The Embryo of the Sword

Chapter 136 The Embryo of the Sword

That's a huge profit!

Who could have imagined that this stop would yield such a rewarding experience?

They originally came for the Yin Wind Fiend, but by accident, they found the Yin Earth Fiend first, along with the Gu Cauldron.

Lu Yang didn't waste any time and immediately began to collect the evil energy.

Yin Sha must be contained in jade; iron is absolutely unacceptable. After Lu Yang obtained the Yin Feng Sha map last time, he prepared a lot of jade in his storage bag.

Now it just so happens that we've come across this.

The three jade bottles contained three portions of Yin Earthly Fiend. To be honest, with these three portions of Yin Earthly Fiend, Lu Yang could return the way he came right now.

He already possessed a Yin Water Sha, and now he also has a Yin Earth Sha, making it two of the four Sha together, and the two most difficult to find among them.

As for Yin Wind Sha and Yin Fire Sha, if someone urgently needs Yin Sha, Lu Yang can exchange one portion of Yin Earth Sha for both types of Yin Sha.

However, Lu Yang discovered that although the cultivation environment in this southern barbarian land was not good, it was truly his blessed land.

After collecting the Yin Earthly Fiends, Lu Yang looked at the corpse on the ground, and his expression darkened.

Something is stealing his body!

Lin Xuan's corpse had exploded to nothingness, and the logs had also been crushed by Lin Xuan. What was discarded were the corpses of those first-level cultivators.

Three bodies were lost.

What is that thing?! How could it steal the corpse without his senses even noticing?

Lu Yang's face was gloomy. He scanned his surroundings with his spiritual sense, feeling somewhat helpless. Although his physical body had broken through to the second level, it was only his physical body; his soul and Qi cultivation were still at the first level.

His spiritual sense is definitely much stronger than that of an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator, but it is still not at the second level.

Looking around, they couldn't find any trace of the other person.

Given his level of spiritual refinement, if he paid attention, he could sense a pair of eyes watching him from the shadows.

For a moment, Lu Yang dared not move again; that thing was definitely not a first-order item.

Secretly preparing his methods, Lu Yang headed straight out of the forest.

The moment Lu Yang moved, the thing in the shadows finally moved as well.

boom!

A dark shadow crashed down on Lu Yang. Sensing the faint sense of danger emanating from it, Lu Yang, who was already prepared, dared not be careless.

The Crimson King activated his power immediately, his body engulfed in karmic fire, his sanity reduced by one, and he unleashed a punch.

The violent impact unleashed a boundless shockwave, sweeping away all the trees within a radius of 100 kilometers.

After the trees were cleared, Lu Yang finally saw the strange beast—a snake! A snake whose body was only half the size of Lin Xuan's!

Its head is sprouting scales and horns, indicating that it is about to transform into a dragon.

Its aura was not weak, probably at the mid-Foundation Establishment level. Most importantly, this guy was not fighting alone; black snakes crossed the broken wood and surrounded Lu Yang.

Damn!

Seeing this scene, Lu Yang couldn't help but curse, "Damn it!" There was nothing he could do; this southern barbarian land was too eerie.

It's just an ordinary mountain forest, with little spiritual energy, only miasma. If this were in the four western prefectures, no one would want it even if it were given away for free.

But here in this barbarian land, there are Yin Earth Fiends, Heavenly Elephant Earth Gu, and second-tier exotic beast snakes.

Is this appropriate?

Is there something wrong with this place?

Regardless of the problems, Lu Yang dared not linger any longer. The demonic snake, having failed in its first attack, was now baring its fangs and charging towards Lu Yang.

Lu Yang didn't hold back with that punch just now; it even carried the power of the Ming King's Karmic Fire. Normally, even Tuomu would have been injured by that one blow.

Now, to everyone's surprise, the serpent is completely unharmed.

Moreover, there are so many black snake cubs, many of whom possess the aura of the first rank. If they were surrounded, Lu Yang would have no chance of survival.

Cloaked in a veil of shadowlessness, Lu Yang was surrounded by sword energy, which transformed into sword shadows, and he vanished from the spot.

boom!

The spot where Lu Yang had just stood had been smashed open by the demonic serpent, creating a deep, abyss-like fissure from which wisps of black smoke rose, clearly demonstrating the serpent's profound mastery of venom.

With this effect, if Lu Yang were hit, he would probably be covered in bruises.

Feng Zhongxin was no longer of any use at this point, so he directly used Golden Light Escape.

Moreover, it was driven by physical blood and qi, and its speed directly reached the highest level of Lu Yang's cultivation. In an instant, it widened the distance by several miles. The black snake was only at the first level and could not detect Lu Yang, who was covered by the Shadowless Veil.

They were able to surround Lu Yang entirely because of the demon snake's command.

But now that Lu Yang has broken free, it won't be so easy to surround him again.

just.

boom!

The top-grade magic robe immediately lost its luster, and the intense pain in his back almost made Lu Yang cry out in pain.

"How could it be so fast!"

Lu Yang felt the strong wind behind him, and his heart sank to the bottom. This demonic snake was incredibly fast!

Not daring to expose his back to the demon snake any further, Lu Yang immediately activated his Crimson King state.

The broken sword in his hand was filled with sword energy, rising and falling like clouds, and swept directly backward.

Reason minus one, reason minus one —

boom!

Lu Yang repelled the demonic snake for the first time, but his mind became increasingly muddled, filled only with bloodlust and the determination to slay the demon.

This demonic snake must possess some kind of bloodline talent, for its escape technique is even faster than Lu Yang's. If he doesn't subdue it, Lu Yang probably won't be able to leave this mountain forest today.

Roar!

The serpent, in pain, couldn't help but roar. Faint lightning appeared on the scales and horns on its head. The next moment, the serpent's figure disappeared, and then bursts of lightning exploded directly in front of Lu Yang. Along with the lightning, the serpent's enormous body also appeared.

hiss hiss hiss —

The broken sword struck the demon's body, colliding with the demon snake's scales and armor, producing a hissing sound.

Roar!

A snake scale fell off, and a few drops of snake blood fell, causing the demon snake to feel pain and roar involuntarily.

Lu Yang's condition was no better. His face was pale in the karmic fire, his eyes turned red, and blood seeped from his body.

Clearly, although Lu Yang withstood the attack of the demonic serpent, he paid a heavy price for it.

However, at this moment, Lu Yang seemed to be completely unable to feel pain; he was only focused on reducing his rationality by one point, and then reducing it to zero.

There's nothing we can do; we're at a different cultivation level. Although it's said that among body-refining cultivators, those at the same cultivation level are the strongest.

However, that was within the same realm. Demonic beasts are known for their physical strength. If it weren't for the Blood King's divine power, Lu Yang's physical strength would still be below that of the demonic snake.

Lu Yang is able to withstand the demonic snake now entirely because of his rationality.

In times of crisis, life is clearly more important than reason.

However, in this state, Lu Yang's fighting spirit seems to be even stronger. At present, Lu Yang's strongest means are his physical body and the broken sword.

His physical body possessed the karmic fire of the Bright King, and the level of the Broken Sword surpassed any other magical artifact on Lu Yang's body, even the low-grade spiritual artifact, the Scorpion Tail Needle.

The Thirteen Forms of Flowing Clouds slashed down one after another, stepping on the wind and seizing the opportunity to deliver a River-Splitting Slash.

As his rationality waned, Lu Yang ignored the pain and physical damage, focusing solely on killing the demonic snake before him.

Even though countless bones in his body had been shattered and blood had flowed freely, Lu Yang showed no sign of fear.

As the saying goes, even the most stubborn are afraid of those who don't value their lives. The demon snake that craves human flesh was already stubborn enough, but when it encountered Lu Yang, who didn't value his life, it couldn't help but back down a bit.

At first, it recklessly clashed head-on with Lu Yang, but now countless scales have fallen off, and countless drops of blood have been spilled. Karmic fire has seeped into the snake's body, burning the essence of the demon snake, making the demon snake no longer dare to use its most relied-upon demon body as its weapon.

Lightning gathered from the scales and horns, and while using the escape technique to move, it began to unleash a wind and thunder demonic art to attack Lu Yang.

If he were still conscious at this moment, he probably wouldn't be able to resist cursing, "You're a demon beast, how dare you use magic to fight? You're a disgrace!"

There's nothing I can do. I've seen and heard about countless monsters, all of which rely on physical attacks. This kind of shamelessness is truly a first for me.

But the serpent demon has clearly found the best way to deal with Lu Yang. If this trend continues, Lu Yang will eventually be worn down and killed.

boom!

Another bolt of lightning struck Lu Yang, causing him to momentarily freeze. Seeing an opportunity, the demonic snake lashed out with its tail, pinning Lu Yang to the ground.

Snapped!

Before Lu Yang could get up, the second tail had already been thrown down again.

Lu Yang instantly mobilized the Xuan Yin Qi within his body, channeling it towards the sword seed. There was no other way; the battle had taken a heavy toll. Even though he was primarily using his physical body, the output of sword Qi was considerable, and there were already signs that his sword Qi was running out.

However, with the addition of the Xuan Yin Qi, Lu Yang's sword seed became increasingly solid under the attack of the demonic serpent.

boom!

Lu Yang had no idea how much sanity he had lost, but his power had now reached its limit.

With a single sword stroke, he cleaved the serpent's tail in two, causing a stream of blood to gush out.

By a stroke of luck, the spiritual seed within Lu Yang's body was tempered under the attack of the demonic serpent, becoming even more robust.

Without the input of Xuan Yin Qi, the sword seed would inevitably shatter.

However, the influx of profound Yin energy at this moment actually helped to perfect the sword seed. On the verge of breaking, it underwent repeated tempering. After an unknown amount of time, the prototype of the sword embryo had already appeared.

If Lu Yang were conscious and felt the strength of the nascent sword embryo, he would probably burst out laughing.

This is far superior to the prototype sword embryo that Lu Yang forged himself.

At this moment, the demonic serpent became a hammer, a hammer for polishing the sword embryo.

As the sword embryo took shape, a glimmer of spiritual light flashed on the broken sword, making it even more agile. It struck the demon serpent again, severing its tail and causing blood to gush out wildly.

Roar!

At this moment, the demon snake couldn't help but show a hint of fear in its eyes. There was nothing it could do; even though Lu Yang was very strong, he could only injure the demon snake's flesh at most.

Such an attack that directly severs the snake's body is absolutely impossible.

They get stronger the more they fight?

Even the most stubborn person would feel intimidated by such an opponent, let alone this serpent, which is not stupid.

Having lost his reason, Lu Yang disregarded the fear of the demonic snake and his Flowing Cloud Thirteen Swords became increasingly fluid. Originally, Lu Yang had only just mastered the Flowing Cloud Thirteen Swords, but now he felt like he had achieved a minor level of proficiency.