Stranger Danger

Chapter 1089: Supreme Origin Spirit Creation Spell

“This is the first time I received such a warm welcome from a spiritual object. You possess none of the dignity of a natural spiritual object whatsoever.”

Ye Qing continued to smirk at the Five Color Tree. “Have you heard of this saying before? There are no free lunches in this world. Do you agree?”

As soon as he finished, the five fruits in his hand abruptly turned into five rotting human heads.

“Kekeke...”

The next moment, the five rotting human heads opened their mouths and let out an evil, tainted cackle that corrupted the mind.

As the cackle continued, the colorful light of the Five Color Tree suddenly turned dark and murky, its tree trunk, flower and leaves became withered and dry, and a dozen or so hanged men suddenly appeared on its bare branches. For whatever reason, the bodies were hanging upside down with their heads buried in the soil. They were rotting and covered in maggots. The stench of the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi was as thick as it could be.

As if on cue, the heads that were buried in the ground suddenly opened their eyes and let out a strange cackle. Then, the branches suddenly turned into rotten arms and made a grab for Ye Qing’s arms, legs, and ankles.

Not only that, the center of the Five Color Tree’s trunk slowly split open to reveal a mass of stinking, rotting flesh clinging to rows and rows of razor sharp teeth.

Ye Qing wanted to eat the fruits of the Five Color Tree. Just the same, the Five Color Tree also wanted to eat him.

“I thought the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi might have corrupted you!”

An “I knew it” look flashed across Ye Qing’s face as he remarked.

When he was walking up the mountaintop just now, he already noticed that something wasn’t right with the Five Color Tree and its fruits. They were too welcoming so to speak.

It did not matter if it was a human or a spiritual object. These days, goodwill given away freely was almost never a good thing.

Clearly, he guessed right.

The Five Color Tree before him had been corrupted into a Nine Nethers Demon by the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi. The corpses hanging upside down on its branches were probably the celestial servants responsible for guarding the tree or something. After the Five Color Tree became corrupted, it killed the servants and absorbed them unto itself. The outcome was the god forsaken monstrosity in front of him.

Since Ye Qing knew that something was wrong from the beginning, he was prepared for the worst as a matter of course. Right before the tree trunk could devour him, a profound light abruptly burst out of his body.

The profound light was as brilliant as the celestial bodies, illuminating heaven and earth. The rotting arms grabbing his arms and legs instantly melted into nothing.

Not only that, the murky qi surrounding the Five Color Tree was blown away, and its branches were rapidly dissolving into ash. The tree twisted, struggled, screamed and—

—Abruptly sank into the ground.

“Huh. Wasn’t expecting a tree to know an escape art.”

As it turned out, the Five Color Tree had pulled a great escape after realizing that it could not withstand the profound light.

It didn’t matter though. A disdainful smile etched on his face, Ye Qing raised his foot about three inches before stomping the Five Color Mountain with the weight of an entire world behind it.

THUMP!

The entire Five Color Mountain shook as if the whole thing was about to collapse. A series of dull yet thunderous noises deafened the lands.

A high-pitched, ghastly wail immediately broke out from somewhere in the mountain, and Ye Qing enveloped the earth with his energies and rotated his right leg gently.

What was he doing? He was turning the Five Color Mountain into an impromptu furnace, and converting yin and yang into the fuel that would refine the demon!

At that moment, immense force surged within the Five Color Mountain, and energies bubbled like a pot of boiling oil. The Five Color Mountain immediately turned into a furnace that seemed capable of refining anything and everything.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!”

The Five Color Mountain screamed in pain as it repeatedly tried to slip deeper into the underground and escape. However, Ye Qing’s energies had enveloped the entire mountain and trapped it like a bird. No matter how hard it struggled, it could not escape the cage and furnace that was the Five Color Mountain.

Finally, one last bloodcurdling scream later, the Five Color Mountain dissolved into a pile of ash and disappeared forever from this world.

“A shame...”

Ye Qing sighed regretfully after killing the Five Color Tree. The Five Color Tree and the five-colored divine fruits were exceedingly rare natural spiritual objects, but he could not make use of them because they had been corrupted by the Nine Nethers Demonic Qi. It was no wonder he felt a bit disappointed.

That was fine though. He had already obtained one life-changing opportunity. He was satisfied.

A human heart was as vast as the sea. Only those who knew contentment could be happy.

After confirming that he hadn’t missed anything, Ye Qing disappeared with a refreshing smile on his face.

Not long after he was gone, two figures appeared before the Five Color Mountain.

“This is the place. There are signs of fighting here and there.”

Silver Moon Sacred Lord cast the hill a glance before saying indifferently, “It’s most likely the thief.”

“The Five Color Mountain?”

Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign said coolly while looking at the hill. “He probably came for the Five Color Tree and its fruits.”

Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign pressed two fingers together and swiped downward like he was swinging a sword.

A flash of light came and went, leaving behind a sword intent cold enough to freeze space itself.

The next moment, the colorful light surrounding the hill winked out of existence, and a line appeared from the top all the way to the bottom.

The Five Color Mountain was split in half just like that.

After splitting the mountain in one strike, Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign made a grabbing motion and ripped out several wisps of energy. They all gathered at the center of his palm.

If Ye Qing was here, he would notice that it was the energies he had left behind after killing the Five Color Tree.

The Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign blew gently at the ball of energy.

The ball of energy wriggled for a bit before condensing into a palm-sized doll.

The doll’s image was unclear and indistinct. All the two Sages could make out was a humanoid shape.

It was at this moment Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign’s forehead slowly split open, and a drop of blood flew out into the open.

The blood droplet was as brilliant as a star and surrounded by a clear, spiritual qi. It was also overflowing with air of dao. It was as if a single drop of blood was equal to an entire world.

The drop of blood entered the doll’s forehead. The next moment, it slowly became a flesh-and-blood doll with well-defined facial features. It looked rather similar to Ye Qing.

“Is that the Supreme Origin Spirit Creation Spell?” Silver Moon Sacred Lord exclaimed in surprise.

“It is. Is it that surprising?” Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign asked indifferently.

“Well, yes. You walk the path of murder and death, Dao Brother Supreme Origin, which is why I wasn’t expecting you to be an expert in a life art like Supreme Origin Spirit Creation Spell!”

The Supreme Origin Spirit Creation Spell was a secret art of the San Qing Temple. It could create life from the energy, flesh, blood, or other remnants of a person.

The complete version of the spell could create an exact copy of the person. The copy would possess true sentience and be capable of growing old, becoming ill; feeling love, hate, and other emotions just like a real person.

But of course, the Supreme Origin Spirit Creation Spell executed by Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign wasn’t complete. The copy he created neither possessed his shape nor his sentience, though to be fair, it was never his goal to create a true copy of Ye Qing anyway. The inferior copy was identical to the original in some ways, so it would resonate with the original and allow him to trace Ye Qing’s location.

Assuming that Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign was planning to create a copy of Ye Qing, the process would have been much more lengthy and arduous. For starters, he would need far more resources than just a single drop of blood. He would have to perform a series of complex and lengthy rituals at the right place at the right time. It would take between several months to several years to complete the spell.

The spell Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign used wasn’t complete, but it was clear from his casual movements that he was extremely proficient with it.

The Supreme Origin Spirit Creation Spell involved the ultimate secrets of life and death, and only those possessing vast power and potential could practice it. As a result, only a handful of people in the San Qing Temple were capable of the spell. That was why Silver Moon Sacred Lord never expected Supreme Origin Profound Sovereign, the Sage infamous for his deadly power, would be an expert in an art sitting on the opposite side of the spectrum.