Blood profit!
Lin Qiubai felt extremely excited. After a month of tireless sketching of the Gathering Array, he had consumed over four million Vital Essence to complete his sudden and whimsical plan.
Unexpectedly, what he thought would be a huge loss turned out to bring him an unexpected windfall—twenty million Vital Essence!
As he stored that pool of Holy Essence into the Treasure Chest, Lin Qiubai felt elated.
Even more exhilarating was that twelve thousand Gathering Arrays were still forcibly extracting the Holy Essence stored by the Corpse Demon King.
The Corpse Demon King within the Sealing Array was already furious, its seal trembling with light, like a warning signal flashing.
"It can't break the seal, so there's no need to worry," the spirit of the artifact comforted Lin Qiubai, who looked anxious.
"Now that you've taken its stored Vital Essence, it will find it even harder to break free."
"That's good."
Lin Qiubai felt reassured. To pit himself against a Cycle Realm Evil Cultivator in such a reckless manner was thrilling.
He dared not relax for a moment, even though he knew the Corpse Demon King was sealed and suppressed.
But who knew what strange methods a Cycle Realm expert might possess?
Lin Qiubai's experience was limited; all he could do was tread carefully and avoid any mistakes.
"Ben Wang has seen you!!"
Suddenly, a gigantic face appeared behind Lin Qiubai. The face was as pale as that of a corpse and severely distorted.
Its eyes were blood-red, glaring at Lin Qiubai with malice.
"The Corpse Demon King is so enraged that it forcibly released a projection using ten million Vital Essence, just to know your appearance!"
The weapon spirit also felt a chill and became somewhat anxious: "Do not look into its eyes!"
This enormous face was not particularly powerful, but it was a Phantom of a Cycle Realm expert, and its gaze contained a destructive will that even Nirvana Realm beings might not withstand.
"So what if you see me? Can you kill me?"
Lin Qiubai's gaze slowly rose, colliding with the fierce eyes of the Corpse Demon King's Phantom.
In an instant, four Yin Yang Fish rose behind Lin Qiubai, and a spark ignited in his mind, burning fiercely to incinerate all intruders.
The killing intent and negative emotions transmitted by the Phantom rushed into Lin Qiubai's sea of consciousness at lightning speed, only to be instantly reduced to ashes.
The Corpse Demon King was taken aback, a hint of astonishment appearing on its massive face.
Ten million Vital Essence had no effect whatsoever!
Its Heart seemed to be stabbed hard again, causing it to bleed from the pain.
A muffled growl emanated from the giant mouth: "Though I cannot kill you now, on the day I break free, no matter where you hide in this world, I will capture you and refine you into a corpse demon!! I will torment you for thousands upon thousands of years!!"
The Corpse Demon King gritted its teeth, its blood-red eyes fixated on Lin Qiubai, imprinting that appearance deep in its heart.
Today's encounter has truly awakened the killing intent that has been dormant for ten thousand years within it.
After being sealed for millennia, all the accumulated hatred has shifted onto Lin Qiubai!
"Well, that will have to wait until you break free..."
Lin Qiubai sneered and soared into the sky, aiming a shot directly at that hideous face, instantly shattering it.
The face trembled in the Void, then gradually disappeared.
Inside the Sealing Array, the roar continued unabated.
"You insignificant ant! I will annihilate your entire clan! I will desecrate your ancestors' graves! I will turn you into a corpse demon!"
It clearly did not expect that the ten million Holy Essence transformed into a Phantom would have no deterrent effect and would be dispersed so easily.
As a powerful being of the Cycle Realm, it could slay thousands of Origin Realm ants with just a breath. How could it allow such an ant to jump around on its head?!
Shameful!
Detestable!
This person must be exterminated!
...
Outside the Sealing Array.
The artifact spirit felt the violent shaking at the bottom of the Gorge and opened its mouth, hesitating to speak.
His master seems to act with an overly reckless and extravagant style...
That Phantom, although weakened by the Sealing Array and projecting into the outside world with limited power, still exudes the aura of a strong Cycle Realm warrior. Anyone who meets its gaze would likely have their spirit shattered.
Yet Lin Qiubai dares to defy it and boldly steps forward to shatter it with a single shot.
Is this ignorance and fearlessness, or... a display of invincibility?
The weapon spirit pondered for a moment and chose the latter.
"After a month of effort, I've harvested twenty-three million Vital Essence. Adding the five million one hundred thousand I had left, that's nearly thirty million. Equivalent to three hundred Supreme Origin Pulses. A huge profit! Truly a huge profit!"
Lin Qiubai retracted his Spear, rubbed his hands together, and clicked his tongue repeatedly. The feeling of going from rags to riches in an instant is simply exhilarating.
Even if he doesn't obtain the Low-Rank King-Level Martial Arts, this trip would still be worthwhile.
However, just as Lin Qiubai was about to leave, something seemed to fall from the trembling wall of the Gorge.
Lin Qiubai looked up. A scroll radiating a faint purple light descended...
He reached out to catch it, and it turned out to be the Low-Rank King-Level Martial Arts!
"This trip is perfect!"
Lin Qiubai laughed heartily twice, then had the Heavenly Path Payment System send him away. As the scenery changed before his eyes, he found himself at the edge of the Gorge.
The sun was shining brightly in the Gorge, and Lin Qiubai squinted his eyes, feeling somewhat unaccustomed.
At that moment, Zhen Xian had nestled against Lin Qiubai's chest like a fledgling bird, her arms tightly wrapped around him.
"You finally came back..."
Her excited whisper was tinged with a hint of sobbing.
"I'm sorry for staying down there for a month."
Lin Qiubai gently rubbed the little girl's head, feeling his heart soften.
"Hehe, you don't know. During those days you were at the bottom of the Gorge, Zhen Xian sat by the edge every day waiting. She was almost like a stone waiting for her husband," Zhen Elder teased as he watched his granddaughter cling to Lin Qiubai.
"That's not true..."
The little girl quickly released Lin Qiubai, her face turning red.
"I'm going to freshen up first."
Lin Qiubai glanced at the shy little girl, feeling a stir in his heart as joy spread within him.
Men instinctively look forward to the affection of beautiful women, even yearning for passionate love.
Su Dongpo once wrote: "A hero is one who drinks without getting drunk; the highest virtue is not to be lost in love."
Lin Qiubai appreciated beauty but was not obsessed with it.
Everything has its own measure of advance and retreat.
Leaving the canyon.
Lin Qiubai returned to his residence to clean himself up, then sat cross-legged on the bed, beginning to comprehend this scroll of low-grade royal martial arts.
The first volume of martial arts that Lin Qiubai practiced was indeed royal grade!
Such a high starting point is truly awe-inspiring.
"[Blood Battle in the Abyss]," what a domineering name...
Lin Qiubai slowly unfurled the scroll, and a phantom slowly emerged.
"Hey, you actually brought away the spirit of the recording heavenly book? Has the Corpse Demon King been defeated?"
The phantom appeared quite surprised.
As his words fell, the spirit also floated out, cupping its hands in greeting to the person. It seemed they were old acquaintances.
"The Corpse Demon King is not dead yet; he used three thousand sealing formations to replace me."
Upon hearing this, the phantom stared at Lin Qiubai for a long time before raising an eyebrow, his voice tinged with surprise.
"The formation path, Supreme Heavenly Dao? And a Sacred Bone physique...
No, this is the legendary side path of Supreme Heavenly Dao?
Hmm... there’s also a hint of an unusual flavor."
Can't see through it, can't see through it!
How could the Heavenly Luo Divine Kingdom have the Young Supreme?! And in this remote Immortal Origin Continent?!
Lin Qiubai completely couldn't understand the words of the phantom. What Heavenly Luo Divine Kingdom, what remote Immortal Origin Continent—these should be part of a larger picture, which could hint at some common knowledge, but he didn't know the details.
However, Lin Qiubai was not in the mood to understand these things right now. What he cared about most was the low-grade King-level Martial Arts. He immediately spoke up to bring the cryptic phantom back to the main topic.
"Senior, could you pass on the low-grade King-level Martial Arts to me?"
Upon hearing this, the phantom was taken aback, its expression strange.
"Who told you I have low-grade King-level Martial Arts?"
Now it was Lin Qiubai's turn to be surprised.
No low-grade King-level Martial Arts?!
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