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Chapter 290 Destruction and Reconstruction: Stripping Away the Metallic Nature

The old man at the Purple Mansion Realm waved his hand and unleashed a dark light, shattering the ice arrow. He then attempted to kill Xu Zhan.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Xuan immediately sneered, "If you dare to attack him, I won't be polite either."

"Let's see who can withstand the attack from the Purple Mansion first, your Golden Core cultivator or that Body Cultivator brat."

As she spoke, she drew back the great bow in her hand again, simultaneously conjuring three arrows and aiming them at Wei Chengyu and the others.

Locked onto by the arrow, the expressions of the several Golden Core Realm cultivators from the Tribulation Fire Sect all changed.

The old man at the Purple Mansion Realm also understood.

He had to stop the little girl himself, and as for the fifth-realm body cultivator, he could only leave it to Wei Chengyu and the others to deal with.

"Don't worry, Junior Brother Chen. If we join forces, we can deal with this kid without much trouble."

Wei Chengyu's words also gave the old man in the Purple Mansion some confidence.

Although his cultivation level was only at the late Golden Core stage, Wei Chengyu was, after all, the reincarnation of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and his strength was far beyond that of an ordinary late Golden Core cultivator.

As the old man flashed, his wide robe suddenly billowed out!
In an instant, a hurricane of black smoke, mixed with scarlet flames, blew toward Zhou Xuan!

The old man demonstrated his skillful control over the power of laws from the very first move.

Using wind to control fire, the wind and fire complement each other, while also employing the technique of beacon fires to create this bizarre attack method.

This move, besides being a deadly attack hidden in the smoke of war, can also obscure the enemy's senses, conceal oneself, and be ready to launch the next attack at any time.

Zhou Xuan seemed surprised that the old man would use such a move right from the start.

Seeing the thick smoke sweeping towards him like a pack of wolves howling, he immediately took out a small ice shield and threw it into the air.

The transparent ice shield spun around in the air a few times before transforming into an ice wall several meters long and wide, directly blocking the path of the smoke.

"Six Ding Divine Puppet, find that guy!"

Having blocked the advance of the smoke, Zhou Xuan then made a hand seal, causing the three Six Ding Divine Puppets behind him to bypass the ice wall and rush into the surrounding smoke, forcing the old man out.

The Six Ding Divine Puppet is a superior technique of the Ice God Palace.

The six statues in Zhou Xuan's hands were all refined by her with a great deal of effort.

Even ordinary immortal cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm would find the Six Ding Divine Puppets a headache.

She had been unlucky before, encountering Xu Zhan, a peak fifth-level body cultivator, and losing two of her own, which truly pained her.

Not long after the three Six Ding Divine Puppets rushed into the smoke, a fierce collision sound came from the thick black smoke that made it impossible to see one's own hand in front of one's face.

Sensing this, Zhou Xuan's face lit up with joy. He made a series of hand seals and used the three Six Ding Divine Puppets to wage a war of attrition against the old man from the Purple Mansion of the Calamity Fire Sect.

Meanwhile, Xu Zhan on the other side was like a blood-soaked war god, his whole body radiating blood and energy, wielding the Ink Horn Poison Dragon Spear and charging wildly under the siege of Wei Chengyu and several Golden Core cultivators!

To prevent the remaining nine cultivators of the Tribulation Fire Sect at the late stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm and the Perfected Fetal Breathing Realm from attacking Shen Chongzhen and his companions, he immediately pulled all thirteen of them into the battle, causing the nine Tribulation Fire Sect cultivators at the Fetal Breathing Realm to be caught off guard and desperately defend themselves.

Wei Chengyu and the other four Golden Core cultivators naturally wouldn't stand by and watch their disciples be slaughtered at will, so they could only spare some of their energy to help resist.

This is exactly what Xu Zhan wanted to see.

This would allow them to use the nine Nascent Soul cultivators to their advantage, thus restraining some of the Golden Core cultivators, and also keep the nine of them from dealing with Shen Chongzhen.

They can even take advantage of gaps in the opponent's defense to easily kill one or two of them.

"The robes this person is wearing are at least of the highest grade, as stiff as a turtle shell!"

One of the middle-aged men among the five Golden Core cultivators of the Calamity Fire Sect saw Xu Zhan withstand his sword light and pierce through the disciple at the Perfected Nascent Soul stage with a single spear thrust, and immediately cursed angrily.

Wei Chengyu never expected that the Shen family would possess a high-grade magic robe, and that they would waste such a valuable item by giving it to a body cultivator who didn't need a magic artifact!

In his opinion, this was simply not something a human being could do!
High-grade magic robes are extremely valuable; in the hands of immortal cultivators, such treasures can provide far greater protection than basic defense.

"Heaven-Burning Technique!"

"The magic array that can't activate the robe means that this thing is just an iron turtle shell on him!"

"Roast him with the Heaven-Burning Technique!"

After a moment's thought, Wei Chengyu found a way to deal with Xu Zhan.

In an instant, the five Golden Core cultivators present unleashed powerful fire-attribute spells, summoning vast swathes of flames shimmering with a faint golden light to engulf Xu Zhan!

The surrounding ice, frozen for countless years, was rapidly melted by the terrifying flames, and a large amount of water vapor filled the air, instantly turning the scene into chaos.

"A bunch of idiots, have you finally realized it?"

Amidst the sea of ​​fire, Xu Zhan's lips curled into a smile, and then, taking advantage of the flames' cover, he suddenly darted out!

The spear, carrying immense force, slammed down on the middle-aged Golden Core cultivator who was protecting the remaining few Nascent Soul cultivators!

The Golden Core cultivator dared not take the attack head-on and could only dodge it.

boom!
The spear, enveloped in blood flames, smashed countless cracks into the ice below!

The spear in Xu Zhan's hand suddenly transformed into a lifelike dragon of blood and qi, roaring and sweeping towards the enemy's several Nascent Soul cultivators amidst the icy chaos!
This change clearly exceeded the expectations of the Golden Core cultivator from the Calamity Fire Sect.

"Shameless!"

"stop!"

Several people immediately shouted and rushed forward, trying to stop Xu Zhan from slaughtering the nine Nascent Soul disciples.

Seeing that one of the Golden Core cultivators was moving extremely fast and had already caught up with the long dragon of blood and qi formed by the Ink Horn Poison Dragon Spear, Xu Zhan's lips suddenly curled up and his arms suddenly shook!
A streak of blood energy suddenly flew out, forcefully manipulating the long dragon of blood energy to complete a magnificent turn in the void!

hold head high!
With a roar, the dragon of qi and blood turned its head and bit directly into the body of the Golden Core cultivator who was chasing after it!
With a single strike, a long dragon of blood and qi pierced through his body!

The Golden Core cultivator from the Calamity Fire Sect suddenly froze, then turned to look at Xu Zhan with some disbelief.

"you……"

boom!
Before he could finish speaking, his body exploded!

He only realized when he died that the other party's target from beginning to end was not those few disciples of the Fetal Breathing stage.

His physical body was shattered by the terrifying power carried by the Ink Horn Poison Dragon Spear, and a golden light suddenly flew out from the broken flesh and blood, turning into a stream of light and flying away into the distance.

That was the golden core within this Golden Core cultivator's body.

Seeing this, Xu Zhan did not pursue them.

In reality, there was no opportunity to pursue it.

Because the other four Golden Core Realm cultivators from the Tribulation Fire Sect had already surrounded and attacked, in order to buy time for the Golden Core cultivator who had lost his physical body to escape, the four of them naturally would not give Xu Zhan a chance to get away.

"Be careful, everyone! This kid is too cunning!"

Five against one, and not long after the fight began, Wei Chengyu had already lost a Golden Core cultivator. His expression turned extremely grim.

After reminding the remaining three, he immediately took out a large, dark seal from his storage bag!

The seal gleamed with a faint light, as if it were cast from black iron, and as smooth as black jade.

After taking out the precious seal, Wei Chengyu flashed back dozens of feet, then quickly made hand seals and poured a large amount of spiritual power into the seal!
As spiritual energy was injected, the eerie light on the surface of the dark seal grew stronger and stronger.

Before long, the void within dozens of miles was shrouded in eerie light.

Xu Zhan also keenly sensed that this eerie light was definitely not a good thing, but just as he was about to move away, his figure was already enveloped by the eerie light.

Surrounded by this eerie, ghostly light, he suddenly felt as if a terrifying mountain was pressing down on him, or as if he had fallen into some kind of viscous swamp.

Every movement requires a great deal of strength!

Sensing this, his expression suddenly changed drastically!

Body cultivators are not immortal cultivators; their attacks mostly rely on movement techniques and moves.

Now that his body is severely restricted, it is difficult for him to fully utilize his strength.

On the other side, Wei Chengyu seemed surprised that Xu Zhan had fallen for his trick so easily. Seeing the large amount of scarlet blood and qi spreading across Xu Zhan's body as he struggled to break free from the ghostly light, Wei Chengyu suddenly sneered.

"Heh... I thought you were a remarkable person, but I never imagined you were just a fool with brute force but no brains."

"This triple sunflower watermark was obtained by me on the return journey cliff back then. It is indeed very useful for dealing with beings like you who only have brute force."

Standing in the void, Wei Chengyu wore an expression of absolute confidence.

"Alright, let's attack together and kill him as soon as possible before going to help your Uncle Chen."

In his view, Xu Zhan, suppressed by the triple sunflower watermark, was now like a fish on a chopping board.

The remaining three Golden Core cultivators of the Calamity Fire Sect could easily kill him if they went all out.

In the dim light, Xu Zhan had already used his own blood and qi to the limit, but he still couldn't do anything to this strange seal, and he understood what was going on.

This thing was probably made specifically for body cultivators or ferocious beasts that rely solely on physical strength.

Seeing that the other three cultivators from the Calamity Fire Sect were already forming hand seals to prepare powerful spells, he dared not delay.

After stopping struggling, a large amount of malevolent energy suddenly surged out of his body!
This time, the demonic creature didn't even bother with the step of manifesting its form; after its malevolent aura spread, it directly enveloped the demonic creature's body.

"Uncle-Master Wei, this..."

As Xu Zhan's body disappeared into the dense baleful aura, one of the Golden Core cultivators who was preparing a spell frowned.

Wei Chengyu sneered, "It's alright, I can sense that he's still in the same spot. Quickly kill him!"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Core cultivator immediately formed a hand seal.

Under the manipulation of the three Golden Core cultivators, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth formed storms of spiritual energy.

In a short while, all three of them had their spells ready.

"go with!"

With a loud shout, one of the Golden Core cultivators waved his hand, and a giant sword nearly a thousand feet long suddenly appeared in the void above his head!
The giant sword was entirely crimson, like a red-hot iron, its surface covered with intricate patterns, and it slashed toward Xu Zhan's body with an invincible momentum!

The other Golden Core cultivator unleashed a spell that resembled a lifelike fire python!
The python was over a hundred feet long. With each flick of its scarlet tongue, large amounts of magma flowed from its mouth, dripping onto the ice below and instantly scalding holes through it.

The last Golden Core cultivator used the most unremarkable secret technique.

It was a ball of grayish-white flame.

Although the eerie grayish-white flames looked like flames, the surrounding mist quickly condensed into layers of frost as it approached, falling from the void.

The three of them unleashed their spells almost simultaneously at the location of the malevolent energy, aiming to kill Xu Zhan, who was hiding within it, on the spot!

The fire python was extremely fast. Its body, glowing with pale golden flames, swam through the void a few times before hissing and darting into the malevolent energy.

However, the dramatic fluctuations that were expected did not occur.

The fiery python, which had been roaring as it charged into the malevolent aura, seemed to have its neck grabbed and its cries abruptly stopped!

The Golden Core cultivator who was controlling the fire python's expression changed slightly. He immediately made a series of hand seals, wanting the fire python to launch its next attack.

No matter how he manipulated it, the fire python that burrowed into the evil energy was never able to cause any more trouble.

As the Golden Core cultivator controlling the fire python frowned, the thousand-foot-long giant sword of flame followed closely behind and slashed down!
The flaming giant sword slashed towards the dense mass of malevolent energy as if splitting the heavens and earth.

boom!
A terrifying explosion rang out!
The energy ripples from the explosion shook the entire icy cavern.

The sound of fine cracking ice was incessant. Visibly, numerous tiny cracks suddenly appeared in the hard ice surrounding the ice cave, and they were spreading rapidly.

"Should he be dead?"

"Third Senior Brother's Binghuo Demon-Slaying Sword possesses unparalleled power."

"Even if this person is a body cultivator with a powerful physique, it is absolutely impossible for him to survive this attack."

"Foolish! He's still alive!"

The other two Golden Core cultivators had just breathed a sigh of relief when Wei Chengyu, who was manipulating the Triple Sunflower Water Seal, shouted angrily.

At this moment, he could sense that Xu Zhan, amidst the dense murderous aura, was not only still alive, but his strength also seemed to have increased dramatically!
Upon hearing this, all three of them were taken aback.

Before they could react, the murderous aura surrounding Xu Zhan began to dissipate, revealing a terrifying monster over three zhang tall, covered in fine scales!

The monster held the thousand-foot-long Binghuo Demon-Slaying Sword in one hand, while its other hand gripped the neck of the fire python tightly.

Upon seeing this, the three Golden Core cultivators were utterly horrified.

"Second Senior Brother, make your move quickly!"

The Golden Core cultivator who was wielding the Binghuo Demon-Slaying Sword was the first to react and immediately urged the old man holding the gray-white flames to make a move.

Upon hearing this, a ruthless glint flashed in the old man's eyes, and he hurled the grayish-white flame!

In the distance, Xu Zhan, who had merged with the evil demon, glanced at the grayish-white flames and immediately felt a burning sensation in his soul.

"What the hell is this?"

As he pondered this in his heart, he also knew that he must not let the eerie flames touch him.

Roar!
With a roar, he exerted force with his right hand, forcing the thousand-foot-long Binghuo Demon-Slaying Sword back several feet. Before the giant sword could press down again, his right hand quickly transformed from a palm into a fist and slammed out!

boom!
The moment Xu Zhan's fist, carrying immense force, slammed the Demon-Slaying Sword back, his body also flashed instantly, dodging the Demon-Slaying Sword's attack range, and swung the fire python in his left hand to smash towards the flying gray-white flames!
The imagined violent collision did not occur.

When the gray-white flame collided with the fire python, it seemed as if it had no physical form, remaining unaffected and still flickering as it flew towards his body.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhan was taken aback for a moment, then exerted force with his palm and crushed the fire python!
The terrifying energy contained within the fire python exploded before them, finally having some effect on the grayish-white flames.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhan suddenly opened his mouth, which was covered in fangs, and spewed out a thick stream of malevolent energy at the flickering gray-white flames!

His original intention was to take advantage of the unstable gray-white flames caused by the earlier explosion of the fire python and blow them away with a burst of malevolent energy.

Who would have thought that the gray-white flames, when blown by the evil energy, were not directly dispersed, but instead burned even more fiercely.

And while Xu Zhan was stunned, the burning gray-white flames quickly entered his mouth along with the evil aura blowing in!

At this moment, Xu Zhan was greatly alarmed!

These grayish-white flames were already quite eerie; just one glance was enough to feel a burning pain in one's soul.

Now, if it's directly put into its own mouth, isn't that like playing with fire?

Xu Zhan instinctively wanted to spit it out.

But at this moment, the demon he had merged with seemed to be experiencing an instinctive desire.

Xu Zhan was somewhat puzzled, but the demon didn't give him time to react and swallowed the gray-white flame directly.

"Not good, my Bone-Melting Netherfire!"

On the other side, the Golden Core elder of the Calamity Fire Sect, who was manipulating the gray-white flames, was originally looking at Xu Zhan and the monster formed by the fusion of the evil demon with excitement, thinking that he was ignorant of death and actually wanted to devour his Bone-Melting Netherfire.

The next moment, feeling the connection between himself and the Bone-Melting Netherfire being severed, the smugness on his face instantly froze.

Before he could figure out what was going on, he suddenly saw grayish-white flames erupting from the body of the terrifying monster that was three zhang tall in the distance!
“This…this, this!”

"Second Senior Brother, what happened?"

"That thing not only devoured your Bone-Melting Netherfire, but also... it used it on itself!?"

The three of them looked puzzled.

Even Wei Chengyu, the reincarnation of the Nascent Soul True Lord, was stunned at this moment.

The Bone-Melting Netherfire is a type of yin fire, and in terms of its terror, it is almost comparable to the Samadhi True Fire among yang fires.

Moreover, because it is Yin Fire, it can ignore many defenses and directly attack the soul. In some cases, the Bone-Melting Nether Fire is even more terrifying than the Samadhi True Fire.

Even with his knowledge, he couldn't understand why this monster was unaffected by the Bone-Melting Netherfire, directly devouring it and instantly turning it into its own.

The group was puzzled, but Xu Zhan didn't intend to give them time to think about it.

After the demon devoured the grayish-white flames, it was able to release them skillfully in an instant.

Covered in the grayish-white flames, Xu Zhan could clearly feel that the eerie light emanating from the triple sunflower water mark around him had lost its effect on him.

Without the suppression of the triple sunflower watermark's eerie light, Xu Zhan suddenly leaped up!
While Wei Chengyu and the others were still in a daze, they grabbed the dark seal that was floating in the air and held it tightly!
With a forceful swing of his arm, he flung the heavy seal out, sending it hurtling towards the old man who had been manipulating the Bone-Melting Netherfire.

Bang!
The old man's body was struck by the large seal, and he flew backward, spitting out large plumes of blood mist.

Xu Zhan was agile, and as he leaped up, he kicked the seal that had not yet landed!
Bang!
Another Golden Core cultivator who was controlling the fire python was also hit by the seal. Half of his head was smashed off, and he screamed as he crashed into the ice wall in the distance!

"Easy to use!"

"This thing is so useful!"

Having succeeded twice in a row, Xu Zhan suddenly realized that Wei Chengyu's dark seal was incredibly easy to use!
Putting everything else aside, it's an absolutely rare and divine object for smashing people!
Just as he was about to rush forward to pick up the large seal and then attack the other Golden Core cultivator, Wei Chengyu realized what was happening and immediately reached out to pull the seal, which was almost within reach, back into his palm.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhan rushed over, intending to snatch the seal back.

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

Compared to the other three, although Wei Chengyu only had the cultivation level of the late Golden Core stage, he was, after all, the reincarnation of the Nascent Soul True Monarch. His control over his own power, his skill in casting spells, and the power of his spells were far superior to those three Golden Core cultivators.

In addition, he possessed numerous magical treasures, so even though he was being overwhelmed and beaten by Xu Zhan and was at a disadvantage, he still persisted and showed no signs of defeat in the short term.

The relentless fighting between the two sides eventually caused the ice cave to collapse under the strain.

The Snow Wolf King and the Six Ding Divine Puppet had already protected Shen Chongzhen, Wu Yuning, and the others as they escaped just before the ice cave collapsed.

After the remaining people were buried under the thick layer of ice, they all used their own methods to soar into the sky. The collapsed ice cave in the snowfield triggered a huge chain reaction.

After the frost splattered and a large amount of ice shattered, everyone finally saw the terrain of the area clearly.

The so-called ruins mentioned by Shen Li are actually located in a valley basin.

The entire valley was frozen over for some unknown reason, making the ruins appear as if they were buried deep underground.

"Senior Brother Wei, this woman is too troublesome. Junior Brother... Junior Brother is no match for her."

In the void, the old man in the Purple Mansion Realm who was fighting with Zhou Xuan of the Ice God Palace had his magic robes tattered and his aura was obviously somewhat disordered. He had no choice but to send a telepathic message to Wei Chengyu.

On Wei Chengyu's side, one of the five Golden Core cultivators had already died in battle, leaving only the Golden Core cultivator to escape with his soul.

Of the remaining four, two were seriously injured and their strength was greatly reduced.

It's probably impossible for the two of them to kill Xu Zhan.

Gazing at the three-zhang-tall monster engulfed in bone-melting hellfire in the distance, Wei Chengyu's expression shifted, and he said reluctantly, "Retreat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand and swept up the few remaining Nascent Soul Realm disciples, fleeing into the distance.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhan originally wanted to chase after Wei Chengyu and snatch the large seal back from his hands.

But Wei Chengyu, who was determined to escape, was extremely fast and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

"Pity."

Looking at Wei Chengyu and the others who had disappeared without a trace, Xu Zhan sighed and shook his head. He immediately broke free from his fusion with the evil demon and returned to his original form.

Zhou Xuan, who was some distance away, flashed over and looked him up and down, and couldn't help but praise, "Not bad, with the strength of the fifth level of body cultivation, you actually won against five opponents."

"Among those five, there is a reincarnation of the Nascent Soul True Monarch."

Perhaps because they had just joined forces and gone through life and death together, Xu Zhan was no longer so resistant to this strange girl.

He glanced at Zhou Xuan, then frowned slightly and said, "Didn't you have a really powerful arrow? How come you didn't kill that old man?"

He had seen the brown arrow wrapped in talisman paper in Zhou Xuan's hand before.

Given the strangeness of that arrow, once it is used, even if it cannot kill the old man of the Purple Mansion Realm of the Calamity Fire Sect, destroying his physical body should not be a problem.

Mentioning the arrow, Zhou Xuan's face immediately showed a hint of displeasure.

"Isn't it all because of you!?"

"The Calamity-Destroying Arrow is a forbidden magic weapon. Once used, the Calamity-Destroying aura on it will invade my body, and it will take a long time to dispel it."

"The aura of annihilation within my body has not been completely cleared away, so I cannot use it again."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhan's expression suddenly changed.

"Are you really unable to use those strange arrows now?"

Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt extremely annoyed.

How could I have so easily pointed out the weaknesses of the Annihilation Arrow?
"Do you really think you can defeat me without the Arrow of Annihilation?"

Xu Zhan gazed at the gleaming magical artifacts adorning his body and the large bow in his hand, pondering for a long time without uttering a word.

The girl in front of me has already reached the Purple Mansion level in cultivation, and she is armed to the teeth with magical artifacts and treasures.

Even without those terrifying arrows, he would never be a match for her.

That's it.

In any case, there is no direct conflict of interest between the two sides at present.

Zhou Xuan's main purpose in coming here was to obtain the finest cold jade marrow.

Shen Li had already taken a lot of the Cold Jade Marrow back with her, so it wouldn't hurt for this woman to take the rest.

"There's no need for us to fight anymore. You go find your Cold Jade Marrow, and we'll dig up our ruins. We won't interfere with each other, okay?"

Xu Zhan thought for a moment and then spoke.

Zhou Xuan shook her head after a moment's thought.

"The owner of this site, who was able to occupy such a treasure trove of top-quality cold jade marrow, must have been an extraordinary figure in his time."

"How about this, we'll join forces to excavate the ruins below, and split what we find 50/50."

Meeting Zhou Xuan's slightly cunning gaze, Xu Zhan immediately sneered, "You've got a good plan."

"You took the Cold Jade Marrow and now you want to split the profits 50/50 with us? Do you think we're stupid?"

Zhou Xuan pursed her lips, seemingly realizing she had gone too far, and after a moment's thought, asked, "Then... a 40/60 split?"

"Two-eight." Xu Zhan didn't want to argue with her and said directly, "If you don't agree, I'll bring reinforcements right now."

"At that time, you won't even get a drop of Cold Jade Marrow, let alone 20%."

"You're threatening me!?"

Zhou Xuan narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, her voice a little cold.

Meeting her gaze, Xu Zhan smiled indifferently.

Even though this woman has the cultivation level of the Purple Mansion Realm, she cannot use the so-called "Destruction Arrow". The Shen family is not without the power to fight her.

The two stared at each other, neither willing to give in.

After a long while, Zhou Xuan waved her hand helplessly: "Eighteen it is then."

"However, if there are any good items, I'll choose one first."

Xu Zhan thought about it and also felt that he couldn't push the other party too far, otherwise it would be troublesome if a fight really broke out.

"Okay, that's settled."

"I see you seem to be proficient in ice magic, so I'll leave the task of breaking through the ice below to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan clenched her fists in anger.

But in order to go down to find the treasure as soon as possible, he had no choice but to accept this difficult task.

……

Yunshui City.

Since returning from Dragon Slaying Valley, Shen Wen'an has been in seclusion refining the poison in his body to replenish the losses incurred over the past two years.

This period of seclusion should have ended soon.

However, Shen Li's previous use of the Prayer to Heaven technique had caused the Shen family's bloodline to show initial signs of reversion to their ancestral state.

Besides bringing back the ancient memories of the "Golden Deception," the bloodline reversion also awakened the cultivation instincts hidden deep within the bloodlines of the Shen family members.

According to Luo Tianxing, when the Cangming Sea was still the Cangming Realm, the Great Dao Laws were complete, and some human cultivators with great opportunities could even achieve enlightenment in a hundred days and ascend to immortality.

However, the Cangmin Realm was later destroyed, and the Great Dao Laws became hidden. Not to mention ascending to immortality, even reaching the Divine Transformation Realm became a luxury.

Shen Wen'an sensed changes in his bloodline during his seclusion.

When he learned the secret of the "Golden Deception" from his own bloodline, he was once at a loss and almost went mad because of it.

Fortunately, his sword mind was clear, which allowed him to quickly calm his mind and begin to comprehend the other memories in his bloodline.

Although the reversion of the Shen family's bloodline to its ancestral form has only just begun, the ancient memories surging from the depths of their bloodline have allowed Shen Wen'an to experience the magnificent scene of the ancient human ancestors comprehending the laws of heaven and earth.

That ancient aura of vast heaven and earth, radiant sun and moon, and the manifestation of the Great Dao seemed to have been integrated into the depths of his bloodline. As he continued to comprehend it, it was gradually unearthed and lingered in his heart.

"The sharpest sword is hidden in its absence of edge; the fastest sword is concealed in its slowness; the senses know when to stop, but the spirit desires to move..."

"When a sword cultivator reaches this level, he abandons form to preserve intent, forgetting both man and sword, and can then roam in harmony with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth!"

"Therefore, the way of the sword is the way of heaven, following the laws of nature, combining the changes of yin and yang, and ultimately returning to the supreme realm?"

Shen Wen'an, who had been contemplating his bloodline for a long time in his dantian, seemed to hear the earnest teachings from the ancient human ancestors.

The voice seemed to be preaching, or perhaps it was discussing the ultimate realm of sword cultivation with him, a junior sword cultivator.

Under the influence of this Dao sound, Shen Wen'an's understanding of the laws deepened day by day. The power of the laws floated and drifted in his dantian, gradually outlining a purple-gold Dao palace phantom.

Shen Wen'an could clearly feel that his current realm was gradually transforming towards the Purple Mansion Realm.

However, the power of the laws he has comprehended so far is like a rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly within his dantian.

Occasionally, it would outline the shape of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace, but in the next moment it would suddenly disperse as the Golden Core Sword Pellet approached.

"They don't like my Golden Core Sword Pill?"

After countless attempts, Shen Wen'an suddenly had a flash of insight.

These laws that form the Purple Mansion Dao Palace seem to have their own consciousness and dislike the Purple Mansion Sword Pill, this "guest."

Shen Wen'an was very confused by this.

He didn't know what the problem was, why the Purple Mansion Dao Palace in his dantian was rejecting his Golden Core Sword Pill.

The voice of the Great Dao within his bloodline still echoed, and numerous insights continued to emerge, but his cultivation was stuck at this stage and he could not advance any further.

After pondering for a long time, a strange idea suddenly popped into Shen Wen'an's mind.

With a slight thought, he immediately summoned the golden sword pill from his dantian out of his body.

hum!
The moment the Golden Core Sword Orb left the dantian, the laws that were floating within the dantian suddenly became active!
After his consciousness clearly felt a slight tremor in his dantian space, a radiant purple palace quickly took shape within his dantian!
In that instant, Shen Wen'an clearly felt that his cultivation level had broken through!
He skipped the late stage of the Golden Core realm and directly achieved the Purple Mansion realm.

The spiritual light of the Purple Mansion Dao Palace within his dantian shone down, and in an instant, every inch of his flesh, blood, meridians, sea of ​​consciousness, and soul underwent a tremendous transformation under the illumination of this Purple Mansion spiritual light.

Shen Wen'an immediately focused his mind and carefully felt the benefits brought about by the all-round improvement of his body.

However, just as the baptism of the Purple Mansion spiritual light on his body and soul was about to end, Shen Wen'an's expression suddenly changed drastically!

He hurriedly tried to end this baptism that had greatly enhanced him, and forcibly with his mind retracted the golden elixir sword pill outside his body back into his dantian.

Bang!
The moment the golden core sword pellet hovering in front of him approached his body, a burst of purple-gold spiritual light suddenly erupted, directly blasting the golden core sword pellet away!

"puff!"

This unexpected turn of events also affected the qi and blood in his body, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Shen Wen'an opened his eyes and stared at the Golden Core Sword Pill in front of him, which was emitting a faint golden light and slowly rotating. His expression turned extremely ugly.

He didn't know whether he should be happy or desperate.

It is gratifying that the Purple Mansion has been completed, and his realm has indeed reached the Purple Mansion realm.

But what's even more despairing is that his Purple Mansion treated the Golden Core Sword Pill as an "outsider" and refused to let it in!
The golden elixir sword pill before him was almost a culmination of all the essence of his cultivation over the past hundred years.

Now that he has no way to return to his dantian, all he has left of his strength is his understanding of the sword and his application of sword intent.

It's definitely impossible to mobilize the sword energy to unleash some powerful sword moves now.

Now how to do?
Shen Wen'an stared at the homeless sword pellet with a solemn expression. After a moment of thought, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in his eyes!
"This might be an opportunity to break free from the metal element!"

Ancient memories in the bloodline suggest that Jin Xing is part of a grand conspiracy.

However, he had already integrated the metal element into the Golden Core Sword Pill.

I thought that no matter what consequences this "golden scam" would bring in the future, I was destined to be unable to avoid it, but I never expected that this situation would occur now.

At that moment, he vaguely understood.

The power of laws that constitutes the Purple Palace within his dantian was cultivated by him by drawing upon the aura of the ancient human ancestors who comprehended the power of the laws of heaven and earth from his bloodline.

The Golden Core Sword Pill, however, incorporates the golden element bestowed upon this world.

This might be the Purple Mansion Dao Palace helping me to remove the metal element from my body.

Thinking of this, Shen Wen'an suddenly smiled bitterly.

This move might actually remove the metal element from the body, but the price to pay is far too high.

This is a golden elixir sword pill that I have cultivated for over a hundred years, and it also contains my natal magic sword.

If we were to abandon everything in order to strip away the golden nature, not only would over a hundred years of cultivation be wasted, but the loss of the golden core and natal sword could also cause irreversible damage to our soul.

After all, the natal flying sword is a sword cultivator's second divine soul.

However, since the Purple Palace in the Dantian has already been formed, if we don't abandon the Golden Core Sword Pill, we have to find a way to destroy the Purple Palace. We have to give up one of the two.

Destroying the Purple Mansion Dao Palace will certainly cause severe damage to one's own dantian.

Just as he was caught in a dilemma, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the closed room.

"Wen'an, may I go in?"

Upon hearing his father's voice, Shen Wen'an quickly suppressed his thoughts and said in a deep voice, "Father, please come in."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan pushed open the door and walked in.

After his father sat down, Shen Wen'an was about to explain what had happened to him, but Shen Yuan seemed to already know.

Looking at the sword pellet and golden core floating in front of him, he said in a deep voice, "If you want to try, your father can lend you a hand."

After a moment's thought, Shen Wen'an cupped his hands and said, "Father already knows?"

Shen Yuan sighed: "Ever since I learned about this, I have been in seclusion for a long time to ponder it. The only solution I can think of is to destroy and then establish."

"Fortunately, your father has comprehended a method that should be able to temporarily sever your connection with the Golden Core Sword Pill."

"Furthermore, with the power of bloodline, we should be able to protect ourselves and keep our lives safe."

"As for this golden core that embodies all the cultivation of one's own cultivation... perhaps it won't all be wasted."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an immediately asked excitedly, "Father, how confident are you?"

"If this Golden Core Sword Pill is destroyed, how much power can you recover?"

Destroying the golden core and stripping away the golden essence would be a great blessing if it could preserve one's body and not affect future cultivation.

Now that his father said there was still a way to retrieve some of the essence of cultivation from the Golden Elixir, he had already made up his mind.

"If I'm confident, I'm 70% sure. As for how much of my cultivation I can recover, I don't know. We'll have to try to find out."

After a slight hesitation, Shen Wen'an said in a deep voice, "I am willing to give it a try!"

Now that we know that Jin Xing is part of a "conspiracy," we must eliminate him as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will be at his mercy in the future, and no matter how strong our cultivation is, it will be in vain.

Now that he has reached the Purple Mansion stage, even if his Golden Core is destroyed, as long as his realm doesn't drop, his cultivation can eventually be slowly restored.

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "In that case, come with me."

The father and son left the courtyard and sat down on the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion.

Shen Yuan retrieved some items he had prepared in advance and a large amount of spirit crystals.

"I will later use the power of the Great Evolution to sever the connection between your Golden Core, Golden Nature and the Heavens. You will need to personally destroy your Golden Core."

"Remember, you must be careful not to let the energy of this golden core get out of control, otherwise not only Blackwater Pavilion, but the entire Cloudwater City will probably be razed to the ground."

"After the metal element is stripped away, you will separate a wisp of your own divine soul and inject it into this substitute doll."

"I will temporarily confine Kim Sung to the substitute doll."

This substitute doll was created by Shen Li using witchcraft. With the help of this doll, Shen Yuan once helped Xu Zhan escape an erasure that transcended time and space.

Now he also intends to use this thing to deceive Jin Xing and trap him inside.

After a pause, Shen Yuan suddenly sneered, "Hasn't the Underworld always coveted this thing?"

"I'll find an opportunity to give them all of these later."

After hearing this, Shen Wen'an felt that the move was highly feasible. The father and son discussed some specific details and then began to implement the measures to strip away the gold element.

More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

When Shen Wen'an emerged from the Blackwater Pavilion, he appeared extremely weak and his aura was quite strange.

Judging from the fluctuations of spiritual energy alone, he seems to be only in the mid-to-late stage of the embryonic breathing stage.

However, its aura also possesses the unique legal charm of the Purple Mansion Realm.

On the pontoon bridge, Shen Wen'an gently raised his palm, clenched his fist, sighed deeply, and muttered to himself, "To re-condense the inner core, the spiritual energy required would probably be enough to exhaust all the spiritual crystals accumulated by the Shen family over the years."

"Now we can't rush things; we can only take it one step at a time."

"Fortunately..."

With a slight movement of his mind, ripples instantly spread across the surrounding void, and lotus flowers, as if carved from jade, swayed in the air.

"The power of laws has a remarkable effect on enhancing one's artistic conception."

"It seems that my strength is not much lower than before."

After carefully comprehending the meaning, he put away his artistic conception and prepared to go back and study the laws of the Purple Mansion. He also wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Dao Collapse had not yet occurred to absorb more spiritual power and see if he could re-cultivate his inner core when the Dao Collapse happened.

(End of this chapter)