Kingdom.

The more she knows, the less afraid she is, no matter how strong the opponent is.

Just like how she dared to go into the Nine-Headed Dragon's magical realm back then.

Faced with a true spirit she knew absolutely nothing about, she really didn't dare to recklessly rush into its supernatural powers.

"If the hourglass were still intact, I would still be confident in dealing with this true spirit."

Unfortunately, Yi Yan lost the hourglass of time.

I wonder when they will bring the Dragon Transformation Pool back.

My insects are becoming increasingly powerless against Dao-Merging Immortals and True Spirits. I hope the Dragon Transformation Pool can allow my insect nest to undergo another transformation.

Just when Yi Qing was about to give up.

A blazing sun rises over Qinghai, and within its rays, countless gods and Buddhas pray.

The dazzling light pierced the darkness, penetrating the shadow of death.

"Nanming Li Huo, when did Yi Ling return to Qingzhou?"

Yi Qing immediately recognized who the user of that supernatural power was.

High in the sky.

Yi Ling and Jiu You Ming Ya stood facing each other.

Yi Ling's body was enveloped in scorching white flames, radiating boundless light.

The Nine Netherworld Ravens, shrouded in darkness, are fighting against the light of flames.

Yi Ling smiled.

"There's no need to resist anymore. If you were at your peak, I might not be your match."

But now, your magical power is practically nonexistent, and my supernatural abilities are precisely what counter you. Under my boundless light, your shadow has nowhere to hide, and similarly, even if your soul is in the shadow realm, it is clearly visible to me.

At this moment, Yi Ling was in a good mood.

He thought he had come here to fight against the True Immortals of the Dao.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving in Qinghai, they encountered a True Spirit whose strength had been greatly diminished.

The Immortal Kingdom has studied the Dao-Merging True Immortals, and similarly, the Dao-Merging True Immortals who originated from the Immortal Kingdom have also studied modern cultivation.

Even facing a True Immortal who has reached the Dao Integration Realm, Yi Ling felt it was a tough challenge.

The true spirit before me might be stronger than many Dao-merging immortals.

However, I happen to be able to control the other party.

Yi Ling didn't recognize this true spirit, but she did recognize the longevity tortoise that followed her.

After the Longevity Turtle transmitted the information about the Nine Netherworld Crow to Yi Ling, Yi Ling felt that this creature was truly powerful. Encountering it was like encountering its nemesis, and he couldn't imagine that he would lose.

(End of this chapter)