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After being stunned for a moment, Zhan Ming replied subconsciously: “Yes, Senior Brother Ji, I am a pure black-patterned demon tiger from the ancient city of Yinxiao.”

Ji Yueniaodded lightly, and took out an object and placed it on the table, saying, “The bloodline of the black-patterned demon tiger is very rare, and it is not far from the superior bloodline. You are qualified to barely practice this true art.”

It was a jade talisman with Xuan energy lingering on it. Apparently, it had just been carved.

Taking the jade talisman from the table, Zhan Ming probed it for a moment, then his eyes lit up with surprise, and asked excitedly, “It's such a precious skill, Senior Brother Ji, how did you make it?”

“This true skill is extremely suitable for spiritual creatures to practice. Although you are a demon body, it is not too difficult to practice, so take it.” Ji Yuenian said softly.

Hearing this, a complex look appeared in Zhan Ming's eyes as he rose from his seat and bowed respectfully toward Ji Yuenian, saying, “Thank you, Brother Ji, for giving me the spell!”

“Well, you may leave.”

After the greeting, he respectfully retired, but his mind never completely calmed down until he left the Astral Academy.

The “Spirit Devouring Incantation” was an additional branch of the Great Compassion Incantation. It could devour the soul of a living being under certain harsh conditions, proliferating the user’s cultivation.

However, it had one consequence, that was, countless casualties would be entangled, multiplying the power of the three major calamities after a long time.

It's just that the legendary realm required to cross the three major calamities, it did not differ from the legend in the Yuan Yan realm, so the theory of cause and effect had become a complete joke.

Spiritual creatures and demons were suited for this incantation, since demons differed from humans and had special ways of escaping cause and effect. Such as shedding shells, returning to spirits, seizing bodies, etc., all of these methods could somehow get rid of the component of cause and effect on a demon’s body.

For several years, Zhan Ming was trapped in the upper realm of Xuan realm; this time, with the help of the “Spirit Devouring Incantation”, he could expect to advance to the True Dao realm.

After the to and fro and the commotion, it was already midday. The sun was hanging at the top of the midday sky.

Sitting on the stargazing jade couch, Ji Yuenian lowered his gaze and looked down at the magnificent and bright Xing Yuan, which was surrounded by a rich Xuan Qi.

In just half a day, he cultivated “Tai Yu Xuan Qing Gathering Spiritual True Skill” to the upper level of the Nascent Xuan Realm, with the terrifying blessing of psychic karma. The pure Heavenly Green Xuan Qi thoroughly permeated the Xuan Sea of the divine Palace, devouring all the Zhan Qing Xuan Qi and Golden Xuan Qi.

“Tai Yu Zhen Jue” was an orthodox basic cultivation technique. Ji Yuenian re-condensed the Xuan Sea with this Xuan Qi, which was much stronger than the Xuan Qi condensed by the previous Divine Power Technique, and the profound essence of the Xuan Sea increased by several folds!

Strange tricks, true Dao.

Although the quirks were changeable, they were not the same in the end. Only when the foundation was upright, infinite like heaven and earth, and inexhaustible like the river and sea, can we achieve the Great Dao.

Likewise, the time passed quickly and in the blink of an eye night flashed and morning arrived.

Mao [Dawn] (05:00 - 07:00 am).

As the sun rose, the morning glow filled the sky.

By the time Ji Yuenian opened his eyes, the blazing golden sun shone from above. Sitting on the stargazing jade couch, he looked at the sky. The Heavenly Green Xuan Qi rapidly flowed around him, refining the substratum of the Xuan Sea of the Divine Palace at every moment.

When one cultivates in the upper realm of Xuan realm, the Xuan Qi in the Xuan Sea forms its own cycle and grows constantly.

As his pale and slender fingers danced one after another, pinching on the seal, dozens of green real lights burst forth, turning into countless green lotus blooming on the side with an unparalleled protective power.

It was the true magic of supernatural powers that mainly focused on protection, “True Green Wood Transformation Technique.”

With Ji Yuenian's enlightenment and talent, he could already activate this technique, and constituted more than 20 green lotuses to protect him from the side on the first attempt. This protection alone was impossible for ordinary creatures in upper Xuan realm.

After dispersing green lotuses by his side, Ji Yuenian took a wooden sword from his side. Infused with Xuan Qi, the sword rose with a white light streaked with a bright sword aura from its tip.

Spiritual magic weapon, the Royal Spirit Ebony Sword.

Looking down at the three-footed wooden sword filled with white light, his eyes filled with some doubt.

For some reason, in the past few days, the spiritual energy of this Ebony Sword had become more and more abundant. It became more and more compatible with his own bloodline, when he held it in his hand, he had a feeling that it was at his disposal.

Suddenly, a scene emerged from his memory.

The Holy Son of Tai Qing, with his foot on the sword, said with laughter, “I originally wanted to see if there were any Tong Xuan Heart Ghost bloodline descendants born among your blood relatives, but found that … it was too late. If you have time, head back and take a look.”

Recalling the words of the Tai Qing Saint Son, and thinking of the Royal Spirit Ebony Sword, Ji Yuenian pondered.

The Ji family in the ancient city of Taichu should have had some sort of accident.

At least half of the thousands of Ji family bloodlines in Anyang City had disappeared, otherwise this Royal Spirit Ebony Sword, which was closely related to the Ji family, would never have undergone such obvious changes.

The fewer the bloodline descendants of the Ji family, the stronger the power of the bloodline within this Spirit Magic weapon, and this is where it differs from the normal Spirit Magic weapons.

The bloodline Spirit Magic weapons or treasures were an extremely special existence. The refining process was extremely complicated for them. It could be used as a cultivation family's inheritance object, and was truly miraculous.

It seemed that this Ebony Sword was a Spirit Magic weapon with limited growth. If Ji Yuenian was the only person left in the Ji family bloodline, then the power of the Ji family’s bloodline in this treasure would be fully stimulated. Its rank would also be raised to the highest grade of Spirit Magic treasure, similar to the two-meter landscape map given by the Lord of Luoxia Mountains!

Holding the sword, Ji Yuenian dissipated the Xuan Qi on it. The three-foot wooden sword restored to its normal state. He put it away as he got down the stargazing jade couch.

Out the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a storage bag on the side of the table. He stepped forward and took the pouch and saw thirty-two primeval stones neatly placed in it.

Zhan Ming had quietly left a pouch behind as he left.

Seeing this Ji Yuenian shook his head slightly, took out all the thirty-two primeval stones in it, and put them together with the rest of the of primeval stones on him.

By now he had more than 680 primeval stones in his storage seal.

This was an unimaginably huge amount of resources.

Even for the many disciples in the peak who had been in the True Dao realm for many years, their entire fortune could only amount to a few dozen primeval stones.

“Dao Yan Guan.”

After much consideration, a jade talisman appeared on his hand. After a line of characters was engraved in it, the jade talisman was passed out through the protective formation of the Astral Academy.

Although he was equipped with all kinds of divine techniques, he wasn’t familiar with most of them. Only by going through the real life and death combat could he improve his combat power from the root.

The multi-person mission held by Xu Xiao was an opportunity.

The reward for this mission wasn’t just the 100 primeval stones from the temple of the Service Peak, but also the spiritual resources and the inheritance of Taoism in the Taoist Temple, which were the hidden rewards, and that was why this kind of mission was so popular.

If it weren’t for the mission jade talisman in Xu Xiao's hands, it would be impossible to find a small Taoist temple within the vast Luoxia Mountains.

What's more, if the disciples of the Outer Sect did not have a task mission at hand, it would be a grave sin to strike privately at the spirits, ghosts, and scattered cultivators in the Luoxia Mountains.