Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

Chapter 302: Chapter 301 Exploring the Great Demon’s Lair_1

“Where in your memory is the best quality Spiritual Root? Preferably the tainted kind.”

Shen Yi communicated with it using his Divine Soul.

Just as the Grandmasters from Great Qian and Tang Yuan had said before.@@novelbin@@

The Thousand Demon Cave that followed would only get more dangerous.

It might be better to find all the treasures he wanted in one go now.

After pondering for a long time, the White Feathered Demon Emperor finally spoke, “White Feather… greets… my lord… ”

What a slow reaction.

Shen Yi quietly waited a while longer, then he heard the crane continue, “The Superior Evil Qi Spiritual Root is in The Sixteenth Cave, where the Youwei Demon Emperor uses them to nurture the divine spear, and there is no more information… White Feather does not know.”

“The Youwei Demon Emperor is unsocial by nature, lives alone, and seldom associates with other demons.”

Hearing this, Shen Yi swiftly caught the key point.

Them? That means there’s more than one Spiritual Root.

But what kind of strength did The Sixteenth Cave hold?

He looked toward White Feather, only to see the old crane still had a dazed expression, yet instinctively there was a trace of fear in its eyes.

“A thousand years ago, it fought against Nie Jun and only lost by half a move.”

“It also once, at the height of Great Qian’s prosperity, teamed up with another Demon Emperor to slay three six-zhang Golden Bodies.”

Just these two sentences gave Shen Yi some idea of its formidable strength.

It wasn’t an existence he could resist at the moment.

If he really encountered it, he might be killed instantly without even a chance to react.

“…”

Shen Yi lapsed into silence, and after a long while, he asked in his mind, “If I want that Spiritual Root, what method is there, and what are the chances of success?”

Without hesitation, the White Feathered Demon Emperor said, “Fifty percent.”

“How so?” Shen Yi looked up in slight surprise, the odds were unexpectedly high.

“If it’s in its den, there’s naturally nothing we can do, but White Feather has heard that its original form is a You Wei Evil Jiao, which likes to dive into deep waters. It often leaves its den… It’s just that its fierce reputation is too great, so no one has ever tried before.”

“White Feather is willing to scout ahead for my lord.”

The crane respectfully bowed its head.

Being a demon soul, scouting was remarkably easy.

Shen Yi closed his eyes, seriously contemplating.

He felt somewhat relieved that at least so far, he hadn’t exposed his identity.

If such a Demon Emperor fixed its gaze on Great Qian, for Jiuzhou, it would be a truly catastrophic disaster.

“Lead the way.”

Shen Yi opened his eyes and was not blinded by the promise of treasure. Instead, he was calmer than ever.

To enter the ranks of top experts, a Superior Spirit Root was indispensable.

With the presence of White Feather, the risk had been minimized; it was indeed worth a try.

Dragging it out, as more people became familiar with him, would only make things more troublesome.

However, a trial was just a trial.

The necessary preparations could not be neglected.

Shen Yi leaped down from the giant tree, came to A’Qing’s side, and took out a goose egg stone: “I plan to explore the Demon Emperor’s den; use whatever you have to conceal our breath. Wait for me outside, and if I encounter any problems related to formations, I will communicate using this stone.”

This was a bit cumbersome, but it was the best option.

After all, he didn’t have the confidence to protect A’Qing in such a place yet he couldn’t do without her formation skills.

“It’s okay, I can go in with you.”

A’Qing scratched the back of her head: “Actually, to me, there’s no difference between a Demon Emperor and a Demon King.”

In the Thousand Demon Cave, whatever she encountered would lead to only one outcome—death.

“It seems so.”

Shen Yi paused for a moment, then put away the goose egg stone.

He covered A’Qing with his black robe and activated the Breath Concealing Array Plate with all his might.

The breath of both disappeared without a trace in an instant.

…

Thousands of mountains and caves, a person unfamiliar would have lost their way long ago.

Luckily, a white crane led the way ahead.

It brought Shen Yi to a place surrounded by mountains.

“My lord can wait here for news from White Feather.”

The white crane fluttered its wings and hurried inside.

A’Qing, unable to see the spirit, unknowledgeable of the surroundings, saw Big Brother Shen suddenly stop and cleverly hid within his black robe.

She could sense that the youth had entered a rare state of tension.

Not only was he holding his breath and concentrating, but his entire body was also poised to act.

After an indeterminate amount of time, a slight twitch appeared at the corner of that handsome face.

“To report to my lord, there is no trace of Youwei Demon Emperor to be found.”

“It should not be in its lair.”

Hearing the message from White Feather, Shen Yi made no move, continuing to lurk in place, “Keep searching.”

Time slowly passed.

Until the white crane turned “should be” into “definitely” and went directly, “White Feather has found the Spiritual Roots, indeed there are two! And its spear is here too!”

In that instant, Shen Yi’s figure shot out explosively.

Not daring to hesitate, he flew straight into the mountains.

A’Qing heard the howling wind by her ear.

Before she could react, she suddenly felt as if struck by lightning, her whole body slightly spasming.

The next moment, the sight before her eyes made her abruptly widen them.

In a deep pool, she saw.

A Dragon Fish several zhang long, with a crystalline body, as if formed by the convergence of water.

Above the deep pool, an equally massive Thunder Hawk with wings spread wide, its body transformed from Thunder Plasma.

Between them was a pitch-black spear.

The tip pierced through the belly of the Thunder Hawk, and the tail was stabbed into the head of the Dragon Fish.

The two creatures, as if accustomed to it, did not struggle, allowing the water and Thunder Plasma to cover the spear, washing over it again and again.

Their eyes blood-red, seemingly nurturing intense resentment under the endless torment.

Anyone who approached would be affected by the sweeping Evil Qi.

A’Qing, with the weakest cultivation, was even at the point of speaking inarticulately, “The Spiritual Roots have taken shape, Big Brother Shen, superior… both of them.”

“Huh.”

Shen Yi let out a long breath, forced to summon the Dao Infant to resist.

He then threw A’Qing a distance away.

“My lord, White Feather did not expect it to be like this, it’s become somewhat troublesome,” said the White Feathered Demon Emperor helplessly as he looked at the two Spiritual Roots.

Obviously, to move these things was inevitably to touch the pitch-black spear.

“This is the Youwei Spear, rumored to be a Precious Tool formed from the pointed spikes of its tailbone.”

“This is part of the body of Youwei Demon Emperor; to move it is no different from moving the Demon Emperor himself.”

Merely stealing the Spiritual Roots might still allow for escape, but touching the spear would taint one with the aura of the Youwei Demon Emperor, leaving nowhere to flee.

If one took this spear, it would be like running around with the Demon Emperor’s tail, and the old Demon Emperor would go mad for sure.

“Big Brother Shen, I will set up the formation,” said A’Qing as she tumbled onto the ground, staggeringly got up, and took out the Storage Treasure her aunt had given her.

Inside were all the protective items her family had provided when Xu Wanyun left the house.

Among them were several precious Array Plates.

Without hesitation, she took them out one by one, then from her own Storage Bag, she produced many items for setting up formations, including the Hundred Ghosts Spirit Stabilizing Formation, and connected them all together.

Watching A’Qing’s busy silhouette.

Shen Yi clenched his palms tightly and turned his gaze back to the deep pool before him.

Since he had come all this way, taking one item was as taking, and two items were as taking.

He might as well take them all!

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