Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 167 Another nuclear strike, a bounty of seven million spirit stones!

The old demon with blood-red eyes looked on with great interest.

He then reached out and grabbed a few more nano missiles, watching them "bloom" in his hand like fireworks.

After the upgrade, this tiny nano missile can penetrate the protective true essence of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

But in the hands of the Blood-Eyed Demon King, it was like a toy.

"This is really interesting..."

"It doesn't seem to be an ordinary puppet... At least those brats in the Puppet Hall couldn't make something like this."

The Blood-Eyed Demon looked at Long Ba and Feng Jiu before him, revealing the same expression as the Ghost-Eyed Child back then.

……

Meanwhile, thousands of miles underground.

Lin Chen watched this scene in silence.

"As expected, conventional weapons are no longer of any use..."

"We can only try nuclear pacification."

Lin Chen muttered to himself.

For an enemy of the Blood-Eyed Demon's caliber, the threat posed by martial arts puppets is virtually zero...

This is why humans have always been at a disadvantage when fighting against demonic beasts in the Martial Realm.

Martial arts puppets or firearms can only threaten third-tier monsters at most.

But for a fourth-tier demonic beast, even a nuclear bomb wouldn't be enough to kill it...

Not to mention the even more terrifying fifth-tier demonic beasts.

"Long Ba, Feng Jiu...prepare to self-destruct..."

Lin Chen did not hesitate and immediately issued the order.

At this moment, Long Ba and Feng Jiu were less than ten feet away from the Blood-Eyed Demon. At such close range, Lin Chen wanted to see if they could pose a threat to a Nascent Soul cultivator...

……

At Lin Chen's command, Long Ba and Feng Jiu rushed forward two steps and quickly approached within one meter of the Blood-Eyed Old Demon.

Then, terrifying energy brewed and erupted within the martial arts puppet...

boom!

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The mushroom cloud that was expected did not rise; instead, an invisible energy enveloped Long Ba and Feng Jiu.

"Interesting, so the puppet has Heavenly Thunder particles installed inside it? That's some power..."

The Blood-Eyed Demon frowned slightly, and slowly raised his withered fingertips.

An incredibly powerful true essence enveloped Long Ba and Feng Jiu.

Dragon Eight and Phoenix Nine successfully completed the explosion, their bodies, forged from high-grade heterometal, instantly turning into fragments.

however……

The explosion did not spread; instead, it was trapped within the true essence.

The Blood-Eyed Demon's true essence transformed into two invisible, enormous bubbles, isolating all the power of the explosion.

The nuclear bomb, with a yield of tens of thousands of tons, was like a dud, causing no damage whatsoever.

Watching the true essence bubble gradually shatter and be devoured, the Blood-Eyed Demon raised an eyebrow.

"Tsk tsk, that's really terrifying!"

"The power of this explosion would probably be enough to kill even a Nascent Soul cultivator if they were hit by it..."

The Blood-Eyed Demon laughed and, with a wave of his hand, tossed the exploding true essence bubble into a storage bag.

A breath later, the storage bag shattered, but the two nuclear warheads were dealt with silently...

……

Deep underground, Lin Chen's pupils constricted sharply upon witnessing this scene.

"this……"

Lin Chen's expression was somewhat grim; he had always regarded the nuclear bomb as one of his greatest trump cards.

Lin Chen once severely injured Ghost Eye Old Monster by using nuclear annihilation.

Now, the nuclear yield inside each martial arts puppet is twice as high as it was a few years ago.

But he never expected that such terrifying power would be so easily dealt with by the Blood-Eyed Demon...

Lin Chen saw it clearly just now.

The Blood-Eyed Demon first used absolute true essence to envelop the explosive power of the martial arts puppet, preventing the nuclear explosion from leaking out.

Then, he put it into the storage bag...

A storage bag is, in theory, a small alternate dimension.

Even with its immense power, it can only damage the storage bag.

Thus, the Blood-Eyed Old Monster dealt with Lin Chen's two martial arts puppets at the cost of only one storage bag...

"That really is terrifying..."

Lin Chen's expression was somewhat grim. Since even nuclear peace couldn't solve the Blood-Eyed Demon, there was no need for Lin Chen to continue watching.

However, just as Lin Chen was about to leave.

Things took another turn for the better.

……

on the ground.

After dealing with the two martial arts puppets, the Blood-Eyed Demon showed interest.

He glanced around, his gaze finally settling on Xu Shi.

"You're the one who killed Ghost Eye, aren't you? I know you... a few years ago you were just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and after entering the Golden Yuan Sect's ruins and finding yourself alive..."

"It seems you have quite a bit of talent!"

After a pause, the Blood-Eyed Demon King stretched out his hand, looked at his withered, mummy-like fingers, and muttered:

"Perfect timing, my body is old enough... while you seem to be a talented young man..."

At this point, a red light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the Blood-Eyed Demon.

"However, before that... I think it's time to tell me the secrets of your Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect..."

"Heh, so you even have a magical artifact to shield yourself from divine sense?"

The Blood-Eyed Demon sneered and reached out with his left hand to grab Xu Shi's puppet from a distance.

Meanwhile, Lin Chen, thousands of miles underground, smiled.

boom!

An incredibly terrifying burst of energy erupted.

Along the border between the Kingdom of Swallow and the Kingdom of Mist, a magnificent mushroom cloud rose into the sky...

……

When the Blood-Eyed Demon King grabbed Xu Shi, he sensed something was wrong.

The weight of a martial arts puppet is far greater than that of a normal person.

But by the time he realized that Xu Shi was also a puppet, it was too late...

The nuclear bomb exploded right there in the hands of the Blood-Eyed Demon King.

At the instant Xu Shi self-destructed, the martial arts puppets resembling Wu Leizi and Han Laoliu also self-destructed simultaneously.

A nuclear warhead with a yield exceeding 100,000 tons, with terrifyingly high temperatures sweeping everything away.

For hundreds of miles around, a huge mushroom cloud could be clearly seen shooting straight into the sky.

When the smoke cleared, the Yangtze River had breached its banks, and the wasteland for dozens of miles around had turned into scorched earth.

Fortunately, the place Lin Chen chose was very cheap, and there were almost no people within hundreds of miles.

Four Golden Core cultivators, harboring ambitions of getting rich quick, were directly engulfed by the intense heat and flames.

Even with their protective true essence, they couldn't withstand even half a breath... and were instantly transformed into four pitch-black corpses.

But after the nuclear peace was achieved, a figure slowly walked out, looking somewhat disheveled.

It's the Blood-Eyed Demon.

He didn't die.

But the Blood-Eyed Demon King's current appearance is truly pitiful.

The few gray hairs that were already there were all burned off, leaving several obvious burn marks on her face and neck.

The robes were mostly torn and had become dull and lifeless.

Blood-Eyed Demon's face was filled with anger. He never expected that Xu Shi was also a puppet, a fake!

Therefore, at the moment the nuclear bomb exploded, he only had time to raise a protective true essence, but he still couldn't block it.

"Cough cough..."

Blood-Eyed Demon coughed a few times, only to feel a metallic taste in his throat.

He was injured, seriously injured.

Ghost cultivators are inherently weak, let alone now that he is so old...

"How long... how long has it been since I've been injured..."

The old demon with blood-red eyes could hardly conceal his anger.

This was the only time in two thousand years that he had been injured... Moreover, the cause of his injury was unclear, and he hadn't even seen his real enemy.

"So, this was all a conspiracy from the beginning... a conspiracy against me?"

The Blood-Eyed Demon King suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

He glanced at the four charred corpses and cursed, "Useless!"

After that, without a second thought, the Blood-Eyed Demon transformed into a streak of light and fled northwards.

He wasn't sure if it was a Nascent Soul cultivator who had attacked him.

His current condition does not allow him to stay any longer; he must return to the Exorcism Sect as soon as possible to heal his wounds.

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the other side.

After Lin Chen gave the order, they did not hesitate at all and headed straight for Changchun Mountain Market.

"That old bastard, I wonder if he's dead or not... But I suppose getting blown up like that wouldn't be pleasant, would it?"

Lin Chen's lips curled up.

He certainly won't go back to the ground to see the nuclear test results.

Firstly, there isn't enough time.

Secondly, even if the Blood-Eyed Demon was severely injured, Lin Chen was not confident he could defeat him.

He planned to go to Changchun Mountain Market first to retrieve the spirit stone from the Jade Ghost.

As dawn broke, Lin Chen had already obtained the spirit stone from the Jade Ghost.

After offering a few words of encouragement, he returned to the safe house and headed towards Qinghe City.

It took a whole day, and the next day it was just dawn.

Lin Chen successfully returned to Qinghe City and went back to his residence, taking over the puppet's position.

After doing all this, Lin Chen finally had the mind to think about the battle between the martial arts puppet and the Blood-Eyed Demon the day before.

"Back in Qinghe City, I'm safe for now. Although this place is on the front lines, no one would have imagined that the Fenglingyueying Sect would be involved with a Golden Core cultivator like me who has only been cultivating for a little over ten years..."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

Anyway, as long as his true identity isn't exposed, if he has the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect today, he can have a Golden Finger Sect tomorrow.

"As for whether that Blood-Eyed Demon is dead or not, we'll find out in a few days."

Lin Chen naturally hoped to kill the Blood-Eyed Demon directly, but he also knew that the chances were slim.

So, for the next few days, Lin Chen stayed in Qinghe City and cultivated peacefully.

Two days ago, the nuclear peace on the border attracted the attention of many forces.

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Changchun Gate, the main hall of the sect.

Wang Changchun looked at the elders in front of him and asked:

"Has the investigation been completed? That explosion two days ago..."

The two elders nodded after hearing this and said:

"We went to see it ourselves, and the traces of that explosion... are exactly the same as the one in Jade Belt City a few years ago!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun immediately became interested.

"Are you saying that the explosion was caused by Feng Lingyue Yingzong Qian?"

The two elders in charge of the investigation nodded and said:

"That's right, and... two days ago, news came from the front lines that a very powerful fluctuation of cultivation swept across the Land of Mist. It's suspected that it entered our Yanlai territory..."

"Judging from his aura, he's probably not just a Core Formation cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun was immediately energized.

"You mean, the Blood-Eyed Demon King has arrived?"

"That's right, although it's not entirely certain yet, it's highly likely..."

The two elders nodded and said:

"In addition, we also found four corpses at the scene, all of them Golden Core cultivators..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun frowned slightly.

With such an obvious scene, everyone knows what happened.

The Blood-Eyed Demon has been offering a bounty on the people of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect.

Meanwhile, the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect has been making deals with the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce and various other powerful forces...

Add to that the enticing bounty, and it's hard to guarantee that some Golden Core cultivators won't be tempted to try and earn this fortune.

This eventually attracted the Blood-Eyed Demon King, so Tian Leizi once again emerged from the mountain...

This is Wang Changchun's deduction of what happened, and it is very close to the truth.

"I just wonder if Fellow Daoist Xu and the others have met with any misfortune..."

Wang Changchun frowned slightly.

It's not hard to find out; just see if the Golden Elixir will run out at the Guangyuan auction.

"Also, I wonder if the Blood-Eyed Demon Lord has been injured."

Wang Changchun couldn't figure him out, but he didn't dare to make a move easily.

The Righteous Alliance is not as strong as the Demonic Sect, and he is already extremely satisfied that he can hold the front line.

At least, there was a brief period of peace in the rear.

"We must not act rashly before we can contact the patriarch..."

Wang Changchun thought to himself.

……

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, a bounty notice once again stirred up a wave of excitement.

"Anyone providing information about Xu Shi will be rewarded with two million spirit stones...Anyone who captures Xu Shi alive will be rewarded with six million spirit stones!"

"The remaining members of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect who provide intelligence will all be rewarded with one million spirit stones?"

In Qinghe City, Lin Chen looked at the bounty poster in his hand and almost wanted to report himself.

"The Blood-Eyed Demon Lord is indeed not dead!"

"Goodness, this old devil is really generous... two million spirit stones for providing information?"

"However, it seems that this Blood-Eyed Demon Lord is so eager to capture me alive..."

Lin Chen stroked his chin, suspecting that the Blood-Eyed Demon wanted him to refine martial arts puppets and the technology for those firearms.

But... are there other reasons?

Lin Chen couldn't think of anything for the time being.

"However, this old demon looks like he's seriously injured. After that battle, things have been much more stable on the front lines of the Land of Mist..."

"Perhaps this is an opportunity?"

Lin Chen was seething with anger.

The bounty on Blood-Eyed Demon Lord's head has had a significant impact on his business.

Originally, Lin Chen disguised himself as the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect member and was able to trade among various forces within the righteous alliance.

Earning five or six million spirit stones a year is a piece of cake...

In a few years, I will be able to try to upgrade my Devouring Spirit Root to the third stage.

However, since being put on a bounty by this old demon, Lin Chen has had to cancel most of his transactions.

They only maintained contact with the Guangyuan Auction House, and still managed to earn two million spirit stones each year.

But after deducting cultivation and Blue Star consumption, he couldn't even save a million spirit stones a year.

The third stage of the Devouring Spirit Root is still a long way off.

"That old devil has been causing me trouble time and time again."

"I don't mind that I can't beat you... but what about your disciples? Can they handle it?"

Lin Chen sneered.

Since the Blood-Eyed Demon has dared to bully us, Lin Chen plans to retaliate while the old demon is recovering from his injury.

"Hmm, if I remember correctly... there's a safe house a thousand miles underground in Xinliang City..."

With this in mind, Lin Chen traveled to the safe house a thousand miles away overnight.

Then, from underground, after passing through several safe houses, they crossed the Wushan Mountains and arrived at the underground of Xinliang City, hundreds of miles away.

Afterwards, Lin Chen used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape unnoticed) to silently infiltrate Xinliang City...

(End of this chapter)