Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 540: Xu Geng’s Fall

Translator: Cinder Translations

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"Friend, this is a bit too much. You want to know about this matter, and I've already told you everything truthfully."

The ghost-faced cultivator's words carried strong dissatisfaction.

"Heh heh heh... Too much? A cultivator respects strength. If one's strength is insufficient, they have no choice but to submit," Song Wen sneered.

His brows flickered, and three transparent blades materialized, gleaming sharply.

Focused Spirit Stab!

The ghost-faced cultivator trembled violently.

It was clear that he recognized the origin of the three transparent blades.

His voice became anxious and filled with fear.

"Friend, wait, I'll remove my mask right away."

"It's too late."

As Song Wen's cold words rang out, the three transparent blades shot out with terrifying speed.

The ghost-faced cultivator had no soul defense, and could only watch helplessly as the blades pierced through his forehead and into his sea of consciousness.

"Ah..."

A shrill scream escaped the ghost-faced cultivator's lips.

His body seemed to lose all strength and collapsed to the ground.

Song Wen's mind stirred, and his Void Shattering Blade struck, knocking off the cultivator's mask, and simultaneously pierced through his skull.

A familiar face appeared before Song Wen's eyes.

Gan Hong!

A subordinate of Xing Li Ren.

Song Wen leaped beside Gan Hong, his right hand piercing through his chest, and his left hand pressing against his forehead to begin the soul-searching.

After a moment, Song Wen's expression grew somewhat disappointed.

The memories he retrieved through soul-searching were generally consistent with what Gan Hong had told him.

This made Song Wen feel that killing Gan Hong might have been in vain.

It was worth noting that after Song Wen and the others were forcibly driven out of the Ming Shen Mountain secret realm, Gan Hong had acquired a pill furnace, which led to a pursuit by Jing Lie and others.

After fleeing for dozens of miles, Gan Hong realized he couldn't escape from Jing Lie's grasp, so he surrendered and handed over the furnace, begging Jing Lie for his life.

Seeing that Gan Hong had decent cultivation and knew some of the secrets of the Xing Clan, Jing Lie, considering he might be useful in the future, spared his life.

This time, when Jing Lie formed the 'Anti-Xing Society,' he used the Heavenly Spirit Pill as a bargaining chip to recruit Gan Hong.

While serving under Xing Li Ren, Gan Hong had obtained the first two levels of the Focused Spirit Stab technique. However, due to a lack of the Heavenly Spirit Pill, he could only cultivate the first level.

Song Wen devoured Gan Hong's blood and soul, took his storage ring, burned his body to ashes, and turned to leave.

On the way back to the Poisonous Cave, Song Wen began to inspect the contents of Gan Hong's storage ring.

Song Wen was quite disinterested, as apart from spirit stones, there was almost nothing in Gan Hong's ring that caught his attention.

Suddenly, a brown wooden tablet appeared in Song Wen's hand.

The tablet was shaped somewhat like the jade tablet used in common rituals. It was about two feet long, three inches wide, and had an extremely ancient design, giving it a sense of having weathered the passage of time.

"This seems to be the legendary Soul-nourishing Wood Core—Gan Hong must have obtained this priceless treasure from somewhere. It seems to have endured a long passage of time, and its spiritual energy has nearly been depleted."

Song Wen pondered, repeatedly reviewing the memories he had obtained from Gan Hong.

Although he did not directly see how Gan Hong had come into possession of the Soul-nourishing Wood Core, he found some clues.

Before entering the Ming Shen Mountain secret realm, Gan Hong did not have the Soul-nourishing Wood Core.

Within the Ming Shen Mountain secret realm, Gan Hong had not entered any special ruins.

But after leaving the secret realm, Gan Hong had acquired the Soul-nourishing Wood Core. There is a high possibility that the Soul-nourishing Wood Core comes from the pill furnace in Ming Shen Mountain.

"Could it be that the soul of Xu Geng was trapped in Ming Shen Mountain, and this was used to nourish his soul?"

At this thought, Song Wen's mind suddenly became alert.

The Xing Clan and Wu JI Island planned to track Xu Geng's whereabouts by utilizing the lingering energy from the Soul Shackles.

Song Wen could also use the energy from the Soul-nourishing Wood Core to search for Xu Geng.

Xu Geng had remained in the Soul-nourishing Wood Core for over ten thousand years, and its energy was just as strong, if not stronger, than that of the Soul Shackles.

If he could find Xu Geng, the subsequent techniques for the Corpse King's Rebirth Technique would have a chance to be obtained.

"This must be done quickly. I need to find Xu Geng before the Xing Clan gets their hands on the Thousand Mile Breath Tracking Technique."

Ignoring any further inspection of Gan Hong's storage ring, Song Wen put away the Soul-nourishing Wood Core and took out the jade slip containing the Thousand Mile Breath Tracking Technique.

Practicing the Thousand Mile Breath Tracking Technique didn't require any precious spiritual materials; the only demanding requirement was having an exceptionally strong spiritual sense.

Although Song Wen's spiritual sense had advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, he was still among the strongest of the Golden Core cultivators. Very few could rival his strength in this regard. Even top-tier Golden Core cultivators like Xing Yixuan and Ji Qing had slightly weaker spiritual senses compared to Song Wen.

If Song Wen himself couldn't practice the Thousand Mile Breath Tracking Technique, it was likely that no other Golden Core cultivator in the entire world could do so either.

From Yin Bing's memories, Song Wen learned that throughout the long history of the Liangyi Sect, there had been Golden Core cultivators who successfully practiced this technique.

Having confirmed that he could learn it, Song Wen quickly made his way back to the Poison Cave.

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"Ji Yin, why did it take you two whole days to visit Fang City? Did you run into any trouble?" Shan Yue asked, her expression filled with concern.

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Song Wen didn't respond to Shan Yue's question. Instead, he tossed her a storage bag.

"The pills and spiritual herbs you wanted are here. I'll be in closed-door cultivation for a while, so you can continue refining them yourself. Remember, don't leave the Poison Cave easily, and don't step outside the Valley that the Poison Cave is located in."

After giving these instructions to Shan Yue, Song Wen was about to enter his secret chamber when he suddenly remembered something. He reached into his clothes, took out the Wuling Sparrow, and tossed it to Shan Yue.

"A beautiful bird! Did you buy it for me on purpose?" Shan Yue exclaimed in surprise.

Song Wen nodded, then entered the secret chamber.

Before entering the Poison Cave, Song Wen had already made arrangements for his closed-door cultivation, releasing all six Shadow Gu to monitor the movements around the Valley.

The cultivation of the Thousand Mile Breath Tracking Technique was easier than Song Wen had expected.

Perhaps because his spiritual sense was strong enough, he succeeded in cultivating the technique within two months.

Song Wen took out the Soul-nourishing Wood Core and used the Thousand Mile Breath Tracking Technique to activate its residual energy.

Suddenly, a faint white smoke rose from the Soul-nourishing Wood Core, and it remained suspended in front of Song Wen, swirling slowly.

As Song Wen continued to form seals with his hands, the smoke danced and flickered, seemingly on the verge of dissipating at any moment.

The process lasted a full quarter of an hour. When Song Wen began to feel mentally exhausted, and a slight dizziness overwhelmed him, the smoke finally began to change.

The smoke gradually rose and drifted southeast.

Song Wen's mind moved, and a semi-transparent jade bottle appeared in the air.

The jade bottle traced a curve through the air, capturing the smoke inside.

Although the smoke was trapped in the jade bottle, it still continued to swirl toward the southeast.

Song Wen opened his mouth and swallowed a Qi Spirit Pill, a medicine he had personally concocted to restore spiritual sense.

Without waiting to fully refine the pill, Song Wen hurriedly exited the secret chamber.

"I'm going out for a while. Keep watch over the cave," he instructed Shan Yue without waiting for a reply, then disappeared into the cave.

Song Wen left two Shadow Gu behind to guard the Poison Cave.

Summoning a small flying ship, he controlled it to head southeast while simultaneously circulating his energy to refine the pill and restore his spiritual sense.

(End of the Chapter)

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